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Op. Dr. Yaşar Okan Akın Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon
Symptoms

What is troubling you?

Patients do not arrive with a diagnosis; they arrive with a sentence. "My nose is blocked." "My partner says I stop breathing." "The room spins when I turn over in bed." This page starts from those sentences. If the phrase on the left sounds like yours, the page on the right explains what causes it and how it is assessed.

Breathing and the nose

The look of the nose

Sleep and snoring

Ear, hearing and balance

Throat, voice and neck

Children

If none of these fit

Ear, nose and throat covers more ground than this page. Pain, sores or lumps in the head and neck, loss of smell or taste, mouth complaints, jaw joint pain and other sleep-related problems all fall within the specialty. You are welcome to call the clinic.

The following do not wait: hearing loss developing over hours in one ear, a nosebleed that will not stop, breathlessness, inability to swallow, or a rapidly growing neck swelling with fever. In those cases go to the nearest emergency department rather than waiting for an appointment.

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Frequently asked questions

Two pages match my symptom. Which one should I read?

Both, if you like; the pages link to each other. A blocked nose, for instance, can involve both a deviated septum and enlarged turbinates, and the two often occur together.

Can I find my diagnosis on these pages?

No. The pages explain the possible causes of a symptom and how they are told apart. Which one applies to you is established by examination, endoscopy and, where needed, tests.

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To book, call us directly or write on WhatsApp. In an emergency please go to the nearest emergency department.

Appointment

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Let us establish the source of your complaint together, through examination and endoscopic assessment.

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