Pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat
UNC Children’s provides top-quality care for all types of ear, nose, and throat problems affecting babies, kids, and teens at our state-of-the-art clinical home, N.C. Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill.
Experts in Caring for Children
When you choose UNC Children’s, you benefit from the experience of board-certified pediatric otolaryngologists dedicated to helping children—from the tiniest baby to the young adult—hear better, breathe easier, and swallow comfortably. Our ear, nose, and throat (ENT) experts know how to make your child as comfortable as possible. So you’ll get a timely diagnosis and friendly treatment tailored to his or her condition.
What We Treat
ENT Conditions We Treat
Count on UNC Children’s ENT specialists to treat a wide range of conditions affecting your child’s ear, nose, head and neck, or throat, including:
- Airway disorders
- Ear disorders
- Cholesteatoma – Abnormal skin growth behind the eardrum
- Ear infections (otitis media)
- Hearing disorders
- Ruptured eardrum
- Congenital anomalies – Conditions present at birth o Choanal atresia – Tissue blocking the airway in the nose
- Head and neck disorders
- Enlarged or diseased lymph nodes in the neck
- Hemangiomas and vascular malformations
- Salivary gland mass
- Thyroglossal duct cyst
- Nasal problems
- Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
- Chronic rhinorrhea (runny nose)
- Nosebleeds (epistaxis)
- Nasal masses
- Nasal obstruction
- Sinusitis (sinus infection)
- Throat disorders
- Enlarged or infected adenoids
- Sleep apnea
- Swallowing disorders
- Tonsillitis – Inflamed, infected tonsils
Coordinated Care
Coordinated, Multidisciplinary Care
Many conditions that affect the ear, nose, or throat affect other areas or systems, as well. You’ll get seamless care from multiple specialists, because UNC Children’s providers work together to provide the best treatment for your child’s condition in one location. And because you can see different specialists on the same day, you’ll spend less time going back and forth for appointments.
Otolaryngology Services
Pediatric Otolaryngology Services & Treatments
Take advantage of UNC Children’s full range of diagnostic, medical, and surgical services specifically for babies, kids, and teens. Ask about:
- Endoscopic procedures – Uses a long, thin tube with a light and tiny video camera to see inside the body and/or treat conditions without surgery
- Bronchoscopy – Examines the airways and lungs
- Laryngoscopy – Examines the back of the throat
- Endoscopic treatment of congenital nasal anomalies
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Medical and surgical treatment of head and neck masses
- Sleep apnea treatment
- Surgical procedures
- Adenoidectomy – Removes the adenoids
- Choanal atresia repair – Reopens nasal passages
- Ear tubes – Places small tubes inside the ear to relieve pressure
- Mastoidectomy – Removes unnecessary cells behind the ear
- Surgical treatment for excessive drooling (sialorrhea)
- Tonsillectomy – Removes the tonsils o Tracheotomy – Opens the windpipe
- Tympanoplasty – Eardrum repair surgery
You can trust our surgical skill. We perform more than 2,000 surgeries every year, including hundreds of ear tube placements and tonsil and adenoid removals.
