Not only vocalists, actors or professional speakers may have a voice or speech disorder with a severe impact on communication.
We do offer a wide range of diagnostic tests to evaluate the voice and speech ability in adults and children.
After diagnostic summary we develop future therapy and possible referral to professional speech therapists.
We check for allergies in adults and children and offer various treatments against allergy, e.g. acupuncture, homeopathy and specific immune therapy (SIT).
We check the voice of professional vocalists/speakers and students. We also examine hobby divers and pilots.
We provide medical certificates for work related illnesses, e.g. noise induced hearing loss, compensation or health-related early retirement.
For an individual examination of your hearing ability we offer pure tone and speech audiometry tests, tympanometry, brainstem evoked response audiometry and Otoacoustic emission tests.
With differently sized endoscopes we can – on demand with local anaesthesia – examine nose, paranasal sinuses and the larynx with the vocal cords in children and adults.
It is an easy and non invasive method to check for inflammation of the maxillary or frontal sinuses without using x-ray.
To evaluate voice ability we monitor and analyze the movement of the vocal cords in slow motion. This is important for planning speech therapy.
To diagnose the area in the upper airway system, where snoring starts, we perform an endoscopic examination and check the nasal airflow.
To evaluate the risk of sleep apnea we provide an at-home sleep study device (watchPAT), if further diagnostic is necessary we refer you to a hospital sleep center.
With the advanced technique of a diode laser it is possible to do outpatient procedures with local anaesthesia as reducing inferior turbinates of the nose, stopping nose bleeding – and in general anaesthesia: partial removal of the tonsils (tonsillotomy) in children.
You are interested in further information about surgical procedures; e.g.: laser conchotomy/ turbinotomy (nasal obstruction), microsurgery/phonosurgery of the vocal cords (e.g.: cysts, polyps).
We would like to inform you about the (general) anaesthesia and what to do before and after surgery: on the day of the surgery you should be fasting (do not drink or eat 6 hours before surgery); we will meet at the OP-Zentrum Westend Medical Center, Grüneburgweg 16-18, in Frankfurt Tel.: 069-90558901, www.OP-Frankfurt.de.
After you have talked to the anaesthesiologist, the general anaesthesia starts as a rule with an intravenous anaesthesia and is followed by intubation anaesthesia with a laryngeal mask (or endotracheal tube). You will be in a state resembling deep sleep and you will be free from pain. All important body functions will be monitored.
During the recovery phase you may be drowsy or restless. This doesn’t have to worry you and will be for a short period only. If you have an outpatient procedure, have a relative or friend pick you up.
When you are back home after the surgery you may start drinking water or tea and may eat soft food (and ice cream!).
Post-surgical bleeding, coughing or difficulty in swallowing may occur. If it can’t be stopped by administering the prescribed medication, please call the ENT surgeon immediately (telephone number will be told before the procedure) or go the nearest hospital available.
A quick shower is possible the next day, physical exertion/sport should be avoided for the next 2-5 days.
Our practice takes part in a research project of the public health insurances to evaluate the treatment of chronic head aches/migraine, chronic joint pain and chronic lumbar pain with acupuncture.