Ear, nose, and throat symptoms can be confusing because they often overlap. Ear pressure may be from an infection, fluid, hearing changes, or allergies. ENT Carolina provides general ENT services for adults and children. Our team evaluates concerns involving the ears, nose, throat, head, and neck, then helps patients understand their diagnosis and treatment options. 

Appointments are often available within 48 hours.

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(704) 868-8400

What Are ENT Services?

Our ENT services include medical care for conditions affecting the ear, nose, throat, head, and neck. ENT doctors, also called otolaryngologists, treat problems such as ear infections, hearing changes, sinus pressure, nasal congestion, tonsil concerns, hoarseness, swallowing trouble, snoring, dizziness, and neck lumps.

ENT care may include:

  • An ear, nose, throat, head, and neck exam
  • Hearing or balance testing
  • Nasal endoscopy or throat evaluation
  • Allergy testing when symptoms may be allergy-related
  • Medication guidance
  • In-office procedures
  • Surgery when needed

ENT Carolina also offers related services, including allergy care, audiology and hearing aids, pediatric ENT, sinus surgery, voice and swallowing care, and snoring treatment.

General ENT Services

General ENT services help patients understand and treat symptoms that affect breathing, hearing, sleep, swallowing, voice, balance, and daily comfort.

Ear Services

ENT Carolina’s ear disorder services include care for ear pain, ear infections, swimmer’s ear, fluid behind the eardrum, hearing changes, tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo, and eardrum concerns.

You may need an ENT visit if you have:

  • Repeated ear infections
  • Ear pressure or fullness
  • Ringing in the ears
  • Dizziness or balance problems
  • Hearing changes
  • Ear drainage or ongoing pain

ENT Carolina’s audiology team can also help when symptoms involve hearing loss, hearing testing, or hearing aid support.

Nose Services

ENT Carolina’s nasal disorder services include care for nasal congestion, nosebleeds, drainage, facial pressure, rhinitis, deviated septum, nasal polyps, and sinus-related symptoms.

Patients often seek nasal care for:

  • Trouble breathing through the nose
  • Frequent congestion
  • Recurrent sinus infections
  • Postnasal drip
  • Nosebleeds
  • Loss or change in smell
  • Snoring related to nasal blockage

Treatment may include medication, allergy management, nasal endoscopy, in-office procedures, or surgery, depending on the cause.

Throat and Neck Services

ENT Carolina’s throat and neck disorder services include care for sore throat, tonsil concerns, hoarseness, swallowing problems, salivary gland issues, thyroid concerns, and neck masses.

An ENT evaluation may be helpful for:

  • Sore throat that does not improve
  • Frequent tonsil infections
  • Hoarseness or voice changes
  • Trouble swallowing
  • Chronic throat clearing
  • Neck lumps or swelling
  • Salivary gland pain or swelling

A neck lump, ongoing hoarseness, or swallowing difficulty should be checked so your provider can decide whether more testing is needed.

 

Other ENT Services We Offer

Many ENT symptoms are connected. Allergies can affect the sinuses. Sinus problems can affect sleep. Ear conditions can affect hearing and balance. ENT Carolina offers several specialty services to support more complete care.

Pediatric ENT

ENT Carolina’s pediatric ENT services include care for chronic ear infections, ear tubes, tonsils and adenoids, tongue-tie, hearing concerns, sinus problems, and sleep-disordered breathing.

Parents may schedule a pediatric ENT visit if a child has frequent ear infections, loud snoring, trouble hearing, repeated tonsil infections, chronic congestion, or speech and feeding concerns related to tongue-tie.

Sinus Services

ENT Carolina offers sinus services for patients with recurrent sinus infections, chronic congestion, facial pressure, blocked sinus pathways, nasal polyps, or sinus anatomy concerns.

Care may include medication, allergy evaluation, imaging, nasal endoscopy, balloon sinuplasty, or functional endoscopic sinus surgery when appropriate.

Allergy Services

ENT Carolina provides allergy services for environmental allergies such as pollen, grasses, weeds, mold, dust mites, pet dander, and other triggers.

Allergy testing may be helpful for patients with seasonal congestion, sneezing, itchy eyes, postnasal drip, recurring sinus symptoms, or allergy-related ear pressure. Treatment may include medications, trigger guidance, or allergy shots.

Hearing and Audiology

ENT Carolina’s audiology and hearing aid services help patients with hearing loss, tinnitus, ear pressure, dizziness, hearing testing, and hearing aid care.

Sudden hearing loss should be evaluated promptly.

Voice and Swallowing

ENT Carolina’s voice and swallowing services help patients with hoarseness, vocal strain, throat clearing, reflux-related throat symptoms, trouble swallowing, or the feeling that food gets stuck.

Your provider may use in-office testing, such as laryngoscopy, to better view the throat and voice box.

Snoring

ENT Carolina’s snoring services help identify possible causes of snoring, including nasal blockage, allergies, enlarged tonsils or adenoids, soft palate concerns, or sleep apnea.

Treatment may include nasal or allergy care, lifestyle guidance, in-office procedures, or surgery when appropriate.

ENT Services at ENT Carolina

ENT Carolina has served the Piedmont region and greater Charlotte area for more than 35 years. Our team includes board-certified ENT physicians, audiologists, and trained clinical staff who care for adults and children.

Walk-in clinics are available for many acute ENT concerns, including ear infections, sinus infections, sore throats, nosebleeds, and minor ear, nose, and throat issues.

Schedule ENT Care in North Carolina

You do not have to keep guessing why your symptoms keep coming back. ENT Carolina offers comprehensive ENT treatments for ear, nose, throat, allergy, hearing, sinus, pediatric, snoring, voice, and swallowing concerns.

Appointments are often available within 48 hours.

Schedule an Appointment
(704) 868-8400

FAQs

When should I see an ENT?

You may want to see an ENT if symptoms keep coming back, last longer than expected, affect hearing or breathing, cause dizziness, change your voice, make swallowing harder, or involve a lump in the neck. 

Does ENT Carolina treat children?

Yes. ENT Carolina treats both adults and children, including children with ear infections, ear tubes, tonsil and adenoid concerns, tongue-tie, hearing concerns, sinus problems, and snoring.



Does ENT Carolina offer walk-in ENT care?

Yes. ENT Carolina offers walk-in clinics at its Gastonia, Shelby, and Belmont locations for many acute ENT concerns.