Ear pain is one of the most painful condition one can have probably after child birth pain and tooth ache. There are many causes of ear pain. It could be a simple infection of the ear canal either bacterial or fungal. The other common cause is fluid in the middle ear.
Treatment is simple such as ear cleaning using suction by ENT specialist, antibiotic drops or anti fungal ear drops or relieve of middle ear fluid with a simple surgery.
CPAP is a device which contantly pushes air into the air way while sleeping to prevent an apnea spell. In todays technology; the CPAP machines are highly titrated and regulated which gives maximum comfort to the patient. It is gold standard to use a CPAP and it avoids a surgical procedure.
Sleep apnea is when breathing stops while sleeping. It is a non painful condition and patients usually do not know that they are apneic. The complications of sleep apnea are mostly related to heart, lungs and other psychological problems. To diagnose sleep apnea; a sleep study is done either partial or complete known as polysomnography [PSG].
The treatment could be conservative such life style change, surgical or on CPAP machine.
Snoring is often a social problem and a great disturbance to your sleeping partner. It is caused by the vibrations of the soft palate and tissues surrounding the throat during deep sleep. Many patients; have a complete or partial nose blockage which contributes to snoring. Simple treatment of the nose using medication or RF surgery helps. Sometimes surgery of the palate may give good results.
Sleep apnea van be related with snoring
Log on to: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/snoring/DS00297
SINUSITIS plagues a portion of the Malaysian population, but advancement in modern treatment has resulted in an almost painless cure, writes Dr KULJIT SINGH. News Straits Times Malaysia 28 Oct 2007
We often hear about complaints of “sinus” problem and how it affects the quality of life. Symptoms may include runny nose, nasal blockage and loss of sense of smell caused by sneezing. However, these symptoms do not necessarily mean you have sinusitis, as it could be mere rhinitis.
Typical sinusitis symptoms will be nasal pain, facial discomfort and a yellowish discharge. …
defines anosmia as lack of olfaction or a loss of the ability to smell. Many people may not realise they have this disorder until they encounter a situation whereby it is obvious that they had missed an odour or smell. It is distressing and could lead to depression in some. There is another condition called “hyposmia” where an individual’s ability to smell is diminished. He would be able to catch the smell only when the odour/fragrance intensity is high.
Hearing aids are little devices that assist hearing impaired to gain a good quality of hearing. Most patients are shy and uncomfortable with using one as it may reveal age or some sort of disability. The technology is so advance that hearing aids are smaller than 10 years ago and the comfort level is better.
Patients should see an ENT doctor first to make sure there is no defect or disease in the ears before purchasing hearing aids.
Dr Kuljit Singh
President Malaysian Society Otorhinolaryngologist
We are very close to the business centre, tourist centre Kuala Lumpur and KLCC Ampang.
Patients are seen within office hours including lunch break.
Sudden Hearing loss usually occurs in one ear. It is painless without any other symptoms. An immediate Pure Tone Audiometry is essential and followed by serial audiological monitoring. Choice of treatment will be steroid [prednisole], anti viral and methyl cobalamine.
In most cases, full recovery is possible within a few weeks.
Dr Kuljit Singh