Headed by established clinical leads, our specialist clinics are set up to provide fast diagnosis, the right treatment and the desired outcome for your needs.
Ear, Nose and Throat
Receive comprehensive care and treatment for conditions associated with the ear, nose, throat, head & neck at StarMed’s ENT clinic. Being equipped with some of the most advanced ENT equipment, we allow for same day diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment.
Our Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic is headed by Dr Harold Heah, the first surgeon in Asia to utilise the Medrobotics’ Flex® Robotic System, alongside Dr Chew Khet Kuen, an ENT specialist with over 40 years of expertise in diagnosing ENT conditions.
Our Areas of Focus
Ear
Our ears are delicate organs that can be damaged by physical injury, loud sounds, environmental changes or bacteria. Damage to the ears not only affect our hearing but also our sense of balance.
Consult a doctor if you are experiencing hearing loss, Tinnitus (ringing in the ears), aching or pain in the ears.
Sinusitis or sinus infection occurs when your nasal passage becomes inflamed. This can be caused by factors that include allergy and infection. As symptoms differ among different individuals, each Sinusitis case is diagnosed and treated uniquely.
Book an appointment with us today if you experience thick yellow or green coloured nasal discharge, bad breath, and difficulty breathing through the nose.
We treat a range of conditions associated with the throat and neck, ranging from common conditions such as sore throat and Tonsillitis, to more complex conditions such as larynx (voice box) cancer.
Make an appointment with us today if you are experiencing difficulty and pain swallowing, voice changes or hoarseness, neck lumps or bloody nasal discharge.
Head and neck conditions mainly refer to tumours affecting areas around the head and neck. This include thyroid masses/tumours, salivary gland masses, sinus tumours, and also lesions of the oral cavity.
It is recommended that you see a specialist if you have a neck lump and experience pain or persistent soreness
Microscopic Aural Toilet is a minor cleaning procedure using a microscope or magnification headlight, and some form of cleaning device to remove wax, discharge and debris. It can be performed on one or both of your ears.
Nasal endoscopy is an examination procedure to look at the nasal and sinus passages. This is done with an endoscope, which is a thin, flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light. It is used to determine the cause of congestion, sinus pain or nosebleeds.
Nasal endoscopy with nasal toilet is an endoscopic procedure to examine the nasal and sinus passages, irrigate and clear the mucus and debris in nasal cavity.
This procedure uses a thin, flexible endoscope with a camera down through your nose to view your upper airway anatomy above the vocal cords. It helps to identify the causes of voice and breathing problems, throat or ear pain, difficulty in swallowing, narrowing of the throat (strictures or stenosis), and airway blockages. This procedure takes only a few minutes, is painless and does not require any sedation.
Silver Nasal cautery is used to either stop an actively bleeding nose or to seal a blood vessel in a nose prone to bleeding. It is usually reserved for bleeding points / vessels towards the front of the nasal cavity which are readily accessible via the nostrils.
A fine needle aspiration biopsy of a thyroid nodule is a simple and safe procedure is performed under ultrasound guidance to ensure accurate placement of the needle within the thyroid nodule. This aspiration removes a small sample of tissue from your thyroid gland. Cells are removed through a small, hollow needle. The sample is sent to the lab for analysis.
A fine needle aspiration biopsy of a thyroid nodule is a simple and safe procedure is performed under ultrasound guidance to ensure accurate placement of the needle within the lymph node. This aspiration removes biopsy sample through a small, hollow needle. The sample is sent to the lab for analysis.
Turbinates are small structures inside the nose that cleanse and humidify air that passes through the nostrils into the lungs. They are made by a bony structure surrounded by vascular tissue and a mucous membrane outside, and can become swollen and inflamed by allergies, irritation or infection, causing nasal obstruction and producing an excessive amount of mucous which leads to congestion.
Radiofrequency Inferior Turbinectomy is a procedure in which a needle-like instrument is inserted into the turbinate and energy is transmitted to the tissue to cause a controlled damage, so by the time healing process occurs, the turbinates will be reduced, allowing improved airflow through the nose.
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Whether you realise it or not, what you do – and don’t do – every day can have a huge impact on your joint health. Here, orthopaedic and physiotherapy experts share five ways you could be harming your joints – and what to do differently.
Ergonomic is the field of science that focuses on improving the work environment to optimise efficiency and comfort at work. Ergonomic care also aims to minimise injuries to the body and to maximise productivity at work.
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) makes up one of the 4 main ligaments of the knee. In fact, it is the most important and commonly injured ligament, accounting for almost half of knee injuries worldwide.
