Division of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat) Resources

This resource will help you care for your child after her ear tubes have been surgically removed and a thin patch placed on her eardrum until it heals.

Learn about your child’s functional endoscopic sinus surgery procedure (FESS), what to expect after the operation, and when to call the surgeon if complications arise.

This resource will help you learn about ear tubes, also called tympanostomy tubes, that are implanted into patients to help maintain normal middle ear pressure.

This tool offers details about nosebleeds and nasal cautery, an operation to help prevent further nosebleeds. Details include what to expect after the operation, when your child can return to normal activity and when to call the doctor.

Learn how to prepare your child for a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy, how to care for her after the procedure, and the possible short-term side effects that may affect her. Download in Spanish (en español).

This resource will help you care for your child after a tympanoplasty or tympanomastoidectomy, when your child can return to her usual activity level, and when to follow up with your child’s doctor.

http://www.dangerousdecibels.org

This is a public health campaign designed to reduce the incidence and prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the ear).

This video reviews important information that families should know when preparing for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.

Learn how to care for your child's tracheostomy in our book Breathe Easy.

http://www.amazon.com/Early-Communication-Skills-Children-Syndrome/dp/1890627275

This book describes the communication delays that are common in children with Down syndrome.

Find a list of colleges and universities in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware that offer classes in American Sign Language.

http://www.amazon.com/Signing-teaching-children-American-Language/dp/0982714106

This interactive DVD is excellent for infants, toddlers and young children. It includes 26 basic signs in American Sign Language, the alphabet, classical music and much more.

http://www.amazon.com/Sign-Me-Story-Sign-Language-Everyone/dp/6302276152

Linda Bove of Sesame Street narrates children's stories including Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Sign Out Loud is a community organization that offers ASL instruction to enhance family communication and language development. To register, call 215-572-5139.

http://www.amazon.com/Sign-Songs-Fun-Sing-VHS/dp/6303250505

In this DVD, children's songs are signed in American Sign Language.

http://www.amazon.com/We-Sign-Babies-Toddlers-VHS/dp/B00007M5HX

This two-tape VHS set is a great resource for teaching sign-language to young children.

http://www.amazon.com/We-Sign-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B000EF3H9W

Join a group of moms and children as they sing, sign, laugh, move and play-along to such great songs as: Wheels On the Bus, This Is The Way, One Little Kitty and many more.

CHOP airway surgeons describe three surgeries used to reconstruct the pediatric airway: laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR), cricotracheal resection (CTR), and slide tracheoplasty.

CHOP brings specialty and surgical services to families in our Specialty Care and Ambulatory Surgery Centers. The centers allow families access to the services of renowned Children's Hospital surgeons without a trip to the city.

https://www.entnet.org

AAO-HNS is the world's largest organization representing specialists who treat the ear, nose, throat and related structures of the head and neck.

https://www.audiology.org

AAA is dedicated to providing quality hearing care services through professional development, education, research and increased public awareness of hearing and balance disorder.

http://aspo.us

ASPO exists to foster excellence in the care of children with ear, nose and throat disorders through education & research.

http://bdhhs.org

This is a non-profit organization that provides sign language classes, interpreting services, consultant services, hearing screenings and a free assistive devices program for Berks County residents.

http://www.chargesyndrome.org/

This foundation provides support to individuals with CHARGE syndrome and their families.

http://www.dhhslancaster.org

DHHS of Lancaster County provides a variety of services to help those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing to be independent.

http://www.psd.org

DHCC offers a variety of communication services including sign language interpreting and CART (real-time captioning).

http://www.dcmp.org/

This free service provides thousands of open-captioned videotapes of educational videos for children of all ages and videos captioned in Spanish.

http://www.infanthearing.org/about/

It serves as the National Resource Center for the implementation and improvement of comprehensive and effective Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) systems.

http://www.pahrtners.com/

PAHrtners Deaf Services offers behavioral, developmental and therapeutic support programs to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.

http://www.signingtime.com/

Signing Time provides a wealth of DVDs, information, newsletters, blogs, coloring sheets and chore charts to support families who want to learn American Sign Language.