Ear Middle ear infections (otitis media)Outer ear infectionsHearing difficultiesLeaking earsGlue earSwimmers earCholesteatoma (skin cells growing in the ear)Prominent earsSwelling around earsPainful ears (otalgia)Abnormal sounds in ears (tinnitus)Foreign bodies (kids hey.. wink wink)Congenital abnormalities Nose Blocked nose (in anyone younger than 16, including newborns)SnoringSleep apnoeaBleeding nosesBlocked tearductsGrowths on nosesRunny nosesAllergiesPolypsDermoidsHaemangiomasForeign bodies (kids hey.. wink wink) Throat TonsillitisPharyngitisRefluxSwallowing difficulties/feeding problemsChokingAny growths in throatSwallowing foreign bodies (toys, coins, sticks … you know how kids are!)Excessive droolingTongue tiesExcessive drooling Breathing Croup (specifically recurrent croup or atypical)Laryngomalacia (floppy voice box) – babies have very high pitched breathing noisesSnoring and sleep apnoea StridorInhaled foreign bodiesAny airway abnormalities Neck CystsGrowthsSwellingsSinuses/small pits or openings in skinVoice problemsAny difficulty speakingLaryngitisHoarseness Patients I like to see (as a way to predict future problems) Downs syndromeDiGeorge syndromeBabies with cardiac problems (particularly if they are going for surgery)Cleft palate babiesPierre-Robin sequence (as part of cleft palate) Emergencies Difficulty breathingBleeding nose/throatSwelling around eyes/earsRapidly enlarging neck massesForeign bodies in noses (ears can be seen as semi-urgent)Apnoea’s (semi-urgent)Difficulty breathing and not growing well (semi-urgent)