Department of ENT

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) at Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupati, provides academic and clinical education in the diagnosis and management of disorders affecting the ear, nose, throat, head and neck.

Academic and Clinical Areas

• Ear infections and hearing disorders

• Hearing loss and balance disorders

• Nasal and sinus diseases

• Allergic rhinitis

• Tonsil and throat disorders

• Voice and speech-related conditions

• Head and neck disorders

• Vertigo

• ENT emergencies

• Basic audiology

The ENT Department, SVRRGGH, has been rendering services to the people of Rayalaseema and Nellore District with a single unit for the past 60 years, and the department has state-of-the-art facilities to cater to the population of this entire area.

At present the department renders outpatient services to 150–170 patients per day on working days, and inpatient services with a bed strength of 40 and a bed occupancy of 80–100% throughout the year. The department has well-trained faculty — at present one Professor, two Associate Professors and three Assistant Professors — training postgraduates. There is an intake of two postgraduates every year and a proposal for 8 PG seats.

Audiological services with speech therapy facilities are available. The SADAREM programme provides disability screening and issues disability certificates. The operation theatre is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and all surgical procedures in ENT are performed. We provide emergency services in addition to routine surgical procedures.

We are planning cochlear implant surgeries in the near future, and skill-lab facilities in temporal bone dissection (TBD) for training young ENT surgeons.