Your ENT specialist has a highly specialized training on the diagnosis and management of different conditions of the ear, nose and throat. Your ENT specialist will use traditional or conservative approaches as well as specialized and sophisticated diagnostic tools to diagnose and treat your condition. One such equipment is the endoscope.
An endoscope is a hollow tube with a lighted end for visualizing the inside of your body. It is equipped with a small video camera that is connected to a computer monitor. Your ENT specialist will use an endoscope especially suited for your ears, nose or throat.
Ear Endoscopy
Ear endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that is done at your ENT specialist office. It is …show more content…
The procedure helps your ENT specialist conduct a thorough diagnostic evaluation of what you are suffering and come up with an accurate diagnosis.
Nasal endoscopy utilizes a special tube which can be a flexible or a rigid nasal endoscope. The tube is equipped with a light and camera at the end and images are sent to a monitor for easier evaluation. But don’t worry patients tolerate this procedure well and it has very few complications. If you have a history of bleeding or cardiovascular disease, the procedure will be done with caution. The endoscope directly visualizes the nasal mucosa and passages, the sinonasal anatomy offering a magnified quality view and can present or pinpoint any abnormality in these areas.
This procedure is done at the ENT specialist office. The flexible endoscope is smaller in diameter and can be operated in different directions to visualize constricted areas of the nasal passages. It facilitates tissue and culture sampling, controls epistaxis better and allows the ENT specialist to perform surgery within the nasal cavity and