Have a question? Ear, nose and throat ENT surgery can involve complex procedures — with risks that include paralysis of the facial nerve, nerve damage affecting sense of taste or smell and even hearing impairment.
Because of the complexities of ENT conditions, correct diagnosis and treatment is vital to a good patient outcome. Conditions like cholesteatoma — an abnormal growth inside the ear — can cause symptoms like tinnitus, vertigo and even permanent hearing loss if not properly diagnosed.
In ENT surgery, monitoring the facial nerve — which spans the side of the face from neck to mouth in a fan or hand shape — is also crucial. Advances in technology have made monitoring nerves during ENT surgery much more accurate — but in some surgical procedures if there is nerve damage involving the facial nerve, this may cause permanent nerve damage and even facial paralysis or a drooping mouth.
ENT patients who have suffered further injury as a result of negligent ENT care have three years in which to make a no win no fee Ear, Nose and Throat Claim for compensation.
Children who have experienced negligent ENT treatment or poor ENT surgery can make a compensation claim up to the age of Because of the nature of ENT conditions — in which new symptoms can develop as a result of poor care — patients whose symptoms initially developed more than three years ago but who have gone on to have new symptoms as a result eg hearing loss, loss of sense of smell, ENT cancers may still be able to make a claim outside the three-year limitation period.
