Category: For children
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Your child is ill again. How can an ENT specialist help?
Starting nursery or the first year of school brings new people into a child's daily life — and various viruses along with them. Immunity is still developing, so children may be ill frequently, especially in autumn when the virus season begins. When is another virus to blame, and when should you see a specialist? Our…
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“They just get ill a lot”: when should you look for a deeper cause of a child’s ENT problems?
Runny noses, colds and ear infections are common in preschool children, so parents often see them as a phase they simply have to get through. However, a persistently blocked nose, mouth breathing, regular snoring or recurring ear infections may indicate a problem that needs closer assessment. Our clinic’s otolaryngologist, Dr. Ilze Ivane, explains when a…
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ENT surgery begins not with anaesthesia, but with a conversation
An anaesthesiologist’s task is not merely to “put a patient to sleep” before surgery. They assess the patient’s overall health, select the most appropriate type of anaesthesia, monitor vital signs throughout the operation, and care for the patient’s well-being afterward. Our clinic’s anaesthesiologist and intensive care specialist, Dr Ieva Kārkliņa-Kravale, explains why speaking with the…
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When is hoping that “the child will simply start talking later” no longer enough?
One of the key prerequisites for children to integrate successfully with their peers and learn in kindergarten or school is sufficiently developed speech and language. How are speech development affected by hearing, mouth breathing, and habits? And why is it important to notice speech and language difficulties before a child starts school? Our clinic’s certified…