Care for chronic ear, nose and throat pain
Our otolaryngology (ENT) doctors at Ascension Medical Group St. John specialize in ear, nose and throat care. With locations in Tulsa and Broken Arrow, we provide head and neck surgery, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and audiology services for all ages. We offer onsite diagnostic testing for allergies and other conditions affecting your ability to hear, smell, breathe through your nose and taste.
ENT conditions and treatments
Our doctors treat a range of ENT disorders including chronic ear infections, sinusitis, snoring and sleep apnea, hearing loss, allergies, swallowing disorders, nosebleeds, hoarseness, dizziness, polyps, and birth defects and disorders. ENT specialists provide:
- Allergy testing and immunotherapy
- Ear tubes
- Frenectomy
- Inferior nasal turbinate reduction
- Cholesteatoma
- Cochlear implants screening evaluations
- Laryngoscopy
- Lymph node biopsy
- Stapedectomy
- Septoplasty
- Sinus surgery
- Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Audiology services
At Ascension Medical Group St. John, our audiology services include tests to identify and diagnose hearing loss. The type of test given depends on age and other factors. We offer:
- Diagnostic audiometry and immittance testing
- Diagnostic otoacoustic emission testing
- Auditory brainstem response testing (ABR)
- Videonystagmography (vestibular workup)
We also provide hearing aid options, including:
- Digital hearing aids with Bluetooth and rechargeable batteries
- Cochlear implants
- Osseointegrated implants
Listening with hearing aids or cochlear implants takes practice. We help you adapt to your device and fit the device during adjustment appointments. We also offer information about how assistive listening devices, such as telephone amplifiers, microphones and TV listening devices may help improve your quality of life.
Head and neck surgery
Our care team includes head and neck surgeons who specialize in the treatment of head and neck tumors, including cancers, facial fractures, and functional disorders. We provide advanced care with a combination of medical and surgical therapies, such as:
- Cancers inside the mouth
- Tumors of the nose, sinuses, throat, and salivary glands
- Skin cancers involving the head and neck area
- Evaluation of abnormal lumps and bumps of head and neck
- Minimally invasive transoral robotic surgery (TORS) and laser surgery for throat tumor removal
- Treatment of skull base tumors
- Cancers of the voice box, throat, pharynx, and upper esophagus
Reconstructive services include:
- Free flap reconstruction or tissue transfer for head and neck defects
- Facial defect reconstruction after Mohs surgery for skin cancer
- Traumatic facial fractures
- Facial reanimation for facial movement disorders (facial paralysis)
- Skull base defect repair
- Correction of upper airway and digestive tract abnormalities
- Repair and reconstruction of defects of the ear
- Rhinoplasty
- Aging face and aging voice
