Paeds ENT | The Drooling Child | Dr Charlie Fairhurst

Dr Charlie Fairhurst- Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
ENT Grand Rounds Online
7th October 2020
Curriculum topics (UK Otolaryngology Higher Surgical Training 2017)
1. Paediatric otolaryngology - Airway pathology in childhood; ENT related syndromes and cleft palate; Aetiology and management of congenital abnormalities of the head and neck affecting adults (including branchial & thyroglossal cysts, pharyngeal diverticulae, cleft lip & palate)
00:09 - Background
04:25 - Saliva; glands anatomy and function
07:45 - Causes of hypersialorrhoea
13:09 - Consequences of hypersialorrhoea
14:33 - How to assess hypersialorrhoea
17:56 - How to manage hypersialorrhoea
21:44 - Oral motor exercises
24:17 - Behavioural measures
25:10 - Conservative measures
26:05 - Intra-oral devices
27:11 - Specific medication
32:02 - Botulinum toxin injection
41:15 - Surgical approaches
44:30 - Conclusion
45:33 - Q&A