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Patient Information Leaflets
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How we use your personal information
Why the NHS collects information about you and how it is used, how we keep your personal information confidential and your right to see your health records and choose how your personal information is used
Mastoid surgery
Information about ear operations which include combined approach tympanoplasty, modified radical mastoidectomy and cortical mastoidectomy
Minor ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery
Outlines what to expect before, during and after your operation
Myringoplasty (eardrum repair)
Explains surgery to repair a hole (perforation) in the eardrum
Myringotomy and grommet insertion aftercare advice
Advice following surgery to make a small cut in the eardrum to insert tiny tubes called grommets which act as a ventilation tube
Nasal douching (washing) advice
Explains how to clean out your nose using a nasal douche
Nasal sprays - How to use them
Instructions on how to use your steroid nasal sprays and saline washes
Nasal surgery aftercare advice
Advice following functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), septoplasty, submucous resection of the septum, middle meatal antrostomy, reduction of inferior turbinates and nasal polypectomy
Nose drops - How to use them
Instructions for patients prescribed nose drops to treat or manage a condition
Otitis externa
Treatment and prevention of otitis externa (infection of the ear canal)
Paediatric hearing aid information
For parents and carers of children who need a hearing aid
Parathyroidectomy
Explains what happens when you come to the hospital for a parathyroidectomy operation - a procedure in which one, or up to four, parathyroid glands are removed
Salicylate sensitivity
Outlines what salicylate sensitivity is and gives someadvice on cutting out/down on the things that may be causing your symptoms
Salivary gland / neck surgery aftercare advice
Aftercare advice following salivary gland / neck surgery including branchial cyst / neck node biopsy
Scopes aftercare advice
Aftercare advice following scopes (microlaryngoscopy, endoscopy / EUA of throat)
Silent reflux
Advice and treatment options for a condition where stomach acid rises into the back of your throat, affecting the throat lining and the voice box
Stapedectomy (middle ear repair)
Explains an operation to remove part of the fixed stapes bone in the middle ear and replace it with a small teflon piston
Sun and your skin
Explains why it is important to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun and gives useful advice on sun protection
Thyroidectomy (ENT)
Explains what happens during surgery to treat or explore an overactive thyroid gland, benign nodules or suspicion of cancerous cells in the thyroid gland
Thyroidectomy aftercare advice
Aftercare advice for patients who have had surgery to remove the whole or part of their thyroid