Knysna ENT - serving the EDEN district.

27/12/2022

Great article on tinnitus! I endorse it 100%!

Ringing, buzzing and hissing in the ear – hearing specialist offers tips to turn down the tinnitus

Some researchers say tinnitus is generated in the ear, while others hypothesise that it happens in the brain. At the moment, there is no cure.

10/07/2022

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-07-10-cotton-buds-just-keep-them-out-of-your-ear/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1LN05wFjXzrRlZPtD6NfD2-e5IVOAEgrpeeOZ6EILuehp5qCJ9dgHNQUw&fs=e&s=cl =1657477036

Although cotton buds are marketed as make-up application and removal aids, large numbers of consumers use them to clean their ears, a practice that continues despite numerous warnings from medical professionals. Here is why you should keep them out of your ears.

12/04/2022

Michael Golenhofen is an ENT doctor working in Germany and treating tinnitus patients for the last 25 years, approximately.

07/04/2022

Melanie de Freitas
Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathologist

30/08/2021

What is the range of pathology that we ENT’s diagnose and treat? What do we do?

Here goes … We treat ….

Waxy ears, sore ears, blocked ears, infected ears, deaf ears, funny looking ears, running ears, ringing ears …

Big noses, small noses, bent noses, broken noses, narrow noses, itchy noses, blocked noses, runny noses, infected noses and sinuses, sneezing, snoring, bleeding noses, smelly noses and noses that can’t smell …

Sore throats, itchy throats, snoring throats, post nasal drippy throats, irritated throats, hoarse throats, swollen throats, dry throats.

Swollen necks, lumpy necks, growths that stick out where they shouldn’t …

We diagnose and treat the dizzy, the off balance, and those whose heads are spinning.

From time to time we save lives - by catching the throat cancer when it is small and easily treated. Or stopping the torrential nosebleed. Or performing a tracheostomy. Or draining a deep neck abscess …

We work in dark holes, narrow spaces, deep tunnels, like cave explorers, or miners, with microscopes or cameras. Our instruments are strictly-for-purpose, delicate, and very expensive …

And we explain, reassure and comfort those who need it.

I’m pretty satisfied with what I do.

29/07/2020

Ear, nose and throat HOUSE CALLS now available

Covid19 has forced some major changes on the way we all do things ..

I understand how a fear of getting infected has kept people away from their regular medical care. People who feel vulnerable do not want to take unnecessary risks.

In reality, doctors’ waiting rooms and most medical consultations are relatively low risk environments. Most of us pull out all the stops to keep ourselves and our patients safe.

But for many, especially the highly vulnerable, this is not enough.

So, I have decided to offer house visits to those who want them in the safety of their own homes.

This is how it will work.

Should you want a house visit for an ENT problem, please ring my rooms at 0443820800 and make that request clear.

We will need your details and a brief indication as to your symptoms to be sure that a house visit is appropriate. All paperwork will be done ahead of time to reduce the length of time I need to be at your house.

You will then be given an approximate time at which I will arrive at your home, bringing all my equipment.

I will wear an N95 mask, face shield and gloves, and will expect that you also wear a mask while I am near you.

If possible we will do the consultation outside, where the risk of spreading Covid19 is even lower.

Any medication prescriptions can be emailed directly to the pharmacy if required.

House visits are permitted by most medical aids, but carry different codes to office visits.

There are additional fees due to mileage travelled and the time thereof, and also a fee relating to the N95 mask.

The consultation fee must be paid at the time of the visit - I will have a card machine with me.

I believe this can be done in a near ‘zero risk’ manner.

Let me know via Loretta at my rooms - 0443820800

06/04/2020

Telemedicine is the new future.

Anyone wanting an online appointment, follow the link:)