Category: Sleep
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Laryngoscopy in ENT Clinic-Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum.
Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS, Consultant ENT Surgeon. Fiberoptic laryngoscopy can be performed easily in the outpatient clinic environment under the combination of a topical anesthetic (4% Lignocaine spray) and a decongestant (Xylometazoline) without resulting in any major patient discomfort Although it is named a laryngoscope, it actually provides excellent visual examination of the nasal passage, nasopharynx, posterior…
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Repair of Torn-Split Ear lobe-Jubilee Hospital Trivandrum
Split earlobe – Torn ear lobe- is a division of skin from the point of piercing down through the base of the ear lobe. Torn earlobes usually occur to women who either have worn heavy earrings or had a child pull on their earring. An earlobe could be torn partially or totally, and the surgical…
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Laser Septoplasty In Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum.
What is Septoplasty? A deviated nasal septum can be the cause for many clinical symptoms. They are sinusitis, sleep apnea and also cosmetic disfigurement.Surgery to correct a deviated septum is called a septoplasty. Septoplasty is most commonly performed to help relieve nasal obstruction. Sometimes, septoplasty is a necessary part of other surgical procedures like sinus…