Ear infections, enlarged adenoids, hearing problems — children need an examination that is patient and child-friendly. We take the time that our young patients and their parents need.
When do patients come to see us?
These are the symptoms we most commonly evaluate at our clinic:
Recurrent middle ear infections
Several episodes per year, often accompanied by pain and fever — evaluation of tubal function and presence of polyps, consultation regarding tympanostomy tube placement.
Mouth Breathing and Snoring
If children breathe through their mouths all the time or snore at night, enlarged adenoids are often the cause.
Hearing problems and speech development delays
If you're unsure whether your child can hear well or if their speech development is on track for their age group, we can assess this using age-appropriate hearing tests.
Frequent sore throats
Recurrent tonsillitis — we’ll discuss with you when a tonsillectomy or tonsillotomy might be appropriate.
Here's how the examination works at our clinic
A structured process from the initial consultation to a concrete treatment plan—you’ll always know what comes next.
Arrive with a sense of fun
Before the exam, your child is welcome to look at, touch, and try out the equipment. This helps ease their anxiety—and makes the exam go much more smoothly afterward.
Pain-free examination
Otoscopy, nasal endoscopy, throat examination—all of these procedures are painless and are explained step by step in language the child can understand.
Hearing tests for children
Depending on age, we use play audiometry (for children 2 years and older), tympanometry, or OAE. For infants, we use the newborn hearing screening procedure.
Parent-Teacher Conference
We will discuss the findings and next steps with you in detail—if you prefer, we can do so without your child present so that you can ask any questions you may have.
Diagnostics and Methods
- Playback audiometryHearing test in the form of a game—the child responds to sounds with a small movement (block, picture). Works reliably for children around 2 years old and older.
- TympanometryMiddle ear pressure measurement in 30 seconds—the most important test when fluid in the middle ear is suspected. Non-invasive; suitable for infants and older.
- Nasal endoscopyExamination of polyps and turbinates using thin, flexible endoscopes — generally well tolerated, even by young children.
- Otoacoustic emissionsHighly sensitive objective hearing tests—even for babies and children who are not yet able to actively cooperate.