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Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Memorial Hermann’s otolaryngological specialists provide superior, responsive care and treatment for conditions of the ear, nose and throat. Comprehensive Sinus Program The sinus surgery program at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) provides comprehensive medical and surgical treatment for patients with diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses. Our expertise includes a broad range of disorders from rhinosinusitis and sinonasal polyposis to complicated tumors of the nose, sinuses, orbit and skull base. A collaborative effort between Memorial Hermann-TMC and The University of Texas Medical School at Houston Texas Sinus Institute, the sinus surgery program has an academic mission that includes education and research. The fellowship-trained rhinologists at the institute publish and present scholarly articles worldwide. Our program offers patients immediate access to multidisciplinary management expertise, including allergy and immunology, neurosurgery, neuroradiology, infectious disease, plastic and reconstructive surgery, pulmonology, rheumatology, and medical and radiation oncology. Patients also have access to new medical therapies and innovative devices and technology very quickly after their introduction, and those who qualify have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials of treatments not otherwise available. Scope of Expertise
Rhinology - Revision functional endoscopic sinus surgery (revision FESS)
- Frontal sinus surgery
- Endoscopic orbital decompression
- Endoscopic optic nerve decompression
- Endoscopic dacrocystorhinostomy
- Nasal and sinus polyposis
- Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis
- Inflammatory diseases of the nose and sinuses
- Drug-resistant bacterial rhinosinusitis
- Nasal blockage or obstruction
| Skull Base - Skull base tumors
- CSF rhinorrhea (spinal fluid leak)
- Fibro-osseous lesions
- Pituitary tumors
- Sinonasal neoplasia
- Computer-aided surgery
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Revision Sinus Surgery Patients with persistent symptoms after sinus surgery present a difficult treatment challenge. If a patient has recurrent chronic rhinosinusitis and/or sinonasal polyposis with or without asthma – even after surgery and multiple rounds of antibiotics, topical and oral steroids – revision surgery may be necessary. However, revision sinus surgery may be high risk due to the distortion in anatomy incurred as a result of the previous sinus surgery and extensive inflammatory disease. If a patient experiences persistent symptoms after treatment, consultation with a rhinologist may be the next step. We offer unique services and expertise unavailable in many communities. We specialize in revision image-guided functional endoscopic sinus surgery (revision IG-FESS) and other minimally invasive, computer-aided endoscopic procedures of the skull base. Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery The sinus program physicians are skilled in the endoscopic repair of CSF leaks, an approach widely accepted as the optimal surgical technique. We have also developed strategies for the minimally invasive endoscopic management of both benign and malignant neoplasms of the paranasal sinuses and skull base. To schedule an appointment with a Texas Sinus Institute physician or another member of the UT Otorhinolaryngology team, call 832-325-7171. For additional information, please call 713-500-5410 or visit the Web site. Audiology Clinic We combine advanced technologies with personal compassion to deliver the highest quality treatment to adults and children with hearing-related problems. Our staff of audiologists, registered nurses and audiology technologists is committed to providing exceptional care in a courteous, timely and cost effective manner. Services and procedures include: - Auditory evoked potentials: Hearing assessments of infants, children and difficult-to-test patients
- Basic audiometry: The evaluation of hearing in adults
- Electroneuronography: Used to evaluate acute facial nerve paralysis caused by Bells palsy, trauma or disease
- Electronstagmography: Test to determine if ear nerve damage is the cause of dizziness or vertigo
- Newborn hearing screening: Used to assesses auditory brainstem responses of infants
- Occupational hearing testing: Used for work physicals and ongoing monitoring for OSHA requirements
- Otoacoustic emissions: Assessment of inner-ear (cochlear) hair cell function
- Ototoxic monitoring: For patients at risk of developing hearing loss because of therapeutic drug treatment
- Pediatric audiometry: The evaluation of hearing in children
The Audiology Clinic is located in the basement of Jones Pavilion, Suite 300. For more information, call 713-704-3277.
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