This book, in its 18th year of publication, is an excellent text for undergraduate medical students and those preparing for various entrance tests for admissions to postgraduate diploma, MD/MS degree courses or Diplomate National Board or other competitive examinations. PG students, practitioners and those studying allied systems of medicine would also find this book to be an authoritative ready reckoner.

New Topics in the Fifth Edition
* Radiofrequency Surgery
* Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
* Snoring and Sleep Apnoea
* Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids
* Cochlear Implants and Vibrant Soundbridge

Salient Features
* Clinically oriented and problem solving approach
* Concise but comprehensive coverage of the subject
* Simple language with explanatory diagrams, photographs and flowcharts

Table of Contents
SECTION I: DISEASES OF EAR
1 Anatomy of Ear
2 Peripheral Receptors and Physiology of Auditory and Vestibular Systems
3 Audiology and Acoustics
4 Assessment of Hearing
5 Hearing Loss
6 Assessment of Vestibular Functions
7 Disorders of Vestibular System
8 Diseases of External Ear
9 Eustachian Tube and Its Disorders
10 Disorders of Middle Ear
11 Cholesteatoma and Chronic Otitis Media
12 Complications of Suppurative Otitis Media
13 Otosclerosis (Syn. Otospongiosis)
14 Facial Nerve and Its Disorders
15 Meniere’s Disease
16 Tumours of External Ear
17 Tumours of Middle Ear and Mastoid
18 Acoustic Neuroma
19 The Deaf Child
20 Rehabilitation of the Hearing-Impaired
21 Otalgia (Earache)
22 Tinnitus

SECTION II: DISEASES OF NOSE AND PARANASAL SINUSES
23 Anatomy of Nose
24 Physiology of Nose
25 Diseases of External Nose and Nasal Vestibule
26 Nasal Septum and Its Diseases
27 Acute and Chronic Rhinitis
28 Granulomatous Diseases of Nose
29 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nasal Cavity
30 Allergic Rhinitis
31 Vasomotor and Other Forms of Non-allergic Rhinitis
32 Nasal Polypi
33 Epistaxis
34 Trauma to the Face
35 Anatomy and Physiology of Paranasal Sinuses
36 Acute Sinusitis
37 Chronic Sinusitis
38 Complications of Sinusitis
39 Neoplasms of Nasal Cavity
40 Neoplasms of Paranasal Sinuses

SECTION III: DISEASES OF ORAL CAVITY AND SALIVARY GLANDS
41 Anatomy of Oral Cavity
42 Common Disorders of Oral Cavity
43 Tumours of Oral Cavity
44 Non-neoplastic Disorders of Salivary Glands
45 Neoplasms of Salivary Glands

SECTION IV: DISEASES OF PHARYNX
46 Anatomy and Physiology of Pharynx
47 Adenoids and Other Infl ammations of Nasopharynx
48 Tumours of Nasopharynx
49 Acute and Chronic Pharyngitis
50 Acute and Chronic Tonsillitis
51 Head and Neck Space Infections
52 Tumours of Oropharynx
53 Tumours of the Hypopharynx and Pharyngeal Pouch 288
54 Snoring and Sleep Apnoea

SECTION V: DISEASES OF LARYNX AND TRACHEA
55 Anatomy and Physiology of Larynx
56 Laryngotracheal Trauma
57 Acute and Chronic Infl ammations of Larynx
58 Congenital Lesions of Larynx and Stridor
59 Laryngeal Paralysis
60 Benign Tumours of Larynx
61 Cancer Larynx
62 Voice and Speech Disorders
63 Tracheostomy and Other Procedures for Airway Management 336
64 Foreign Bodies of Air Passages

SECTION VI: DISEASES OF OESOPHAGUS
65 Anatomy and Physiology of Oesophagus
66 Disorders of Oesophagus
67 Dysphagia
68 Foreign Bodies of Food Passage

SECTION VII: RECENT ADVANCES
69 Laser Surgery
70 Cryosurgery
71 Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer
72 Chemotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
73 HIV Infection/AIDS and ENT Manifestations

SECTION VIII: CLINICAL METHODS IN ENT AND NECK MASSES
74 Clinical Methods in ENT
75 Neck Masses

SECTION IX: OPERATIVE SURGERY
76 Myringotomy
77 Mastoid Surgery
78 Radical Mastoidectomy
79 Modifi ed Radical Mastoidectomy
80 Myringoplasty
81 Proof Puncture (Syn. Antral Irrigation)
82 Intranasal Inferior Meatal Antrostomy
83 Caldwell-Luc Operation
84 Submucous Resection of Nasal Septum (SMR Operation)
85 Septoplasty
86 Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy
87 Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
88 Direct Laryngoscopy
89 Bronchoscopy
90 Oesophagoscopy
91 Tonsillectomy
92 Adenoidectomy
93 Radiology in ENT