Kids E.N.T. Health

February Is Kids E. N. T. Health Month

• The number one reason that a child visits a physician is for an ear infection. 
• One of the most common chronic illnesses affecting teenagers is tonsillitis.
• If one parent has allergies, the chance that the child will have allergic disease is 48 percent, 70 percent if both parents do.

Otolaryngologist—head and neck surgeons are specialists trained to provide your child the most effective treatment for disorders of the ear, nose, and throat. The Kids E. N. T. Health website provides parents, caregivers, and health providers the latest information on diagnosis and treatment of children's ear, nose, and throat problems.

NEW! - Parents Q & A with Max April, MD on Children's Cold and Cough Medicines

Highlights from the Kids E. N. T. Health library:

The Necessity of Early Intervention in Hearing to Optimize Hearing Health

Could My Child Have Sleep Apnea?

Cochlear-Meningitis Vaccination

Are we Through with Chew Yet?

When Your Child has Tinnitus?

Kids and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Kids and Facial Paralysis

Pediatric Thyroid Cancer

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Tongue-tie

Cleft lip and palate

Ear infection and vaccines

Pediatric Food Allergies

How many ways can you remove tonsils?

Is it the sniffles or sinusitis?

Day care and ENT problems

Pediatric GERD

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and Children

Kids can have sleep apnea too

Pediatric Obesity and ENT Problems

Kids E.N.T. In The News:

New Study Shows 7,000 Kids Visit ER Due to Cold and Cough Medicines

Associated Press

January 29, 2008

More than 7,000 children get rushed to emergency rooms each year after suffering adverse reactions to cough and cold medicines, according to the first national estimate of the risks posed by the widely used remedies.

Saline Nasal Spray Helpful in Fighting Kids Colds

Reuters

January 21, 2008

A nasal spray made from Atlantic Ocean seawater eased wintertime cold symptoms faster and slowed cough and cold symptoms from returning among children ages 6 to 10, report researchers in Europe .

other resources...

Visit the websites of the following organizations for more information about about kids' ear, nose, and throat problems.

Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advancements in Children (SENTAC)
The Society or Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children, Inc., is a non-profit interdisciplinary professional organization founded in 1973. Its members are otolaryngologists, pediatricians, surgeons, pediatric otolaryngologists, speech pathologists, audiologists, nurses, and basic scientists - all of whom are interested in enhancing the care of children with acquired or congenital disorders of the ear, nose, and throat.

American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO)
The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology exists to foster excellence in the care of children with otorhinolaryngologic disorders and thereby enhance the distinction of pediatric otorhinolaryngology as a profession.

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Kids E. N. T. Health can help you educate patients about ear, nose, and throat disorders in children. It's easy to become involved.... just review the resources listed below and use what works best in your practice! Questions? Email us! 

Start by putting a Kids E. N. T. Health poster in your office!  Download your Kids E. N. T. Health poster.

Resources

Print and send free postcards to your patients and referral base:  Download postcards

Kids E. N. T. Health library offers FREE information for your patients on the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, and throat disorders in children. Click on the topics below:

Kids E. N. T. Health library highlights:

Foreign Bodies in the Airway

Foreign Bodies in the Ears & Nose

Facial Trauma

Pediatric GERD

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and Children

Pediatric Obesity and ENT Problems

Tongue-tie

Cleft lip and palate

Ear infection and vaccines

Pediatric Food Allergies

Head and Neck Tumors



The Academy offers patient leaflets on common ear, nose, and throat illnesses that affect children and teens.

Visit our Health Info section Purchase patient leaflets in the Academy store.

Order CD-ROMs of "Your Tonsils & Adenoids Surgery" or "Your Guide to Pressure Equalization Tube Surgery" from Prorenata Foundation for Health Media.

SUPPORT FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 

American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advancements in Children
Association of Otolaryngology Administrators  

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