Department of ENT
Audiology & Speech Therapy Centre
ENT department of Mandiram Hospital handles the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the head and neck, particularly the ears, nose, and throat. Department is actively involved in the treatment of vertigo and headache.
Services
- Endoscopic sinus surgeries for chronic sinusitis
- Nasal polyps
- Endoscopic procedures of the oesophagus and laryngotracheal pathologies
- Microscopic surgery in the ear for chronic diseases and hearing disorders
- Micro laryngeal surgery for vocal cord pathology
- Phonosurgery for voice improvement
Treatments and Procedures
- Foreign body removal from all areas in the ear, nose and throat
- Endoscopic Diagnosis of diseases in the nose/throat
- Vertigo Rehabilitation
- Tonsillectomy
- Adenoidectomy
- Myringotomy and grommet insertion
- Septoplasty
- Tympanoplasty
Audiology and Speech Therapy Centre of ENT department was started with the aim of maximizing communication in adults and children who are having difficulties in their normal and adequate speech and hearing abilities. We do detailed audiological tests and find the type and severity of hearing problem in an individual and rehabilitate with appropriate hearing aids. Speech Therapist assesses and treats various speech and language related issues in adults and children. We also provide speech therapy sessions and parent counseling.
Services
Audiological Solutions
- Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)
- Special tests
- Hearing aid trials
- Newborn screening
- Hearing aid fitting and programming
- Hearing aid accessories
Speech & Language Evaluation – Adults
- Stuttering and cluttering
- Voice issues
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties)
- Neurogenic stuttering
- Traumatic brain injury
Speech & Language Evaluation – Children
- Delayed speech and language milestones
- Mental retardation
- Autism
- ADHD
- Learning Disability
- Stuttering
- Unclear speech/Misarticulation
- Cleft lip and palate (repaired)
- Cerebral palsy
- Childhood aphasia
- Hearing loss and speech difficulties
- Specific Language Impairment (SLI)
Based on the evaluation and tests, individual sessions are arranged and appropriate speech therapy techniques are provided to patients
Consultant Otolaryngologist
Mon, Wed, Sat : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Thursday : 11.00 AM - 1:00 PM
(Consultation by Appointment)
Qualifications
- MBBS | Coimbatore Medical College, Tamil Nadu
- DLO | Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai
Awards and Recognition
- Founder Member of ENT Club, Kottayam
- 2016 – present : President of Women’s Wing, IMA Kottayam
Experience
- 2001 – Till Date : ENT Consultant, Mandiram Hospital, Manganam, Kottayam
- 2014 – 2016 : ENT Consultant, MUM Hospital, Monipally
- 2013 – 2018 : ENT Consultant, Paret Hospital, Puthupally
- 2003 – 2014 : ENT Consultant, Little Lourdes Hospital, Kidangoor
- 2003 – 2014 : ENT Consultant, Mar Kavukattu Memorial Hospital, Pravithanam
- 1989 – 2000 : Lecturer, Government Medical College, Kottayam
Areas of Interest
- Voice Pathologies and Treatment (Surgical and Voice Therapy)
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Consultant Otolaryngologist
Tue, Fri: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
(Consultation by Appointment)
Qualifications
- MBBS | Govt. Medical College, Kottayam
- DLO | Gujarat University, Gujarat
- MS | CMC, Vellore
Experience
- 2021 – Till Date : ENT Consultant, Mandiram Hospital, Manganam, Kottayam
- 2003 – 2020 : ENT Consultant, Jupiter Clinic, Dubai
- 1999 – 2003 : ENT Consultant, JJ Hospital, Kayamkulam
- 1996 – 1999 : ENT Consultant, King Khalid Hospital, Saudi Arabia
- 1993 – 1996 : ENT Consultant, St. Thomas Hospital, Kattanam
- 1990 – 1993 :ENT Consultant, MGDM Hospital, Kangazha
- 1988 – 1990 :ENT Consultant, CMC, Vellore
- 1985 – 1988 : ENT Consultant, St. Thomas Hospital, Kattanam
Areas of Interest
- General ENT
- Neuro-atology : Vertigo
“Through seven figures come sensations for a man; there is hearing for sounds, sight for the visible, nostril for smell, tongue for pleasant or unpleasant tastes, mouth for speech, body for touch, passages outwards and inwards for hot or cold breath. Through these come knowledge or lack of it.”
– Hippocrates