Department of Otolaryngology is largely divided into ear, nose, and oral/laryngeal and neck. The department has been known to provide treatments for sinusitis, tonsillitis, and otitis media; recently, however, most of illnesses and disorders on derencephalus, as well as nose, ear, and throat, are also included in its treatment areas.
The most common illnesses treated in the department are, for ear, acute otitis media, Otitis media with effusion, chronical otitis media, chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma, hearing impairment, tinnitus, dizziness, facial nerve palsy, for nose, chronic sinusitis, chronic rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, snoring, sleep apnea, cranio-facial trauma, and for derencephalus, chronic pharyngitis, tonsillitis, vocal nodules, hoarseness, neck mass, head and neck tumor(larynx cancer, pharynx cancer, oral cavity cancer, salivary gland tumor, nasal cavity cancer, thyroid tumor.
Furthermore, the department also conducts skull base surger, reconstruction of head and neck defect, rhinoplasty, and treats voice-speech disorder, esophageal illnesses and others related illnesses.
Examination rooms in the department, such as audiometry room, vestibular function test room, rhinomanometry room, nasal allergy test room, laryngeal and nasal endoscope room, are fully equipped with cutting-edge technology for accurate diagnosis and treatment. The department also is dedicated to fostering excellent medical personnels by providing them with high quality education.
The department is offering various lectures and training courses to equip the medical students with the knowledge and skills to solve problems in Otolaryngology and to help them to learn and fully understand physical examination, diagnosis and treatment. The department is also contributing to having the latest medical knowledge come into use by holding various paid training programs for the local doctors, and to cultivating knowledge by holding on-campus training using various themes and cases.