Services & Expertise

Hearing Impairments

Dr. Zawawi provides consultations and treatment for patients with hearing related disorders. That includes, children who were born with reduced hearing, otitis media and middle ear effusion, chronic ear infections and older children and adults who have lost their hearing due to various causes. These patients would require hearing and balance assessment as well as counselling and guidance in management.

A wide variety of surgeries are involves in managing these patients. These include:

Myringotomy and tubes (ear tubes)

Tympanoplasty (fixing a perforated ear drum)

Endoscopic & Microscopic Ear Surgeries

Bone Conduction Implant Surgeries

Cochlear Implant Surgery

Airway Disorders

From simple vocal cord lesion to advanced airway narrowing, Dr. Zawawi provides care for it. Patients are seen in clinic with multiple complaints, including change in voice, pain, difficulty swallowing as well as difficulty breathing. Diagnoses like, vocal cord nodules and cysts, laryngeal cysts, airway narrowing, paralysis of the vocal cord are some of many different airway disorders that are cared for in clinic.

Surgeries that may be needed are:

Endoscopic laryngeal surgeries

Tracheostomy

Complex Airway Reconstruction Surgeries

Head & Neck

Children & Adults can present with numerous lumps and bumps. These can include masses in the thyroid gland, salivary glands and various cysts or congenital anomalies.

Surgeries includes

Thyroidectomy

Parotid Surgeries

Salivary Glands & Ducts Surgeries

Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Surgeries

Branchial Cleft Surgeries

Pre-auricular Sinus Surgeries

Sinonasal Disease

Chronic nasal obstruction or sinonasal disease disease is a very common problems. Many of the patients do not need surgeries. They need appropriate diagnosis and planning of their management.

In some situations, surgery is needed. The surgeries include

Fixing the nasal septum (septoplasty)

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Removal of sinonasal polyps

Sleep and Snoring

Snoring and Sleep apnea can be caused by problems in the nose or throat. In children large adenoid and/or tonsils can be the cause, where as in adults can be caused by many issues including tongue.

Surgeries often performed for this:

Adenoidectomy

Tonsillectomy

Tongue base surgeries

Sinonasal surgeries