Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)
Samaritan’s Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) specialists diagnose, manage and treat diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat and related structures of the head and neck, including the sinuses, larynx (voice box), oral cavity and upper pharynx (mouth and throat). Otolaryngology, the technical term for this area of expertise, is the oldest medical specialty in the United States.

What conditions do you treat?
We treat:
- Allergies
- Asthma
- Cancers of the head and neck
- Conditions of the sinus
- Deviated septum
- Dysphagia and other swallowing disorders
- Ear aches and ear infections
- Ear disease
- Environmental allergies
- Facial skin lesions
- Hay fever
- Head and neck disorders — including salivary gland disease and neck lumps
- Hearing loss and balance disorders, such as Meniere’s disease
- Laryngitis
- Mouth and throat disorders — including swallowing disorders, mouth sores, throat pain and reflux
- Nasal obstruction
- Pediatric ENT conditions — including ear infections, tonsillitis and neck disorders
- Salivary gland diseases
- Sinus disease
- Sinusitis
- Smell and taste disorders
- Snoring and sleep apnea
- Swimmer’s ear
- Thyroid and parathyroid disease
- Tonsil and adenoid infections
- Voice and speech disorders
What procedures do your specialists perform?
- Common ENT procedures:
- Balloon sinuplasty (to open up blocked sinus passageways)
- Correction of nasal fractures
- Correction of protruding ears
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Head and neck cancer surgery
- Image-guided sinus surgery
- Septoplasty (to correct a deviated septum)
- Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
- Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
- Tympanoplasty (ear drum repair)
- Tympanostomy (ear tube placement)
What should I bring to my appointment?
- Before you go… Please be sure to gather the following:
- Your driver’s license or other photo ID with a current address. If the photo ID does not have a current address, please bring a current utility bill or other correspondence that includes this information.
- Your current health insurance cards
- A referral from your primary care physician
- Co-pays
- Any imaging (radiology) studies related to the reason for your visit
- A list of written medications
- A list of questions or concerns you have
