The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- physical examination
- review of medical records
- otorhinolaryngological examination:
- otoscopy
- 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
- CT of petrous pyramid (if indicated 650 €)
- contrast-enhanced MR imaging on labyrinth in 3D (if indicated 1200 €)
- 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, Facial Plastic Surgery at the University Hospital Oldenburg offers modern diagnostic and treatment methods for diseases of the ear, throat, and nose in patients of all age groups, including young children. The department's medical team is also competent in aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery on the face and neck. The department is part of the Cancer Center (Nordwestdeutsches Tumorzentrum), so it successfully treats head and neck tumors. Structurally, the department consists of diagnostic and procedure rooms, specialized outpatient clinics, and operating rooms. There are 34 beds for patient hospitalization; many therapeutic manipulations and surgical procedures are performed on an outpatient basis. The operating rooms of the department are equipped with the latest technology: powerful surgical microscopes, endoscopic equipment, lasers, and other equipment are available here, ensuring effective and at the same time safe surgical treatment. The health of patients is in the safe hands of highly qualified doctors with many years of clinical experience and exceptional qualifications in their area of specialization. The Head Physician of the department is Dr. med. Elisabeth Rehberg.
An important clinical focus of the department is the treatment of head and neck tumors: neoplasms of the oral and nasal cavity, the paranasal sinuses, the pharynx, the larynx, the salivary glands, and the skin of the neck, face, and head. Treatment is provided in close cooperation with the Cancer Center (Nordwestdeutsches Tumorzentrum) at the University Hospital Oldenburg, where surgeons of various specialties, oncologists, radiation therapists, and radiologists work hand in hand. Together, the physicians study the diagnostic data and begin to develop a personalized treatment regimen. In most cases, the first-line treatment is tumor resection surgery. The department's surgeons give preference to minimally invasive surgical techniques. When resecting a head or neck tumor, the specialists are faced with the challenge of not only performing an effective operation, but also ensuring a good aesthetic result. Innovative laser procedures for resection of head and neck tumors are also successfully performed here. Surgical treatment is often accompanied by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy. The optimal set of conservative measures is prescribed on an individual basis.
The department's medical team also demonstrates excellent results in middle ear hearing improvement surgery. These surgical procedures are indicated for patients with severe inflammatory processes, traumatic injuries, age-related hearing changes, etc. The most popular procedure in this spectrum is tympanoplasty, a microscopic procedure aimed at restoring the auditory ossicles of the middle ear. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia through the external ear canal. In many cases, tympanoplasty is performed simultaneously with myringoplasty, an operation to restore the integrity of the damaged eardrum. Myringoplasty is a minimally traumatic operation that is performed under a microscope with an approach through the external auditory canal. Clinical indications for myringoplasty include injury or extensive perforation of the eardrum after otitis media. A small skin flap is used for plastic reconstruction. The department's otolaryngologists also successfully perform stapedoplasty, which is the replacement of one of the middle ear's auditory ossicles, the stapes, with a prosthesis to treat otosclerosis.
The main focus of the department's otolaryngology team is surgery on the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. These operations are almost always performed using endoscopic techniques. The specialists have excellent qualifications in the field of septoplasty (surgery to reshape the nasal septum), vasotomy (surgery to eliminate chronic nasal congestion), nasal septum submucous resection, operations to remove paranasal sinus cysts, operations to remove nasal polyps, and nasal bone repositioning in case of fractures. The department's otolaryngologists also regularly perform functional and aesthetic rhinoplasty. This is an operation to reshape and/or correct the size of the external nose.
