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Patient Information Leaflets
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Hiatus hernia, oesophagitis and reflux symptoms - tips for patients
Some tips – some do’s and don’ts – to help manage your condition and reduce symptoms in addition to any medication or treatment you may be taking
Laryngeal papilloma
Explains what it is and how it can be managed - papillomas are benign (non-cancerous), wart-like growths that occur over the vocal folds in your larynx (voice box) and into the trachea (airway)
Linear cautery to the nasal turbinates in children
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their operation to reduce the size of the tissues covering the turbinate bones (inside the nose)
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 fractures
Advice and information about nasal fractures (broken nose)
Nasal sprays - How to use them
Instructions on how to use your steroid nasal sprays and saline washes
Nasal surgery (septorhinoplasty) aftercare advice
Advice following nasal surgery (septorhinoplasty)
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)
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
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of your thyroid nodule aftercare advice
Advice following a procedure to treat a thyroid nodule by inserting a needle under ultrasound guidance and destroy tissue using heat
Radiotherapy to the head and neck
Information for patients beginning radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancers
Realignment of nose fractures in children
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their operation to manipulate nasal bones that are out of place
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