Otorhinolaryngology is a surgical discipline that diagnoses and treats the ear, nose, pharynx, throat, and related head and neck areas. Ear, nose, and throat endoscopy is a very important instrument for otolaryngology examinations. Does ENT endoscopy hurt? This is a problem that many patients are more concerned about. Let's understand it together.
Does ENT endoscopy hurt? Ear, nose, and throat endoscopes generally do not feel particularly painful, because the doctor will first use surface anesthetics. The examination of the ear, nose and throat endoscope is mainly under the effect of local anesthesia. In the nose and throat, observe the health of the ear, nose and throat. The main function of anesthesia is to prevent nerve pain, so the patient will not experience pain during the examination. And most of the time, this kind of discomfort is not so much a "pain", but a kind of "swelling and swelling", or accompanied by a little "itch". Furthermore, nasal endoscopy can generally be completed within 3-5 minutes, which is not a long and painful examination.
What is the ENT endoscopy?
Ear endoscopy is an item of ear examination. First check the external auditory canal to see if the mucosa of the external auditory canal is damaged; if there is any secretion in the external auditory canal; if there is fungal infection; if the external auditory canal is perforated with the mastoid cavity. Then check whether the tympanic membrane is intact and whether there is perforation and pus; you can see whether the perforation is a traumatic perforation or a perforation caused by otitis media; you can see whether the malleus short process is normal; you can see the light cone of the tympanic membrane does it exist.
Nasal endoscopy is an indispensable tool for endoscopic surgery. Endoscopic sinus surgery is to perform nasal and sinus surgery under the guidance of nasal endoscopy. It has good lighting and accurate operations to reduce unnecessary The advantages of surgical injury. Endoscopic sinus surgery is mainly used to treat chronic sinusitis, nasal polyps, benign nasal tumor resection, nose bleeding treatment, nasal trauma repair and sinus disease, and middle ear disease.
There are many diseases under laryngeal endoscopy, such as epiglottic cysts, chronic pharyngitis, tonsillitis, vocal cord polyps, vocal cord nodules and other diseases, especially laryngeal cancer and hypopharyngeal cancer, which can be examined by laryngoscope.
The above is a brief introduction. Does ENT endoscopy hurt? If you have ear, nose, and throat problems, you must go to the hospital for a check-up in time. Don't miss the best time because you are afraid of pain.