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About the Department of Adult and Pediatric Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery at University Hospital Oldenburg
The Department of Adult and Pediatric Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery of the University Hospital Oldenburg offers the full range of services in these medical fields. The specialization covers the diagnostics and treatment of ear, nose, throat diseases in adults and children, as well as plastic surgery. The department has 34 beds for adults and separate specially equipped wards for children (there is the possibility of accommodating the child in the ward with one of the parents).
The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Florian Hoppe. According to the reputable Focus magazine, he ranks among the top German doctors in the area of his specialization!
The treatment and diagnostics are provided on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The surgeries are performed in the modern operating rooms equipped with the high-performance microscopes, endoscopic systems, lasers, etc.
The department offers a wide spectrum of the outpatient diagnostic services:
- Audiometry
- Tonal audiometry
- Speech audiometry
- Audiometry in the free sound field, monitoring of hearing aids
- Subthreshold hearing testing
- Tympanometry
- Auditory tube function testing
- Acoustic reflex testing
- Detection of delayed induced otoacoustic emission and registration of otoacoustic emission at the frequency of the distortion product
- Computer-based audiometry (BERA)
- Facial nerve testing
- Tonal audiometry
- Acoustic reflex testing
- Schirmer test
- Gastometry
- Sonography of the salivary glands to detect parotitis
- Balance testing
- Positional testing, functional testing
- Electronystagmography
- Pendulum application, eye movement testing
- Rhinology and allergology
- Rhinomanometry
- Olfactometry (smell tesing)
- Prick test, scratch test, rubbing test
- Total and specific immunoglobulin (IgE) testing
- Ultrasound diagnostics
- Other diagnostic tests
The spectrum of the department’s surgical services includes:
- Nasopharyngeal and palatine tonsil surgery
- Middle ear surgery in case of otitis
- Nasal and paranasal sinus surgery
- Functional and aesthetic surgery on the nose, for example, correction of the nose hump
- Corrective operations on the auricle, for example, correction of the protruding ears
- Surgery to treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea
- Skull base surgery
- Endoscopic laryngeal interventions
- Laser surgical treatment of head and neck tumors
- Conventional interventions to treat head and neck tumors
- Surgery to improve voice
- Surgery to treat Zenker’s diverticulum
- Tracheal interventions
- Treatment of injuries and fractures in the head and neck
- Plastic reconstructive surgery in the head and neck
- Other surgical services
Curriculum vitae
Since November 8, 2008, Prof. Florian Hoppe has been the Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery at the University Hospital Oldenburg. Prior to this, the doctor worked in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University Hospital Würzburg. The priorities of his clinical activity include the surgical treatment of benign and malignant tumors. In this case, the doctor pays due attention to the functional results of therapy. The important focuses also include reconstructive plastic surgery, middle ear microsurgery, treatment of nerve palsy, etc.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Klinikum Oldenburg AöR