The department of Otolaryangology in Regency Hospital provides a comprehensive ENT care to patients of Kanpur and surrounding areas.
The department is equipped with all types of diagnostic facilities including puretone audiometry, Brain stem evoked response audiometry and electro nystagmography. It is also equipped for diagnostic nasal and laryngeal endoscopies.
The department performs all types of routine ENT surgeries including micro ear surgery. The maximum focus is on surgery for a discharging ear which includes myringoplasty and mastoidectomy. Other complex ear surgeries commonly being done are ossicular replacement surgery, stapedectomy and facial nerve decompression.
Endoscopic sinus surgery for recurrent sinusitis is being routinely done in the hospital. This is a latest technique for treating sinusitis.
Other commonly done surgeries include cosmetic rhinoplasty, surgery for improvement in voice ( phonosurgery), and Head & Neck surgery.
The department is fully equipped for undertaking any sort of ENT problem both in terms of equipment and necessary skills.

A list of commonly undertaken interventions include the following:

1. Myringoplasty : Closure of perforation of ear drum.
2. Mastoidectomy : Disease clearance from middle ear.
3. Ossiculoplasty : Reconstruction of bones of middle ear for hearing improvement.
4. Stapedectomy : Replacement of bone in the middle ear with a Teflon piston to improve hearing.
5. Facial Nerve Decompression : To open and reconstruct facial nerve in case of any injury to facial nerves..
6. Endoscopic sinus surgery : For recurrent and chronic sinusitis..
7. Septoplasty : For correction of any deviated septum..
8. Rhinoplasty : For improvement in the shape of nose..
9. Micro laryngeal surgery : For removal of disease on the vocal cords to improve speech..
10. Thyroplasty : For vocal cord medalization in case of nerve paralysis..
11. Head & Neck surgery : Variuos types of complex Head & Neck surgeries for tumours and cancers of Head and Neck.

Achievements

*  Performed first cochlear implant in June 2003 in Kanpur.
*  Perform all microearsurgeries and nasal endoscopic sinus surgeries using Xomed microdebrider.
*  Removal of ear, nose and throat foreign bodies.
*  Reconstructive surgery of face and nose.
*  Surgery for oral cancer and thyroid disorders.
*  Organised microearsurgery workshop for training and skill enhancement of ENT surgeries.