Cholesteatoma

A Cholesteatoma is disease of the ear, which develops when trapped skin forms a slowly expanding mass in the middle ear space and mastoid bone.

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What is Cholesteatoma?

A Cholesteatoma is disease of the ear, which develops when trapped skin forms a slowly expanding mass in the middle ear space and mastoid bone. This mass will typically grow very slowly, and may cause hearing loss, dizziness, and a discharging ear. The condition can cause facial weakness, and there is a small risk of infection spreading more widely.

What is the cause of Cholesteatoma

Cholesteatoma usually develops from a pocket which forms in the eardrum as a result of poor eustachian tube function, but can result from trauma to the ear, or be congenital (i.e. something present since birth, but which may present many years later after slowly progressing).

How is Cholesteatoma diagnosed?

Cholesteatoma is diagnosed by careful examination under the microscope by an otologist. A CT and/or MRI scan may be arranged to examine the size and position of the disease.

What treatment is available?

Surgery is generally required in order to remove the disease and the risk associated with it. Sometimes this can be performed through the ear canal, although it may be necessary to make a cut in order to expose the disease fully. Found out more about this type of surgery.

Cholesteatoma specialists

All our private ENT specialists at OneWelbeck in London are leaders in their sub-specialties, providing the highest quality treatment at custom-built facilities to ensure you receive the best available care. Click on the profiles below to see which of our consultants can help with Cholesteatoma.


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Condition overview
Cholesteatoma

Causes

Genetics, or trauma to the ear

Tests

CT/MRI

Treatment

surgery

Cholesteatoma Specialists

Our consultants, who are all either heads of service at London teaching hospitals, or have played major roles in clinical innovation, employ their collective expertise, knowledge and deep experience to deliver the best care possible. Each team is made up of some of the country’s most well-regarded experts in their sub-specialist fields.

Earliest availability 26 Nov
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Mr Joseph Manjaly

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Otologist & Hearing Implant Specialist

Specialist expertise: Ear, Nose and Throat, Microsuction, Otology, Tinnitus, Cochlear Implants, Hearing Loss, Blocked Ears, Ear Infections, Deafness, Ear wax build-up, Glue Ear, Otitis Media, Otorrhoea, Otalgia, Dizziness, Vertigo, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Perforated Eardrum, Eardrum Retraction, Otosclerosis, Tympanic Membrane Retraction, Cholesteatoma, Meniere’s Disease, Vestibular Neuronitis, Labyrinthitis, Tympanoplasty, Ossiculoplasty, Stapedectomy, Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Insertion, Myringotomy, Grommet Insertion, Bone Conduction Implants, Middle Ear Implants, Tympanomastoidectomy, Blind Sac Closure, Canalplasty, Meatoplasty, Mastoid Cavity Obliteration.

Earliest availability 03 Dec
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Mrs Hala Kanona

Consultant Otologist and Auditory Implant Surgeon

Specialist expertise: Balance, Tinnitus, Ears, Otology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Hearing Loss, Dizziness, Ear Discharge, Facial Weakness, Blocked Ears, Glue Ear, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Cholesteatoma, Otosclerosis, Eardrum Retraction, Vestibular Neuronitis, Labyrinthitis, Tympanoplasty, Ossiculoplasty, Stapedectomy, Meatoplasty, Canalplasty, Bone Conduction Implants, Middle Ear Implants, Cochlear Implants, Wax Impaction, Acute Otitis Media, Ossicular Chain Disruption, Tympanosclerosis, Eardrum Perforation, BPPV, Ménière’s Disease, Superior Semi Circular Canal Dehiscence, Bell’s Palsy, Ramsey Hunt Syndrome, Grommets, Myringoplasty, Mastoidectomy, Revision Mastoid Surgery including Obliteration, Labyrinthectomy, Facial Nerve Decompression, Pulsatile tinnitus surgery, Microsuction, Foreign body removal, Ossiculoplasty.

Professor Shakeel Saeed

Consultant Neurotologist & Skull Base Surgeon

Specialist expertise: Hearing, Ear, Nose and Throat, Tinnitus, Cochlear Implants, Vestibular Schwannoma, Cholesteatoma, Otosclerosis, Meniere’s Disease, Vertigo, Voice Disorders, Facial Palsy, Glomus Tumour, Facial Nerve Tumours, Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence, Neurotology, Otology.

Mr Robert Nash

Consultant Otologist & Auditory Implant Surgeon

Specialist expertise: Ear, Nose and Throat, Otology, Hearing, Tinnitus, Cochlear Implants, Ear wax build-up, Hearing Loss, Deafness, Ear Infections, Otitis Media, Dizziness, Vertigo, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Perforated Eardrum, Myringotomy, Cholesteatoma, Tonsillectomy, Meniere’s Disease, Labyrinthitis, Microsuction, Grommet Insertion, Tympanoplasty, Ossiculoplasty, Stapedectomy, Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Insertion, Tympanomastoidectomy, Mastoid Cavity Obliteration.

Mr Jeremy Lavy

Consultant ENT Surgeon

Specialist expertise: Ear, Nose and Throat, Cochlear Implants, Hearing, Otology, Hearing Loss, Paediatric ENT, Hearing Restoration Surgery, Stapedectomy, Ossiculoplasty, Myringotomy.

Mr Rupert Obholzer

Consultant Neurotologist & Skull base surgeon

Specialist expertise: Ear, Nose and Throat, Hearing, Cochlear Implants, Vestibular Schwannoma, Facial Palsy, Otology, Hearing Restoration Surgery, Acoustic Neuroma Surgery, Skull Base Disease, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak Repair, Facial Nerve Surgery, Parotid Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery.

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