Ear, nose and throat

The ENT department covers all aspects of disease involving the ear, nose and throat and can be contacted on 01935 384210.

Outpatient and day surgery is based at Yeovil District Hospital while patients requiring more complex treatment, or those that require an inpatient stay, are treated at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We also provide outpatient services at Blandford, Weymouth and Bridport.

A one-stop clinic for the assessment of fast track head and neck lumps is held at Dorset County Hospital -  this allows diagnosis and further treatment planning on the same day.

Conditions treated include:

• Acoustic neuroma
• Audiological Medicine
• Cancer of the larynx
• Cancer of the pharynx
• Catarrh
• Cavernous sinus thrombosis
• Craniosynostosis
• Ear infection
• Glue ear
• Hay fever
• Labyrinthitis
• Laryngitis
• Ménières disease
• Nosebleed
• Otitis extern
• Otitis media
• Perforated eardrum
• Polyps nose
• Quinsy
• Sinusitis
• Sleep apnoea
• Snoring
• Tinnitus
• Tonsillitis