Diseases Of Ear, Nose and Throat 5th Edition by Pl Dhingra

Diseases Of Ear, Nose and Throat 5th Edition by Pl Dhingra

This book, in its 18th year of publication, is an excellent text for undergraduate medical students and those preparing for various entrance tests for admissions to postgraduate diploma, MD/MS degree courses or Diplomate National Board or other competitive examinations. PG students, practitioners and those studying allied systems of medicine would also find this book to be an authoritative ready reckoner.
- Radiofrequency Surgery 
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy 
- Snoring and Sleep Apnoea 
- Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids 
- Cochlear Implants and Vibrant Soundbridge 

About Author:

PL Dhingra is presently working as Emeritus Consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi. Formerly, he was Director, Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. After his initial education at Medical College, Amritsar and later training in UK and Germany, Dr Dhingra has been actively engaged in teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students for over 40 years.    New to edition - Radiofrequency Surgery 
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy 
- Snoring and Sleep Apnoea 
- Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids 
- Cochlear Implants and Vibrant Soundbridge 

Table Of Contents:

1 Anatomy of Ear 3 

2 Peripheral Receptors and Physiology of Auditory and Vestibular Systems 16 

3 Audiology and Acoustics 23 

4 Assessment of Hearing 25 

5 Hearing Loss 34 

6 Assessment of Vestibular Functions 46 

7 Disorders of Vestibular System 51 

8 Diseases of External Ear 54 

9 Eustachian Tube and Its Disorders 63 

10 Disorders of Middle Ear 69 

11 Cholesteatoma and Chronic Otitis Media 75 

12 Complications of Suppurative Otitis Media 84 

13 Otosclerosis (Syn. Otospongiosis) 97 

14 Facial Nerve and Its Disorders 101 

15 Meniere's Disease 111 

16 Tumours of External Ear 117 

17 Tumours of Middle Ear and Mastoid 120 

18 Acoustic Neuroma 124 

19 The Deaf Child 127 

20 Rehabilitation of the Hearing-Impaired 134 

21 Otalgia (Earache) 143 

22 Tinnitus 145 



SECTION II: DISEASES OF NOSE AND PARANASAL SINUSES 

23 Anatomy of Nose 149 

24 Physiology of Nose 155 

25 Diseases of External Nose and Nasal Vestibule 158 

26 Nasal Septum and Its Diseases 162 

27 Acute and Chronic Rhinitis 168 

28 Granulomatous Diseases of Nose 172 

29 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nasal Cavity 176 

30 Allergic Rhinitis 180 

31 Vasomotor and Other Forms of Non-allergic Rhinitis 183 

32 Nasal Polypi 185 

33 Epistaxis 189 

34 Trauma to the Face 194 

35 Anatomy and Physiology of Paranasal Sinuses 201 

36 Acute Sinusitis 204 

37 Chronic Sinusitis 208 

38 Complications of Sinusitis 211 

39 Neoplasms of Nasal Cavity 216 

40 Neoplasms of Paranasal Sinuses 219 



SECTION III: DISEASES OF ORAL CAVITY AND SALIVARY GLANDS 

41 Anatomy of Oral Cavity 227 

42 Common Disorders of Oral Cavity 229 

43 Tumours of Oral Cavity 236 

44 Non-neoplastic Disorders of Salivary Glands 244 

45 Neoplasms of Salivary Glands 247 



SECTION IV: DISEASES OF PHARYNX 

46 Anatomy and Physiology of Pharynx 253 

47 Adenoids and Other Infl ammations of Nasopharynx 258 

48 Tumours of Nasopharynx 261 

49 Acute and Chronic Pharyngitis 268 

50 Acute and Chronic Tonsillitis 271 

51 Head and Neck Space Infections 277 

52 Tumours of Oropharynx 284 

53 Tumours of the Hypopharynx and Pharyngeal Pouch 288 

54 Snoring and Sleep Apnoea 291 



SECTION V: DISEASES OF LARYNX AND TRACHEA 

55 Anatomy and Physiology of Larynx 299 

56 Laryngotracheal Trauma 305 

57 Acute and Chronic Infl ammations of Larynx 307 

58 Congenital Lesions of Larynx and Stridor 314 

59 Laryngeal Paralysis 317 

60 Benign Tumours of Larynx 322 

61 Cancer Larynx 326 

62 Voice and Speech Disorders 333 

63 Tracheostomy and Other Procedures for Airway Management 336 

64 Foreign Bodies of Air Passages 342 



SECTION VI: DISEASES OF OESOPHAGUS 

65 Anatomy and Physiology of Oesophagus 347 

66 Disorders of Oesophagus 349 

67 Dysphagia 354 

68 Foreign Bodies of Food Passage 356 



SECTION VII: RECENT ADVANCES 

69 Laser Surgery 361 

70 Cryosurgery 364 

71 Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer 366 

72 Chemotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer 370 

73 HIV Infection/AIDS and ENT Manifestations 373 



SECTION VIII: CLINICAL METHODS IN ENT AND NECK MASSES 

74 Clinical Methods in ENT 379 

75 Neck Masses 398 

SECTION IX: OPERATIVE SURGERY 

76 Myringotomy 407 

77 Mastoid Surgery 409 

78 Radical Mastoidectomy 413 

79 Modifi ed Radical Mastoidectomy 415 

80 Myringoplasty 416 

81 Proof Puncture (Syn. Antral Irrigation) 418 

82 Intranasal Inferior Meatal Antrostomy 420 

83 Caldwell-Luc Operation 421 

84 Submucous Resection of Nasal Septum (SMR Operation) 423 

85 Septoplasty 425 

86 Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy 427 

87 Endoscopic Sinus Surgery 429 

88 Direct Laryngoscopy 432 

89 Bronchoscopy 434 

90 Oesophagoscopy 436 

91 Tonsillectomy 438 

92 Adenoidectomy 442 

93 Radiology in ENT 444