The department offers the following diagnostic services:
- Hearing testing (audiometry)
- Pure-tone audiometry
- Speech audiometry
- Free field audiometry and hearing aid testing
- Suprathreshold auditory measures (SISI, Fowler, Lüscher)
- Tympanometry
- Auditory tube function assessment
- Stapedial reflex testing
- Registration of delayed otoacoustic emissions and emissions at the frequency of the distortion product
- Brain evoked response audiometry (BERA)
- Facial nerve testing
- Stapedial reflex testing
- Schirmer's test
- Gustometry
- Balance testing
- Positional testing and functional testing
- Electronystagmography
- Use of pendulum and testing of eye motility
- Rhinological testing
- Rhinomanometry
- Olfactometry
- Allergy testing
- Prick test
- Scratch test
- Nasal provocation test
- Total and specific immunoglobulin (IgE) tests
- Ultrasound examinations
- Other diagnostic services
The department's range of surgical services includes the following:
- Otolaryngology
- Surgery for diseases of the nasopharyngeal and palatine tonsils
- Hearing improvement surgery on the middle ear
- Surgery for diseases of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses
- Surgery for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea
- Endoscopic surgery for laryngeal diseases
- Minimally invasive and laser surgery for head and neck tumors
- Surgery for vocal cord diseases
- Surgery for Zenker's diverticulum
- Surgery for tracheal diseases
- Surgery for bone fractures and traumatic injuries of the head and neck
- Surgery for ENT diseases in children
- Facial plastic surgery
- Functional and aesthetic rhinoplasty
- Otoplasty
- Other surgical options
Photo of the doctor: (c) Klinikum Oldenburg AöR
About hospital
The University Hospital Oldenburg is a multidisciplinary medical complex offering top-notch services of the European standard. The hospital has 20 specialized departments, 15 highly specialized centers, and more than 10 institutes. The hospital provides services in almost all areas of modern medicine: general and abdominal surgery, cardiac surgery, orthopedics, traumatology, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, gastroenterology, gynecology, mammology, urology, and pediatric and adolescent medicine.
The hospital has 832 beds, and many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are performed on an outpatient basis. More than 150,000 patients are treated here annually, 37,000 of them receive medical care in a hospital setting. The medical complex has a highly professional medical team of more than 2,900 employees and most departments are headed by professors with extensive clinical experience.
The hospital is home to one of the best comprehensive cancer centers in Germany (Nordwestdeutsches Tumorzentrum), certified according to the requirements of the German Cancer Society (DKG). The center successfully treats breast cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, esophageal cancer, head and neck tumors, skin tumors, and other oncological diseases. The center uses modern cancer treatment methods with proven effectiveness and also offers allogeneic and autologous bone marrow transplantation for the treatment of severe hematologic diseases (European certification JACIE).
The University Hospital Oldenburg is an expert medical facility in robotic surgery. The hospital has a specialized da Vinci Surgery Center, where gastrointestinal, urological, and gynecological diseases are treated with excellence. Patients are operated on by highly qualified professors with in-depth expertise and extensive experience in robotic surgery.
The University Hospital Oldenburg is one of the leading medical institutions in Germany because it offers excellent medical and technical resources, qualified personnel, and a comfortable infrastructure designed with the needs of patients in mind. The hospital's physicians treat patients with complex clinical cases and achieve incredible results.
The basis of medical care in the hospital is humane attitude to the patient, empathy and understanding of his needs. During the therapeutic process, the patient is surrounded by care and, if necessary, receives professional psychological support.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients at the University Hospital Oldenburg stay in comfortable single, double, and triple rooms. Each patient room has an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a shower. The patient rooms have a TV, a telephone, and Wi-Fi. The patient rooms in the pediatric departments are designed in an appropriate interior to make the young patients feel as comfortable as possible. A child can stay in the same room with one of the parents.
The hospital has an excellent infrastructure: there is a pharmacy, a hairdresser, an ATM, and a library with audio books, DVD movies, and board games.
Meals and Menus
The hospital offers delicious and balanced meals three times a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Since 2022, a new menu "Vitalessen" has been introduced here, which excludes the addition of preservatives, dyes, and flavor enhancers to food. The menu takes into account all preferences and wishes of the patients.
There is also a cozy cafe in the hospital, where you can enjoy a tasty snack or a cup of aromatic coffee or hot tea with dessert.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Toilet
Shower
Wi-Fi
TV
Religion
There is a chapel on the ground floor of the hospital where Catholic and Evangelical services are held regularly. Services by representatives of other religions are available upon request.
Accompanying person
Your accompanying person may stay with you in your patient room or at the hotel of your choice during the inpatient program.
Hotel
You may stay at the hotel of your choice during the outpatient program. Our managers will support you for selecting the best option.