Department of Otolaryngology

Diseases & Conditions

The ear, nose, and throat specialists of UPMC treat a variety of diseases and conditions, which are categorized below. Click on the categories' names to read more about these areas or click here to read a complete list of ear, nose, and throat diseases and conditions treated at UPMC.

Allergy

Allergy

The UPMC Sino-Nasal Disorders and Allergy Division offers testing in order to accurately diagnose and create customized treatment and therapy for patients suffering from allergy problems.

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Balance

Balance

The UPMC Center for Balance Disorders is dedicated to the accurately diagnosing and treating people of all ages with balance disorders. A balance disorder can be a sign of other medical disorders and the center is staffed with medical experts in the field using state-of-the-art technology to ensure proper care.

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Facial Nerves

Facial Nerves

UPMC’s Facial Paralysis Center is one of the world’s main centers of research, diagnosis, and treatment of facial nerve disorders and facial paralysis.

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Hearing

The UPMC Ear and Hearing Center and Center for Audiology and Hearing Aids provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach in the evaluation of the management of hearing disorders and diseases related to the ear and to helping patients with hearing problems learn how to effectively communicate.

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Speech Pathology

Speech-Language Pathology

UPMC’s Division of Speech-Language  Pathology provides the highest quality care to patients who have speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders. UPMC’s team of speech-language pathologists is certified by the American Speech Hearing and Language Association (ASHA).

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Salivary Glands

Salivary Glands

The team of experts at the UPMC Salivary Gland Stone and Infection Center are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with salivary gland pathology and conditions. The Center’s team of experts also works to advance the practice of minimally invasive surgical techniques and is one of the leading centers for salivary gland research.

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Voice

Voice

The UPMC Voice Center is dedicated to the evaluation and care of voice disorders. The Center is a unique resource for both the general public and those who use their voices professionally. The Center offers a combination of behavioral, medical, and surgical approaches for treatment.

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Head and Neck

Head and Neck Cancer

Clinical care for patients with head and neck tumors and cancer is undertaken in a multidisciplinary format in order to seek the most favorable outcomes, as well as the latest and most effective treatments for our patients. Patients have traveled from all over the world be treated by the experts at UPMC for a variety of head and neck cancers.

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Swallowing

Swallowing

The team at the UPMC Swallowing Disorders Center focuses its expertise on diagnosing and treating the specific causes of swallowing disorders. The Center is staffed with ear, nose, and throat specialists as well as speech-language pathologists who specialize in evaluating and treating swallowing disorders.

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Sinus, Nose & Snoring

Sinus, Nose, and Snoring

The UPMC Division of Sino-Nasal Disorders and Allergy and the Center for Snoring and Sleep Surgery work to correctly diagnose and treat patients suffering from sinus and nose conditions and people with snoring, sleep-disordered breathing, and sleep apnea. These divisions work closely together to ensure the proper diagnosis is determined.

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Skull-Based Tumors

Skull Base Tumors

UPMC has some of the world’s leading experts in skull base surgery and offers several minimally invasive surgery options to removing skull base tumors.

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