Overview
I have included a number of links to patient information the latest guidelines within my ENT patient information pages, as well as photographs and videos to ensure comprehensive understanding.
For easy access, I have included links to similar material for GPs and other medical professionals, allowing quick reference.
Patient information
☐ Tonsils and tonsillectomy (including information about intracapsular tonsillectomy)
☐ Snoring and sleep apnoea in children
☐ Outer ear infections (otitis externa)
☐ Middle ear infections in children (otitis media)
☐ Glue ear
☐ Grommets
☐ Perforated eardrum (including eardrum repair)
☐ The nasal turbinates and turbinate reduction
☐ Keeping the ears dry (water precautions)
☐ Ear wax
Evidence-based guidelines
Tonsils and tonsillectomy
SIGN guidelines for tonsillectomy 2010
UK National Prospective Tonsillectomy Audit
Our Experience: Coblation Intracapsular tonsillectomy (tonsillotomy) in Children
Children's snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea
BMJ Review Paediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnoea 2010
12 minute consultation: evidence-based approach to the child who snores
Glue ear
NICE guidelines for management of glue ear 2008
12 minute consultation: evidence-based approach to the child with glue ear
Acute otitis media
American Academy Of Pediatrics Management of Acute Otitis Media 2013
Cochrane Review Prophylactic Antibiotics for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media 2013
Cochrane Review Grommets for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media 2011
12 minute consultation: evidence-based approach to the child with recurrent AOM
Antibiotic ear drops
ENT-UK position paper on antibiotic ear drops
Epistaxis
12 minute consultation: evidence-based approach to the child with nosebleeds
Drooling
12 minute consultation: evidence-based approach to the child who drools
Cervical lymphadenopathy in children
12 minute consultation: evidence-based approach to the child with cervical nodes
Speech delay
12 minute consultation: evidence-based approach to the child with speech delay
Sinusitis and nasal polyps: evidence-based diagnosis and managment
Link to the 2012 European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis (EPOS) Pocket Guide
Allergic rhinitis: evidence-based diagnosis and management
Link to the 2007 Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) Pocket Guide