Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)

Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)

11 Doctors

Day Timings Unit HOD / Unit Chief & Faculty
Monday / Thursday 9.00am to 4.00pm I Dr. Bharathi M.B.
Dr. Rakesh B.S.
Dr. Thanzeemunisa
Tuesday / Friday 9.00am to 4.00pm II Dr. Prakash B.G.
Dr. Babu A.R.
Dr. Sandhya D
Dr. Amulya T.M.
Wednesday / Saturday 9.00am to 4.00pm III Dr. Sandeep S
Dr. Shilpa C

* Sunday’s/Govt./Institutional Holidays between 9:00am to 1:00pm

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology at JSS Medical College & Hospital is a dynamic, high-volume centre catering to a wide range of ENT conditions. With a consistently high outpatient and surgical load, we are proud to serve a diverse patient population from across the region.

Our team comprises dedicated experts across all subspecialties of ENT, including Experienced Surgeons in Head and Neck Oncology, Cochlear Implantation, and Advanced Otologic, Rhinologic, and Laryngologic Procedures. We are equipped with State-Of-The-Art Infrastructure and strive to deliver comprehensive, evidence-based care.

In addition to routine services, we run Specialized clinics such as the Head and Neck,Otology and Neuro-Otology ,Allergy Clinic, Voice and Swallowing Clinic, and Vertigo Clinic, offering focused, multidisciplinary management tailored to individual patient needs.

We are equally committed to academics and research, actively engaging our postgraduate trainees in clinical discussions, research projects, and presentations, fostering well-rounded, competent ENT specialists of the future.

Microscopic Ear Surgeries

  • Tympanoplasty
  • Mastoidectomy
  • Ossiculoplasty
  • Stapedotomy
  • Facial nerve decompression

Nasal and Sinus Surgeries

  • Endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) for sinusitis
  • Endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) for polyposis
  • Endoscopic Septoplasty
  • Endoscopic Turbinoplasty
  • Endoscopic CSF leak repair

Throat and Laryngeal Surgeries

  • Microlaryngeal surgery for polyp/nodule
  • Tracheostomy
  • Airway reconstruction
  • Voice Prosthesis and Stent placements
  • Tracheo-esophageal fistula repair
  • Tracheal resection and anastamosis

Hearing Restoration Procedures

  • Cochlear implantation
  • Tympanoplasty

Head and Neck Surgeries

  • Total and Partial Thyroidectomy
  • Parotidectomy
  • Resection of Head And Neck Malignancies
  • Neck dissection
  • Reconstructive flap surgeries
  • Lateral skull base surgery
  • Endoscopic skull base surgery

Pediatric ENT Surgeries

  • Adenoidectomy (Coblation assisted)
  • Tonsillectomy
  • Myringotomy with grommet insertion

Surgeries for Snoring & Sleep Apnea

  • Coblation assisted lingual tonsil resection
  • Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty ,Barbed Pharyngoplasty
  • Zetaplasty/Expansion Pharyngoplasty

Ear Disorders:

  • Hearing loss
  • Ear infections (otitis media/externa)
  • Tinnitus (ringing in ears)
  • Vertigo and balance disorders (e.g., BPPV, Meniere’s disease)
  • Ear wax impaction
  • Perforated eardrum
  • Cholesteatoma

Nose and Sinus Conditions:

  • Nasal polyps
  • Deviated nasal septum
  • Allergic rhinitis
  • Epistaxis (nosebleeds)
  • Acute and chronic sinus infections

Throat and Voice Issues:

  • Acute and chronic tonsillitis
  • Voice changes/hoarseness
  • Vocal cord nodules or polyps
  • Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia)
  • Sleep apnea and snoring
  • Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR)

Head and Neck Disorders:

  • Head and neck tumors (benign/malignant)
  • Thyroid and parathyroid disorders
  • Neck swellings and lymphadenopathy
  • Salivary gland infections or stones
  • Facial nerve palsy

Pediatric ENT Problems:

  • Enlarged adenoids and tonsils
  • Recurrent ear infections
  • Hearing loss and speech delay
  • Snoring and mouth breathing
  • Foreign bodies in ear, nose, or throat

OPD

The OPD is well supported by a well-equipped Audiology and speech pathology unit, a minor OT, rigid nasal endoscopes, Otoendoscope, flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopy, video stroboscope.

