Hearing problem severely impedes the growth of a child as it affects the speech and cognitive development adversely. In the cases of congenital problems, hearing aids or implants is used to improve the hearing. If there is fluid behind the ear drum and impedes the hearing, insertion of tubes to drain out the fluid is recommended.
It is commonly seen in children. The usual cause is Rhinitis, either acute or chronic. One thing that has to pay attention to is the color of discharge. Another common cause is insertion of foreign bodies into the nostrils.
For those who have chronic rhinitis e.g. hay fever, nose bleeding can happen frequently as there are frequent irritation of nose and thus severe nose block. Nose bleed in child is usually a minor case when compared to an adult as the bleeding point is at the front cavity of the nose. If the bleeding cannot be stopped in 30 min, immediate medical care is necessary.
Loud habitual snoring and pauses of breathing during sleep pose severe adverse effect on health and intellectual development of children. Medical assessment is required if any of the following symptoms present:
Night symptoms
When there is recurrent sore throat, we may consider the child has recurrent tonsillitis. Generalized fatigue and fever are accompanied with the symptom of sore throat
There are many causes that give rise to speech delay. From the ENT point of view, hearing assessment is performed as impaired hearing might be the cause of speech delay.