Treatments
Diagnosis & Treatment
At Northwestern Memorial Hospital, our ENT team, renowned for our treatment of head and neck cancer, utilizes a multidisciplinary team approach to treating and curing diseases of the head and neck. We offer the most up-to-date, comprehensive diagnostic and treatment procedures that are enhanced by a qualified staff of allied health professionals who aid in the diagnosis, management and rehabilitation of our patients.
All physicians at Northwestern Memorial hold board-certification in Otolaryngology. This specialty includes the diagnosis and treatment of many conditions, including:
- Hearing loss
- Dizziness
- Facial nerve paralysis and injuries
- Nasal breathing problems
- Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Loss or change of sense of smell and taste
- Throat and voice disorders (including gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD)
- Hoarseness
- Sore throat
- Swallowing problems
- Sleep disturbances (including snoring and sleep apnea problems)
- Tumors (both cancerous and noncancerous)
We also offer facial plastic (cosmetic) and reconstructive surgical services.
Other treatments include:
- Advanced endoscopic sinus surgery
- Blepharoplasty
- Botox injections
- Chemical peels
- Chin augmentation
- Cochlear implants
- Deviated septum repair
- Ear surgery
- Face lift
- Facial cosmetic surgery
- Facial nerve repair
- Facial plastic surgery
- Head and neck surgery
- Hearing aid services
- Hearing testing
- Implantable hearing aids
- Laser assisted uvulapalatoplasty
- Microdermabrasion
- Rhinoplasty
- Speech and language evaluations
- Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
- Video stroboscopy
Other areas of special interest include the study, diagnosis and treatment of various voice disorders in our Voice Center and sinus diseases in our Sinus & Allergy Center. We also offer advanced therapies for hearing loss, including conventional and programmable hearing aids and cochlear implants.
We offer comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and treatment methods for a broad range of ENT problems.