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Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Patient Education
We believe that patients and their families benefit from understanding their medical conditions and treatment options. Here, we have assembled a wide range of good information about ENT wellness. (See also the information on our pages about the conditions we treat and our services provided.)
Ears (Otology/Neurotology)
- Better Ear Health
- Buying a Hearing Aid
- Ears and Altitude
- Genes and Hearing Loss
- How the Ear Works
- Noise and Hearing Protection
- Travel Tips for the Hearing Impaired
Nose and Sinuses (Rhinology), Mouth, and General ENT
- 20 Questions about Your Sinuses
- Allergic Rhinitis, Sinusitis, and Rhinosinusitis
- Antibiotics and Sinusitis
- Antihistamines, Decongestants, and Cold Remedies
- Do I Have Sinusitis?
- Post-Nasal Drip
- Secondhand Smoke
- Sinus Pain: Can Over-the-Counter Medications Help?
- Sinusitis: Special Considerations for Aging Patients
- Smell and Taste
- Tips for Sinus Sufferers
Head and Neck Surgery
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Smokeless Tobacco
- Thyroid Cancer
Throat (Laryngology)
- About Your Voice
- Common Problems That Can Affect Your Voice
- Effects on Medications on Voice
- How the Voice Works
- Keeping Your Voice Healthy
- Post-Op for Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery
- Special Care for Voice Users
- Tips for Healthy Voices
- Tonsils and Adenoids
Pediatric ENT
- Children's Hearing Health
- Childhood Hearing Screening / Screening de Audición en Niños
- Children and Facial Trauma
- Cochlear Meningitis Vaccine
- Could My Child Have Sleep Apnea?
- Ear Infections and Vaccines
- Facial Sports Injuries
- How Allergies Affect Your Child's Ear, Nose, and Throat
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children
- Pediatric Obesity and Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
- Secondhand Smoke and Children
- When Your Child Has Tinnitus
For more information about the conditions we treat and the services we provide, please visit the online Health Information Library of Stony Brook University Physicians.