Ear, Nose, Throat & Allergy Care

Turn to UNC Surgical Specialists ENT when you or your family needs ear, nose or throat care close to home. An experienced, board-certified doctor will give you specialized care to help you feel better.

What’s an Otolaryngologist?

An otolaryngologist, also known as an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist, is a doctor who diagnoses and treats ENT conditions. This includes helping with hearing, balance, and sleep problems. An ENT doctor also can perform surgery.

Board certification means the ENT doctor has the professional expertise and desire to enhance their skills on a regular basis to give you the best possible care.

Conditions We Treat

Find a diagnosis and care for ear, nose, and throat conditions, including:

• Allergies
• Broken nose
• Deviated septum and nasal polyps
• Ear problems and injuries
• Facial paralysis
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
• Nosebleeds
• Oral and thyroid cancer
• Sinusitis
• Snoring and sleep apnea
• Sudden hearing loss and Ménière's disease
• Thyroid nodules
• Voice problems

ENT Care for Children

When your child needs ENT care, your pediatrician can connect you with an ENT specialist at UNC Surgical Specialists. Look to us for sensitive, knowledgeable care for your child’s ear problems and injuries, tonsils, adenoids and more.

ENT Services, Treatments, & Surgery

Get ENT testing, minimally invasive treatments, and disease management at UNC Surgical Specialists. Depending on your condition, your personalized care plan may include services for:

• Allergies
  • Allergy blood test
  • Allergy shots or drops
• Ears
  • Ear tubes
  • Intratympanic steroid injections – Treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss and Ménière's disease
  • Removal of earwax and foreign objects from the ear
• Head and neck
  • Lymph node removal
  • Salivary gland removal
  • Skin cancer removal
• Nose and sinuses
  • Broken nose repair
  • Structural rhinoplasty
  • Septoplasty
  • Turbinate reduction surgery – Reduces nasal tissue to help you breathe better
• Throat
  • Abscess drainage – Opens and drains pus from a throat lump
  • Adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy for breathing problems during sleep
  • Cyst removal
  • Removal of tissue in the back of your throat (UPPP)
  • Tonsillectomy for throat problems
  • Tracheostomy

Minimally Invasive Sinus Surgery

Count on your experienced ENT doctor to use the least invasive method of surgery whenever possible. You may benefit from endoscopic sinus surgery at UNC Surgical Specialists by having a smaller incision and less scarring, recovering sooner and experiencing a lower risk of complications.

Image-Guided Sinus Surgery

If your doctor recommends surgery for sinusitis, you may have surgery using advanced technology at UNC Surgical Specialists. Image-guided surgery allows for improved views of your sinus passageways and precise placement of surgical instruments to remove or correct sinus blockages. That means less discomfort and a shorter recovery.

Balloon Sinuplasty

Choose UNC Surgical Specialists for a balloon sinuplasty procedure to treat chronic sinusitis. Your ENT doctor performs this procedure without cutting or removing any tissue or bone. It is usually an outpatient procedure.

Balloon sinuplasty inflates a small, flexible balloon catheter into your blocked sinus passage to open and widen it. After the procedure, your sinus will be able to drain normally.

Coordinated Hearing Loss & Balance Care

Rely on your UNC Surgical Specialists ENT doctor to work closely with your audiologist to provide complete hearing, tinnitus, and balance and dizziness care and treatment.