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# ENT emergencies

Airway, nosebleed, foreign bodies, deep neck infections, peritonsillar abscess, facial palsy and sudden hearing loss.

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## Emergency

- [**Acute facial palsy: Bell's palsy or something else** Sudden weakness of one side of the face: first decide if it is central (stroke) or peripheral…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/acute-facial-palsy-bell-s-palsy-or-something-else/)
- [**Bleeding after tonsillectomy** Any bleeding after a tonsillectomy, even a small amount that stops, is an emergency: the patient…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/bleeding-after-tonsillectomy/)
- [**Deep neck infections: emergency management** A neck infection with swelling, trismus or trouble breathing is an emergency: protect the airway…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/deep-neck-infections-emergency-management/)
- [**Ear trauma: auricular haematoma, eardrum perforation and temporal bone fracture** An auricular haematoma is drained promptly, a torn eardrum usually heals, and a temporal bone…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/ear-trauma-auricular-haematoma-eardrum-perforation-and-temporal-bone-fracture/)
- [**Foreign bodies in the airway and oesophagus, including button batteries** Choking, aspiration into the lungs and objects stuck in the oesophagus need different first…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/foreign-bodies-in-the-airway-and-oesophagus-including-button-batteries/)
- [**Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: an emergency** Hearing that drops suddenly in one ear, without wax or infection, is an inner-ear emergency: get…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/sudden-sensorineural-hearing-loss-an-emergency/)
- [**Tracheostomy emergencies: blocked or displaced tube** A blocked or dislodged tracheostomy tube can kill quickly; oxygen to face and stoma, check the…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/tracheostomy-emergencies-blocked-or-displaced-tube/)
- [**Upper airway obstruction: recognition and first steps** A blocked upper airway can kill in minutes; noisy breathing, drooling and a muffled voice are…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/upper-airway-obstruction-recognition-and-first-steps/)

## Procedure

- [**Emergency front-of-neck access: cricothyroidotomy and tracheostomy** When the airway cannot be secured from above, an opening through the cricothyroid membrane or…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/emergency-front-of-neck-access-cricothyroidotomy-and-tracheostomy/)
- [**Managing a nosebleed: pressure, cautery and packing** Most nosebleeds stop with leaning forward and firm pressure on the soft nose; cautery, packing…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/managing-a-nosebleed-pressure-cautery-and-packing/)
- [**Peritonsillar abscess: needle aspiration and incision** Pus beside the tonsil is drained by needle or incision by a trained doctor, together with…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/peritonsillar-abscess-needle-aspiration-and-incision/)
- [**Removing a foreign body from the ear or nose** Most objects in the ear or nose come out with good light, the right tool and one careful…](https://durgical.com/en/ent/removing-a-foreign-body-from-the-ear-or-nose/)

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