Division of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat) Patients Stories Listing

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ENT Surgery at the Middleman Family Pavilion: Carter’s Story

After multiple failed hearing tests, 6-month-old Carter needed ear tube surgery. His family found the expert ENT care they needed conveniently close to home.

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Voice Loss and Acid Reflux: Kate’s Story

Kate loves to sing. In a scare when she was 16, she experienced bouts of losing her voice. The Pediatric Voice Program at CHOP helped her get her voice, and her dreams, back.

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Cricotracheal Resection for Subglottic Stenosis: Zakary’s Story

The team at the Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders gave Zakary what he’d never before had: a fully functioning airway.

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Unilateral Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implant: Abby’s Story

Spontaneous total hearing loss in one ear turned out to be only a bump in the road — not an end of dreams — for Abby, who had a cochlear implant at CHOP at 17.

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Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis and Airway Reconstruction: Maxwell’s Story

Paralyzed vocal cords required a trach that kept Maxwell out of the water. Surgery at CHOP allowed him to dive in the waves.

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Oral Teratoma and Cleft Palate: Stella’s Story

An oral tumor formed before birth caused Stella’s cleft palate, but CHOP surgeons expertly corrected both conditions. Now she’s babbling away.

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Pleomorphic Adenoma, Benign Salivary Gland Tumor: Zion’s Story

Zion’s salivary gland tumor was rare, but CHOP has a new program geared specifically for those types of problems.

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Airway Reconstruction for Floppy Airway: Mason's Story

The team from CHOP’s Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders gave Mason what his parents had been told was impossible: breathing without a tracheostomy tube.

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Cochlear Implant for Hearing Loss: Lamont's Story

Lamont didn’t despair when he lost the little hearing he had in one ear. With a cochlear implant, he’s hearing better than ever and sharing his pride with other kids

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Breakthrough Treatment for Airway Tumors Gives Hannah Her Voice

Thanks to an experimental airway tumor treatment she received at CHOP, Hannah can talk now with her friends — really talk — because all the tumors are gone.

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Division of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat) Patients Stories Listing

ENT Surgery at the Middleman Family Pavilion: Carter’s Story

Voice Loss and Acid Reflux: Kate’s Story

Cricotracheal Resection for Subglottic Stenosis: Zakary’s Story

Unilateral Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implant: Abby’s Story

Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis and Airway Reconstruction: Maxwell’s Story

Oral Teratoma and Cleft Palate: Stella’s Story

Pleomorphic Adenoma, Benign Salivary Gland Tumor: Zion’s Story

Airway Reconstruction for Floppy Airway: Mason's Story

Cochlear Implant for Hearing Loss: Lamont's Story

Breakthrough Treatment for Airway Tumors Gives Hannah Her Voice