The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- physical examination
- review of medical records
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- indicators of inflammation (CRP, ESR)
- otorhinolaryngological examination:
- Dix-Hallpike testing
- nystagmus testing
- speech audiometry
- tympanometry
- eustachian tube testing
- testing of blood pressure and buzzing in case of tinnitus
- otoacoustic emission test
- brainstem audiometry
- VEMP (Vestibular evoked Myogenic Potential)
- video head impulse testing
- eye movement testing
- nursing services
- consultation of related specialists
- consultation of the chief physician and all leading experts
- development of individual treatment plan
- written statement
Required documents
- Medical records
- Audiometry (if available)
- Temporal bone CT scan (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Adult and Pediatric Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Plastic Surgery at the University Hospital RWTH Aachen offers the full range of services for the diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the ear, throat and nose, as well as modern plastic interventions in the head and neck. The Chief Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Martin Westhofen.
Medical care is provided both on an inpatient and outpatient basis. It is also possible to carry out operations within the outpatient operating room. One of the priorities is cochlear implantation in children and adults, including follow-up rehabilitation. The highly qualified doctors with deep expert knowledge and long successful experience in the treatment of clinical cases of all degrees of severity take care of the patients' health.
The diagnostics of diseases of ENT organs is carried out with the use of the most modern equipment. The most common diagnostic tests include laryngoscopy, otoscopy, electronystagmography, audiometry, ultrasound examinations, endoscopic diagnostic procedures, etc. Thus, the doctors have all the resources in order to make an accurate diagnostics and select the optimal therapy strategy adapted to the patient’s individual needs.
The main focuses of the department’s clinical practice include:
- Diagnostics, conservative and surgical treatment of diseases of the ear, throat, nose
- Plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery in the head and neck
- Microsurgical interventions on the ear
- Hearing improvement surgery, including cochlear implantation in children and adults
- Rehabilitation after cochlear implantation in children (within the specialized center)
- Microsurgical operations for the treatment of pathologies of the skull base, ear, nose, paranasal sinuses, orbit
- Laryngeal microsurgery
- Diagnostics and treatment of dizziness
- Other medical services
Photo of the doctor: (c) Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
About hospital
According to the prestigious Focus magazine, the University Hospital RWTH Aachen ranks among the top German hospitals!
As a maximum care university medical facility, the hospital guarantees patients first-class medical services combined with a respectful and human attitude. The hospital integrates all the modern options for the accurate diagnostics, effective therapy and productive research activities within one specialized center.
The hospital has more than 60 departments, institutes and interdisciplinary centers. A competent team of professionals, consisting of more than 7,000 employees (more than 940 doctors, including about 95 professors), takes care of the patients' health. In addition, multidisciplinary teams of nurses, physiotherapists, as well as medical and technical staff are available here. The patients and respectful attitude to their social, cultural and religious affiliations are at the center of all employees' efforts.
The cornerstone of the successful clinical practice is the innovative technical base. The hospital offers the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic equipment. Thus, the hospital has all the resources in order to provide top-class medical services.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the University Hospital RWTH Aachen live in comfortable single and double rooms. All patient rooms are designed with large windows, so one can enjoy a beautiful landscape view. Each patient room has an ensuite bathroom. The standard room furnishing includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a spacious wardrobe, a TV, a radio and a telephone. Also, there is Wi-Fi access.
Meals and Menus
The patient and his accompanying person have a daily choice of three menus. If for any reason you do not eat all the foods, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences prior to the treatment.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Religion
Religious services are available upon request.
Accompanying person
During the inpatient program, an accompanying person may stay with you in a patient room or at the hotel of your choice.
Hotel
During the outpatient program, you can live at a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you to choose the most suitable options.
The hospital offers a full range of laboratory tests (general, hormonal, tests for infections, antibodies, tumor markers, etc.), genetic tests, various modifications of ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI and PET / CT, angiography, myelography, biopsy and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations, stereotaxic interventions is carried out here, modern types of radiation therapy are also used. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques.
- Embolization of tumors and vascular malformations
- Aortic surgery, including in children
- Radiosurgical interventions in the head and body region
- Cochlear implantation
- Treatment of all types of sports injuries
These are pathologies of the brain and spinal cord, benign and malignant tumors of various localizations, congenital and acquired heart defects, joint pathologies, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, eye injuries, inflammatory skin diseases, allergies and other pathologies.
- Oncology (EU Regional Center for Comprehensive Cancer Care Aachen)
- Pediatric cardiac surgery
- General and abdominal surgery
- Plastic and burn surgery
- Pediatric and adolescent medicine
Over 940 highly qualified doctors work at the hospital.