An ENT specialist has expertise in diagnosing and treating conditions of ear, nose, and throat disorders. Similarly, an audiologist (hearing specialist) specifically focuses on patients’ hearing imbalances and disorders. ENT and Hearing specialists in Bangalore collaborate to provide the best treatment for patients with ENT & hearing disorders.
If you’re experiencing persistent ear pain, difficulty swallowing, chronic sinus infections, facial swelling, head/ neck lumps, or frequent nosebleeds, you should see ENT specialists at Aster RV Hospital. Similarly, consult with top hearing specialists in Bangalore if you find symptoms like hearing loss, tinnitus, difficulty hearing conversations, or require higher volume on devices.
Specialists of ENT and hearing perform different procedures of diagnosis & treatment. An ENT expert begins diagnosis with a patient’s physical examination, followed by tests like Endoscopy, Imaging, Audiometry, Laboratory tests, & Biopsy. Similarly, audiologists begin with Audiometry, Tympanometry, Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs), Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR), Vestibular Testing, and Hearing Aid Evaluation.
Types of equipment an ENT specialist uses are an otoscope, nasal speculum, tongue depressor, endoscope, laryngoscope, microscope, CT scanner and MRI machine, audiometer, & tympanometer. Types of equipment used by hearing experts are audiometers, otoacoustic emissions (OAE), auditory brainstem response (ABR), videonystagmography (VNG), real-ear measurement systems, hearing aids and assistive listening devices, and sound level meter.
Aster RV Hospital has some of the best ENT and Hearing specialists in JP Nagar. ENT specialists provide antibiotics & antihistamines for infections & allergies. Further, they conduct surgical treatments like tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, sinus surgery, septoplasty, myringotomy, thyroid surgery, head and neck cancer surgery, immunotherapy, etc. Similarly, hearing specialists provide treatments like hearing aids, assistive listening devices, cochlear implants, tinnitus management, vestibular rehabilitation therapy, and auditory rehabilitation.
