DEPARTMENT OF EAR, NOSE & THROAT (OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY)

Area of Specialty

  1. OTOLOGY
  2. NEURO-OTOLOGY
  3. LARYNGOLOGY
  4. RHINOLOGY
  5. AUDIOLOGY
  6. PAEDIATRICS OTOLARYNGOLOGY
  7. SKULL BASE SURGERY
  8. SPEECH and PHONOSURGERY
  9. HEAD and NECK SURGERY

Medical Team

   
   

Residency Training Programme

The Department is accredited by the West African & National Postgraduate Medical Colleges. There are currently four (4) residents in the department at various stages of their training.

Research and Clinical Trials

Some of the published researches are:
1. Reasons for Cancellation of Surgeries in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital
2. Topical ear drop self-medication practice among the Ear, Nose, and Throat patients in Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria
3. Drug Utilization Trends in ENT Practice-A review of literatures
4. The Pattern of Otorhinolaryngological Manifestations in Pregnant Women in South Western-Nigeria.
5. Preauricular Sinus-classic versus Variant Types among a Cross-section Subjects in Southwestern Nigeria.
6. The Impact of Adenotonsillectomy on Health- Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Patients
7. Hearing loss molecular analysis
8. Bacteriological agents of chronic discharging ears and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern in Ido-Ekiti,
Nigeria
9. Knowledge, attitude and awareness of hazards associated with use of cotton bud in a Nigeria community.
10.Sensorineural Hearing Loss in patient with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia – A case study.

Future Expansion

A. Manpower
1. Additional consultants
2. Additional nurses
3. Additional audiologists and speech therapists

B. Facilities/services
1. ENT dedicated ward
2. Sleep study unit and services
3. VNG(Videonystamography) Equipments
4. Subspecialties-otology, rhinology, Laryngology and Head & Neck