IPD

  • Male & Female General ward for inpatients
  • Two Operation theatres dedicated to ENT Procedures – equipped with highly advanced instruments, which help to provide the most updated services in the field to the patients for a reasonable cost.
  • We are also equipped with a high tech Post Operation ward and SICU to take care of post-operative and sick patients.

Special / Evening / Daycare Clinics

Various specialty clinics like Headache clinic, Vertigo clinic, Head and Neck cancer clinic, Speech clinic, Swallowing clinic and Sleep clinics are conducted.

Critical Care

Emergency Management of epistaxis(nasal bleeding), sudden sensorineural hearing loss, giddiness, stridor, emergency tracheostomy

Extension Activities

Community-oriented camps are also done on a regular basis in various rural areas.

Sl.No. Particulars
01 Operating Microscope with teaching aid
2. High speed drill in operation theatre
3. Flexible fibre optic naso pharyngo laryngoscope / bronchoscope
4. Rigid Paediatric Bronchoscopy set
5. Rigid Oesophagoscopy set
6. Microlaryngoscopy set
7. Sinus endoscopy set
8. Microdebrider for sinus surgeries
9. Digital mono & bipolar cautery
10.  Nerve stimulator/ monitor
11. High definition digital camera with recording system
12. OAE
13. BERA
14. Impedance Audiometer
15. Pure tone audiometer
16. *Sleep Lab (in the Institute) *Simulators (teaching aids) for ear, nose surgeries
17 Coblator Machine
18 *Harmonic scalpel
20. **Blue LASER

Ongoing

Title PI CO-Investigators
Clinicopathological study of Otomycosis Dr. Prakash BG Dr. Sandhya.D
Study on OSA Dr. Prakash BG Dr. Sandhya.D
Study of Kikuchi Disease Dr. Prakash BG Dr. Sandhya.D
Study on Tinnitus Dr. Prakash BG Dr. Sandhya.D
Study on Hypothyroidism Dr. Prakash BG Dr. Sandhya.D
A study on Hearing outcome following Autologous Cartilage Ossiculoplasty in Safe CSOM with Ossicular involvement Dr. Prakash BG Dr. Vijaynath R
A study on Hearing outcome following Autologous Cartilage Ossiculoplasty in Safe CSOM with Ossicular involvement Dr. Prakash BG Dr. Vijaynath R
A study on Impact of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery on the Pulmonary Functions of patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Dr. Prakash BG Dr. Harish Nag
Assessment of rhinostomy parameters and position of bicanalicular silicone stent in endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy Dr. Prakash BG Dr. Aamina Nahid
Quality of life and symptoms in pediatric obstructive sleep apnoea patients before and after adenotonsillectomy” Dr. Bharathi MB Dr. Sunena Saju
Evaluation of Central Compartment Lymph Nodes for Metastasis in Well Differentiated thyroid Malignancies Dr. Bharathi MB Dr. Virender Singh
“Association of human papilloma virus in nasal polyposis – A case control study using real time – polymerase chain reaction” Dr. Bharathi MB Dr. Sreenivas Kamath
Assesment of vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo” Dr. Sandeep S Dr. Neeti Sahay
Efficacy of Intratympanic Dexamethasone Injection for Subjective Idiopathic Tinnitus Dr. Sandeep S Dr. Ammu George
Study on CSOM Dr. Bharathi MB Dr. Rakesh BS
Study on Tonsillectomy Dr. Bharathi MB Dr. Rakesh BS
Study on BPPV Dr. Bharathi MB Dr. Rakesh BS
Study on HPV in head and neck cancers Dr. Sandeep S Dr. Shilpa C