Services
Services at Kogarah
What can be assessed and treated at Suite 5 — by the surgeons, our allergist and the hearing and speech pathology partners who share the suite.
Children’s ENTChildren are seen every week at Kogarah by ENT surgeons who treat both children and adults, with hearing testing in the same suite and surgery at St George Private and the group’s other hospitals..GrommetsGrommets are tiny tubes placed in the ear drum to let air into the middle ear.Ear wax and microsuctionMicrosuction is the safe way to clear ear wax: the surgeon looks into the ear canal with a microscope or endoscope and removes wax with a fine suction tube, without water or probing..Septoplasty and turbinate reductionWhen a blocked nose is caused by a bent septum or enlarged turbinates rather than by inflammation, surgery to straighten the septum and reduce the turbinates can restore nasal breathing.Allergy testing and immunotherapyHay fever, nasal allergy, asthma and eczema are assessed and treated at Kogarah by our allergist, Dr Jessica Tattersall, working alongside the ENT surgeons — so the cause of a blocked, runny or itchy nose can be identified and treated in one place..Nasal airway testingA blocked nose is a feeling; nasal airway testing turns it into a measurement.Hearing tests at KogarahPrecision Hearing’s audiologists share our suite at 19 Kensington Street, so hearing assessment for children and adults can be done at the time of an ENT appointment and the results discussed with the surgeon straight away..Speech pathology for voice and swallowingHoarseness, voice strain, chronic cough, throat irritation and swallowing difficulties are often best treated by an ENT surgeon and a speech pathologist together.