Fun and Education 07/01/09

Common Newborn and Pediatric ENT Problems

Newborns

Ear	Nose	Mouth and Throat	Face and Neck
Ear pits (preauricular pits or sinuses) Ear tags Hearing loss Hypoplastic/low set ear Microtia (small ear) Ear anomalies (Stahl's, Lop, or Cup ears)	Choanal atresia Choanal stenosis Dacrocystocele Dislocated nasal septum Positional deformity	Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) Bifid uvula Bohn's nodules Branchial Cleft Cyst Cleft lip/ cleft palate Epstein pearl Micrognathia Natal teeth Oral Thrush Ranula	Clavicular fracture Congenital neck masses Branchial cyst Cystic hygroma Dermoid cysts Hemangiomas Teratoma Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Webbed Neck

Children

Ear Problems	Nose Problems	Mouth and Throat	Face and Neck
Symptoms Dizziness and vertigo Earaches – Otalgia Ear drainage - Otorrhea Ear sound - Tinnitus Hearing loss External Ear Disorders Ear piercing Earwax Otitis Externa (Swimmer's ear) Middle Ear Disorders Cholesteatoma Otitis Media Otitis media with effusion (OME) Otitis media with ruptured ear drum Ear tubes Eustachian tube dysfunction Mastoiditis Otosclerosis Inner Ear Disorders Autoimmune Meniere’s disease Perilymphatic fistula (PLF)	Nasal congestion Nasal drainage- Rhinorrhea (running nose) Nasal polyps Nasal septum deviation Nasal trauma – blunt or fractures Nosebleeds - Epistaxis Obstructive Sleep Apnea Post-Nasal Drip Rhinitis Allergic (Hay fever) Virus Smell and taste Sinus Headaches  Sinusitis Snoring	Adenoids Allergies? (take off?) Enlarged tonsils Epiglottitis Foreign bodies in the ear/nose, and airway GERD? (take off?) Mouth sore Parotitis Pharyngitis /Tonsillitis Salivary glands Stridor Laryngomalacia Swallowing problems Voice and speech Hoarseness Hyperacusis Speech and language Voice loss Vocal Cord Paralysis	Cold panniculitis Face and neck infection Retropharyngeal abscess Peritonsillar abscess Cervical lymphadenitis Periauricular cellulitis Facial paralysis Facial trauma Head and neck tumors Lymphadenopathy TMJ- Temporo- Mandibular Joint Procedures Cochlear implants Ear aid Tonsillectomy Tympanostomy tube

http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/pediatric.cfm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/earnoseandthroat.html

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

http://www.aap.org/parents.html

http://www.uchicagokidshospital.org/specialties/ent/

http://www.funandeducation.org/healthinfo.htm

http://www.evmsent.org/pediatric_ent.asp

http://www.entusa.com/medical_info_2.htm

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/info/ent/default.htm

http://newborns.stanford.edu/PhotoGallery

http://www.pediatric-ent.com/learning/problems

http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;113/5/1451 Otitis Media