ENT Services in Sydney

Ear, hearing and skull base surgery, cochlear implants and general ENT care for adults and children

Ear Surgery and Grommets

Dr Reddy manages ear infections, grommets (tympanostomy tubes), ear drum repair, cholesteatoma, otosclerosis and stapes surgery, exostoses (surfer’s ear) and eustachian tube disorders. He performs minimally invasive endoscopic (keyhole) ear surgery. Grommet recovery guide (PDF)

Cochlear and Hearing Implants

Dr Reddy performs cochlear implants, bone-anchored hearing implants and active middle ear implants for adults and children, and has worked with all major implant manufacturers. He works with the Shepherd Centre for newborns with hearing loss, and can operate under local anaesthesia for adults when a general anaesthetic is unsafe. Learn about cochlear implants

Dr Reddy manages acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma), neurofibromatosis, meningiomas and cerebrospinal fluid leaks. He works closely with neurosurgeons and is part of a skull base tumour meeting. Asymmetric hearing loss and MRI (PDF)

Acoustic Neuroma and Skull Base

Surgeons in scrubs and masks are intensely focused on performing a surgical procedure in an operating room, surrounded by medical equipment and bright overhead lighting.
Surgeons in scrubs and masks are intensely focused on performing a surgical procedure in an operating room, surrounded by medical equipment and bright overhead lighting.

Common procedures

Information on some of the procedures Dr Reddy performs most often, with links to patient information sheets.

Cochlear implants

For adults and children with hearing loss that hearing aids no longer help enough. Learn who may be suitable (the Australian 60/70 referral rule), what surgery involves and what to expect at switch-on. Available in public or private hospitals, with known-gap options for private patients.

Cochlear implant guide · Recovery guide (PDF)

Grommets (ear tubes)

Grommets, also called tympanostomy or ventilation tubes, treat glue ear and recurrent ear infections in children. Insertion is a short day-stay procedure, and most children go home within a few hours.

Grommets guide · Recovery guide (PDF)

Paediatric adenotonsillectomy

Removing the tonsils and adenoids is a first-line treatment for children with obstructive sleep apnoea or persistent snoring and enlarged tonsils, and for recurrent tonsillitis.

Adenotonsillectomy guide · Recovery guide (PDF) · When children snore · OSA-18 questionnaire

Acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma)

A benign tumour of the balance nerve that can cause one-sided hearing loss, tinnitus or imbalance. Options include MRI monitoring, focused radiation treatment or surgery, planned with neurosurgical colleagues.

Acoustic neuroma guide · Hearing loss and MRI (PDF)

Cholesteatoma

A skin cyst in the middle ear that causes smelly discharge and hearing loss. Treated with surgery, including endoscopic (keyhole) ear surgery.

Cholesteatoma guide · Information sheet (PDF)

Perforated eardrum repair

A hole in the eardrum can cause discharge and hearing loss. Tympanoplasty repairs it, often through the ear canal with no cut behind the ear.

Eardrum repair guide · Information sheet (PDF)

Otosclerosis and stapes surgery

Fixation of the stapes bone causes gradual hearing loss. CO2 laser stapedotomy can restore hearing without a hearing aid.

Stapes surgery guide · Information sheet (PDF)

Bone conduction and middle ear implants

Osia 300, BONEBRIDGE and middle ear implants for conductive and mixed hearing loss, discharging ears and single-sided deafness.

Hearing implants guide · Information sheet (PDF)

Children’s snoring and sleep apnoea

Loud snoring, pauses in breathing and restless sleep in children. Assessment and treatment options, including adenotonsillectomy.

Snoring and sleep apnoea guide · Parent information (PDF)

Chronic sinusitis and sinus surgery

Blocked nose, discharge and loss of smell lasting over 12 weeks. Medical treatment, biologics for polyps and endoscopic sinus surgery.

Sinus guide · Information sheet (PDF)

Children’s and Adult ENT

Dr Reddy is experienced in managing common paediatric and adult ENT conditions

Paediatric ENT and adenotonsillectomy

Dr Reddy looks after children of all ages, from newborns to teenagers, and is appointed at Sydney Children’s Hospital. He regularly manages tonsil infections, snoring, sleep-disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnoea, nasal obstruction and allergy, noisy breathing (laryngomalacia), glue ear, and speech and swallowing concerns. He performs paediatric adenotonsillectomy (removal of the tonsils and adenoids) and grommet insertion as day-stay or short-stay procedures.

Adult ENT conditions

Dr Reddy also manages conditions affecting the nose and throat. This includes allergic nasal conditions, blocked nose, sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnoea, tonsillitis, tonsil stones, bad breath, voice complaints, parotid tumours and cancers of the head and neck.

Dr Rithvik Reddy

Expert ENT services for adults and children.

Contact for appointments

Referring doctors can email referrals@drrithvikreddy.com to make appointment

Macarthur ENT

Shop 2101, Level 2, 31A Lasso Rd, Gregory Hills NSW 2557

Suite 102, Building B, Level 1, 4 Hyde Parade, Campbelltown NSW 2560

Phone (02) 4625 1682 · Fax (02) 4625 1032

Mon–Fri 8am–5pm

My-ENT, Sydney CBD

Suite 303, Level 3, BMA House, 135 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Phone (02) 9247 1762 · Fax (02) 9247 2141

Mon–Fri 8:30am–5pm

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