Preface, vii
How to use your textbook, viii
About the companion website, xii
Part 1 The ear, hearing and balance
1 The ear: applied basic science, 3
2 Clinical examination of the ear, 8
3 Testing the hearing, 10
4 Deafness, 18
5 Conditions of the pinna, 25
6 Conditions of the external auditory meatus, 31
7 Otitis media, 39
8 Acute otitis media, 41
9 Chronic otitis media, 45
10 Complications of middle-ear infection, 50
11 Otitis media with effusion, 56
12 Earache (otalgia), 61
13 Tinnitus, 63
14 Balance disorders, 65
15 Facial nerve paralysis, 71
Part 2 The nose and sinuses
16 Clinical examination of the nose and nasopharynx, 77
17 The nasal septum, 82
18 Acute nose and sinus infections, 87
19 Tumours of the nose, sinuses and nasopharynx, 93
20 Rhinitis and nasal polyps, 97
21 Facial plastic surgery, 105
Part 3 The head and neck
22 Adenoids, 113
23 The oropharynx and tonsils, 117
24 Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), 126
25 The larynx: applied basic science and examination, 130
26 Inflammatory disorders of the larynx, 136
27 Head and neck cancer, 141
28 Voice disorders, 148
29 The pharynx and upper oesophagus, 153
30 Tracheostomy, 158
31 Diseases of the salivary glands, 165
32 Neck lumps, 173
Part 4 ENT emergencies
33 Injuries of the ear and temporal bone, 183
34 Nasal emergencies, 187
35 Airway obstruction, 192
36 Airway obstruction in infants and children, 195
37 Pharyngeal and oesophageal ingested foreign bodies, 205
38 Neck trauma, 208
39 Maxillofacial trauma, 211
Index, 218
