Otolaryngology
Carilion’s full-service Otolaryngology practice has board-certified surgeons, audiologists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. We provide the highest level of care for all ear, nose and throat conditions as well as head and neck surgery for adults and children.
Services
Our expertise includes diagnosing and treating pediatric and adult head and neck cancers, sinus and allergy conditions, voice and swallowing problems, hearing and balance disorders, sleep apnea, thyroid and salivary gland disease. Our dual-certified surgeons also provide facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Audiology and Neurotology
Our audiologists diagnose, treat and manage hearing loss and balance problems, from rehabilitation to cochlear implant programming and support. Our neurotologists provide medical and surgical care when conditions affect the ears, balance system, temporal bone, skull base and related structures of the head and neck.
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Our ENT surgeons specialize in pediatric medicine to treat conditions that range from ear infections, enlarged tonsils and sleep apnea to neck masses, vascular malformations, facial trauma and laryngotracheal reconstruction (widening of the windpipe).
Sinus and Allergy
Our ENT surgeons specialize in pediatric medicine to treat conditions that range from ear infections, enlarged tonsils and sleep apnea to neck masses, vascular malformations, facial trauma and laryngotracheal reconstruction (widening of the windpipe).
Head and Neck Cancers
Our ENT surgeons provide customized surgical and medical care for head and neck cancers, including thyroid, parathyroid and throat cancers. Our coordinated team educates patients about their disease and treatment options, which may include endoscopic approaches and robotic surgery.
Voice and Swallowing
Our ENT team diagnosis and treat conditions that make breathing and communication difficult. We treat patients of all ages, from early childhood through adults, with voice disorders, airway and swallowing issues and throat cancer. Treatments include medication, injections and microsurgery.
Reconstructive Surgery
Our expertise in both ENT and plastic surgery treats facial deformities, traumatic injuries, facial paralysis and post-cancer reconstruction. Our surgeons hold board certifications for both otolaryngology/head and neck surgery and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Conditions Treated
Conditions we treat include:
- Speech and swallowing conditions
- Airway obstruction and chronic sinus infections
- Snoring and sleep apnea, including somnoplasty and injection snoreplasty
- Facial and nasal fractures and lacerations
- Non-dental oral problems, including oral cancers
- Cancer of the throat and larynx area
Audiology Services
Our audiology services offer comprehensive hearing evaluations, using both conventional and highly sophisticated testing techniques, including:
- Otoacoustic emissions testing
- Auditory brainstem response testing
- Infant hearing testing
- Hearing and balance testing
We are the only care team in western Virginia to offer the Lyric, the first completely invisible extended-wear hearing device.
