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The UW Medicine Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery team specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck.
If you are suffering from chronic sinusitis, dizziness, reduced or loss of ability to hear, speak and/or swallow, head and neck cancer, thyroid or parathyroid disorders, we can help. Additionally, we offer facial reconstructive and cosmetic services for our patients.
UW Medicine’s team of surgeons, providers, nurses and support staff—all caring, highly-trained specialists—are focused on helping you get well again. You will be cared for and treated by an experienced medical team committed to helping you achieve the healthiest possible outcome.
What causes these disorders is not always clear, and that‘s why our clinical experience and diagnostic skills are invaluable to your prospects for good health. Both are crucial to creating the customized, evidence-based treatment plan that has the best chance of helping you regain your health.
As a patient in Oto-HNS, you might also be seen by audiologists, speech and language pathologists, social workers, or nutritionists who help form the comprehensive care team. In concert with the UW School of Medicine, the Oto-HNS staff forges scientific advances and pursues new standards of care.
We value the trust and confidence that you place in us, which makes this kind of recognition all the more rewarding: Our providers continue to be included in U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of the nation's top otolaryngology practices. Let us know how we can help.
Transtympanic Cochlear Perfusion Therapy
Diseases of the inner ear—such as hearing loss, permanent ringing sounds tinnitus and extreme dizziness (vertigo)—have long been difficult to treat. The inner ear lies far inside the head, near the brain. It is protected from the external environment by the ear canal, the eardrum, a series of small bones, and a membrane. Until recently, treatment of the inner ear was limited to systemic...
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Ernest A Weymuller, M.D.
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Dr. Weymuller is the associate medical director for surgery. He is an expert in surgical treatment for head and neck cancer and chronic sinusitism ...
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Restoring the Human Voice
The University of Washington Medical Center’s laryngology team is dedicated to providing patients with state-of-the-art multidisciplinary care in the management of voice, swallowing and airway disorders. Dr. Albert Merati, Dr. Allen Hillel and speech language pathologist Ginger Hamilton with UWMC Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery work together to treat their patients using the newest technology and treatments. See how they’ve helped a laryngeal cancer patient continue his singing career, improved a 94-year-old former schoolteacher’s aging voice, made breathing easier for a woman with tracheal stenosis and retrained a student to use good “vocal hygiene."
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