The Rush Approach to ENT
Rush's nationally renowned ENT specialists work to ensure your ear, nose, throat, and head and neck symptoms don’t hinder your daily activities. We offer care plans for the full range of ENT disorders that affect hearing, smelling, breathing, swallowing, tasting and speaking.
Our locations in Chicago, the suburbs and northwest Indiana provide convenient options for treatment of common conditions like sinus infections, allergies, laryngitis and ear infections. You’ll have access to hearing and audiology services, such as diagnostic evaluations, hearing aids and cochlear implants.
Our head and neck cancer care specialists offer treatment for tumors with access to advanced surgical options.
Specialized sleep surgeons can provide care options when sleep disorders aren’t well controlled by other therapies and medications.
And our voice, airway and swallowing disorder experts treat conditions that affect your breathing, speaking and swallowing abilities.
We're committed to providing you with a comprehensive evaluation, an accurate diagnosis and a personalized treatment plan designed to bring you relief and improve your quality of life.
Our Comprehensive ENT Services
Facial Surgery Services
Our surgeons take an advanced, patient-centered approach to cosmetic plastic and reconstructive surgery of the face.
Head and Neck Cancer Care
Cancer specialists treat head and neck tumors while working to preserve your appearance and your ability to breathe, speak and swallow.
Hearing and Balance Services
Audiologists and specialists understand and address your hearing and balance challenges with custom care plans. They offer the latest treatments, including surgical options like cochlear or auditory osseointegrated implants, hearing aids and assistive listening devices for phones, Bluetooth and other wireless technology.
Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT)
Pediatric ENT physicians provide care for the full range of common and complex ear, nose and throat issues in children from infants to teens.
Sinus, Allergy and Asthma Care
ENT specialists and surgeons provide relief from chronic sinusitis, nasal polyps and other chronic sinus conditions.
Skull Base Tumor Services
Surgeons and experts offer custom care plans using advanced tools like intraoperative CT and surgical navigation for safe and complete skull base tumor removal. Our minimally invasive procedures allow for faster healing and less discomfort after surgery.
Sleep Surgery Services
When CPAP, BiPAP and other therapies don’t provide enough relief from sleep disorders, like snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, our surgeons offer options to improve breathing and allow you to rest easy.
Voice, Airway and Swallowing Disorders Care
With many procedures available in office instead of the operating room, our specialists offer treatment for breathing, swallowing and speaking problems, from common issues, like laryngopharyngeal reflux, to the most complex and rare, such as laryngeal cleft.
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Choosing Rush for ENT Services
- Among the nation’s best: U.S. News & World Report ranks Rush’s ENT program among the best in the country and includes Rush University Medical Center on its Best Hospitals Honor Roll.
- Personalized care from a team of experts: When you have common or complex ear, nose and throat issues, our experts come together to address all your needs. They work as a team with specialists in many areas, including allergy care, gastroenterology, medical oncology, neurology, neurosurgery, pulmonology and radiation oncology. For you, that means you're getting coordinated, personalized care with your quality of life at the center.
- A holistic approach: Sinusitis, allergies and asthma, chronic diseases that afflict millions of people, are often interrelated. Not only do many people suffer from more than one of these conditions, but each can affect the severity of the others. You're likely to experience a combination of symptoms, including persistent sinus pain and pressure, breathing problems, sleep apnea and coughing, that can severely affect your quality of life. That's why we created the Rush Sinus, Allergy and Asthma Center, the first of its kind in the Chicago area and one of only a handful nationally.
- Clinical trials and groundbreaking therapies: Our physicians are leaders in cutting-edge clinical and basic science research, including clinical trials, aimed at improving treatment for a variety of conditions and shaping the future of ENT care. So you may have access to treatments and therapies that are not yet widely available.
- Convenient appointments close to home: Our doctors see patients at many locations in Chicago, the suburbs and Northwest Indiana, with hours to fit your busy schedule. Many of our centers also allow you to talk to a specialist today or tomorrow by scheduling an ENT telehealth appointment. Join your one-on-one video visit using your smartphone, computer or tablet — available for both new and existing adult Rush patients in many cases.
Virtual care: Appointments available today or tomorrow
Our ENT experts can provide second opinions and address common issues, including recurrent sinus infections, stuffy nose, laryngitis, snoring and allergies. Only available for adult patients.
Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (ENT) Locations
We provide nationally recognized ENT care in Chicago for all of your ear, nose, throat, head and neck conditions — from the common to the most complex and rare. Patients have access to clinical trials that can provide treatment options that aren’t yet widely available. And our specialists work with a team of experts from many fields, including allergy care, neurology, pulmonology and oncology, to provide holistic treatment.
Our surgeons offer advanced care options, including endoscopic sinus surgery and head and neck cancer surgery.
Your ear, nose, throat (ENT), and head and neck experts at Oak Park and Oak Brook provide high-quality care for even the most complex cases. Patients have access to minimally invasive treatments and personalized follow-up in a community setting.
Surgeons in Oak Park also offer endoscopic surgery to treat sinus conditions.
With the personal experience of a community hospital, our specialists offer adults and children a full range of treatments for ENT and head and neck disorders.
Our specialists provide expert audiology services, including tinnitus management, cochlear implants and hearing aid fittings.
Rush’s ENT care extends beyond the city of Chicago, bringing world-class care to neighborhoods near you. For example, in Oak Lawn, you can find local care options for head and neck cancer. And in Munster, Indiana, we offer sinus care, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and head and neck cancer care.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Rush University Medical Center among the best in the nation for ENT care.
