HealthNest Clinic | Lucknow

Pediatric ENT

Gentle specialist assessment for childhood ear infections, hearing concerns, tonsils, adenoids, mouth breathing and snoring.

Pediatric ENT care in Lucknow
Overview

Your child may not be ignoring you

Children may not describe hearing or breathing problems directly. Instead, parents may notice a louder television, repeated “what?”, mouth-open sleep, snoring, frequent infections or concerns about speech and attention.

A calm examination helps separate temporary problems from concerns that need treatment or follow-up.

Parent observations are valuable clinical information. Bring notes about sleep, school feedback, speech, hearing and how often infections occur.

Concerns assessed

  • Recurrent ear infections, ear pain and ear discharge
  • Glue ear, reduced hearing and speech concerns
  • Mouth breathing, snoring and disturbed sleep
  • Tonsil, adenoid and recurrent throat symptoms
  • Allergic rhinitis and persistent nasal blockage
  • Ear wax and foreign bodies in the ear or nose

Examination and assessment

  • Child-paced ear, nose and throat examination
  • Age-appropriate hearing assessment when indicated
  • Tonsil and adenoid evaluation
  • Allergy-focused assessment where clinically relevant
  • Parent counselling and follow-up planning
  • Surgical counselling only when accepted criteria are met
Signs parents notice

What symptoms can mean

These signs are not diagnoses by themselves. The examination decides what they mean for an individual child.

Hearing and ear signs

  • Increasing television volume or asking for repetition may suggest reduced hearing.
  • Painless fluid behind the eardrum can cause temporary muffled hearing.
  • Repeated ear pain or fever may need evaluation for an infection cycle and its underlying cause.

Breathing and sleep signs

  • Snoring and mouth-open sleep may be associated with adenoids, tonsils, nasal blockage or allergy.
  • Restless sleep can affect daytime attention and school performance.
  • Frequent sneezing, itching and nose-rubbing may suggest allergic rhinitis.
Built for small patients

How a child's visit works

Before the examination

You first describe what happens at home: infections, sleep, snoring, hearing, speech and school feedback. Instruments are introduced before use, and a parent remains with the child.

After the examination

Findings, uncertainty and choices are explained clearly. You leave knowing what to do, what to watch for and when follow-up is needed.

Hearing can be assessed at every age.
The method is selected according to the child's age, development and ability to cooperate.
Dr. Akansha Tewari at HealthNest Clinic
Your child's ENT specialist

Dr. Akansha Tewari

MS ENT Gold Medalist (KGMU) | DNB ORL | AIIMS Fellow

Dr. Tewari evaluates the complete pattern of symptoms rather than only the ear or throat. Her fellowship training in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology is particularly relevant when nasal allergy may be contributing to ear symptoms, mouth breathing or snoring.

Medical treatment is considered first when appropriate. Tonsil, adenoid or ear surgery is discussed only when clinical findings and accepted criteria support it.
Urgent warning signs

When not to wait for a clinic appointment

Seek emergency care for

  • Sudden difficulty breathing or noisy breathing at rest
  • Inability to swallow with drooling
  • A choking episode followed by persistent cough or noisy breathing
  • High fever with a stiff neck or rapidly increasing neck swelling
  • An ear problem with new facial weakness, severe headache or repeated vomiting

Button batteries: hours matter

If a child may have swallowed a button battery or placed one in the nose or ear, go immediately to a hospital emergency department. Do not wait for symptoms or for a clinic appointment.

This emergency guidance is educational and does not replace assessment by an emergency service.
Quick answers

Common questions

Hearing can be assessed at every age. The method changes according to the child's age, development and ability to cooperate.

No. Snoring has several possible causes. Treatment depends on the examination, symptom severity and whether breathing during sleep is obstructed.

Frequent courses should prompt review of the infection pattern and possible underlying causes such as adenoids, allergy or middle-ear fluid.

The examination is paced to the child. Instruments are introduced before use, and a parent stays with the child.

Glue ear is fluid behind the eardrum. It may reduce hearing without pain. Persistent hearing reduction during language-learning years deserves assessment.

Bring previous prescriptions, reports or hearing tests and notes about snoring, mouth breathing, television volume, speech, school feedback and infection frequency.

Book a pediatric ENT consultation

WhatsApp is the quickest way to request an appointment. Phone booking is also available during clinic hours.