Related Conditions and Treatments
Airway Obstruction
Condition
Airway obstruction, also known as foreign body airway obstruction, happens when a small item gets stuck in a child’s throat or upper airway and makes it hard for the child to breathe.
Allergic Rhinitis
Condition
Allergic rhinitis is a reaction that occurs when your child breathes in something they are allergic to.
Audiogram
Treatment
An audiogram is basically a picture of your child's hearing.
Auditory Brainstem Response Evaluation
Treatment
An auditory brainstem response evaluation sees how well sounds travel along your child's hearing nerve pathways from the ear to the brainstem. Learn more from Boston Children's Hospital.
Branchial Cleft Remnant
Condition
Branchial cleft cysts and sinus tracts are a mass of abnormally formed tissues within the head and neck.
Bronchoscopy
Treatment
Bronchoscopy is a procedure that allows your doctor to examine your child’s throat, larynx, trachea, and lower airways through a tool called a bronchoscope.
Cholesteatoma
Condition
Cholesteatoma is the accumulation of skin in an abnormal location, typically behind the eardrum.
Chondroblastoma
Condition
Chondroblastomas occur when chondroblasts grow out of control and cause a benign (non-cancerous) tumor.
Cochlear Implants
Treatment
Cochlear implants are an increasingly common option for managing hearing loss.
Conditioned Play Audiometry
Treatment
A conditioned play audiometry test measures your child's ability to discriminate between different sound intensities, recognize pitch, or distinguish speech from background noise.
Deviated Septum
Condition
A deviated septum occurs where there's an abnormal shape to the wall that divides your child's two nostrils.
Ear Molding
Treatment
Ear molding is a non-invasive procedure that helps correct deformities or other differences to the outer rim of cartilage (helix) of one or both of their ears.
Ear Tubes
Treatment
Ear tubes are small tubes that are surgically placed into your child's eardrum to help drain the fluid out of the middle ear.
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
Condition
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of disorders that affect a person's connective tissue.
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Treatment
In endoscopic sinus surgery, microsurgical instruments open and go into the sinus cavities and clean the sinuses out.
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids
Condition
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids happen when tissues in the mouth are infected.
Facial Fractures
Condition
Facial fractures are broken bones in the face.
Facial Nerve Paralysis
Condition
Facial nerve paralysis happens when a child cannot move muscles that control smiling and blinking, among other facial movements.
Hearing Aids
Treatment
Hearing aids are electronic or battery-operated devices that can amplify and change sound.
Hearing Loss
Condition
Hearing loss is a problem with one or both or ears that reduces a child’s ability to detect sound.
Hearing Tests
Treatment
Hearing tests evaluate your child’s response to sounds to determine if they have hearing loss.
Hemifacial Microsomia
Condition
Hemifacial microsomia is a condition in which half of one side of the face is underdeveloped and doesn't grow normally.
Hyperacusis
Condition
Hyperacusis is when a child has difficulty tolerating sounds at a volume or pitch that would not typically be bothersome to others.
Laryngomalacia (Laryngealmalacia)
Condition
Laryngomalacia (also known as laryngealmalacia) results from a birth defect in your child’s voice box (larynx).
Mastoiditis
Condition
Mastoiditis is an inflammation or infection of the mastoid bone, which consists of air cells that drain the middle ear.
Microtia
Condition
Microtia is a birth defect of a baby’s ear in which the external ear is small and not properly formed.
Misophonia
Condition
Misophonia is a neurophysiological disorder characterized by an excessive reaction of anger, disgust, and a “fight-or-flight” response to specific sounds.
Neck Masses (Cysts and Sinuses of the Head and Neck)
Condition
Neck masses are rarely cancerous. The majority are benign enlarged lymph nodes caused by infection or inflammation.
Learn more about Neck Masses (Cysts and Sinuses of the Head and Neck)
Nosebleeds
Condition
Nosebleeds (epistaxis) are fairly common in children, especially in dry climates or during the winter months.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Condition
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is when a child’s breathing is repeatedly blocked during sleep.
Otitis Media
Condition
An ear infection. also called an otitis media, is inflammation in the middle ear space.
Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis
Condition
Pharyngitis and tonsillitis are infections that cause inflammation and soreness in the throat.
Sinusitis
Condition
Sinusitis is an infection of the sinuses near the nose.
Speech, Language, and Hearing Development Problems
Condition
The most common cause of speech delay in children is the persistence of fluid behind the eardrum and the associated hearing loss.
Learn more about Speech, Language, and Hearing Development Problems
Stridor
Condition
Stridor is a high-pitched sound that is usually heard best when your child breathes in (known as “inspiration”). It’s usually caused by an obstruction or narrowing in your child's upper airway.
Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)
Condition
Otitis externa, or swimmer's ear, is the inflammation of the external ear canal caused by fungi or bacteria.
Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
Condition
A thyroglossal duct cyst is a mass or lump in the front part of neck that is filled with fluid.
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Treatment
A tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy is a procedure where large, inflamed tonsils and adenoids are removed from a patient.
Vascular Malformations, Tumors, and Hemangiomas
Condition
Vascular malformations are benign (non-cancerous) lesions that are present at birth, but may not become visible until weeks or months later.
Learn more about Vascular Malformations, Tumors, and Hemangiomas