Ear, nose and throat — Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti
Our team treats disorders of the ear, nose and throat as well as the internal organs in the head and neck for people in Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti.
Contact us
To contact the ear, nose and throat service:
- phone 04 385 5999
- email info@ccdhb.org.nz
Where to find us
The ear, nose and throat service is based at Wellington Regional Hospital.
Services we provide
Our team deals with medical and surgical treatment of conditions of the ears, nose, throat and structures of the head and neck — apart from the eyes.
Common conditions include:
- ear (otology) tests
- otitis media
- otosclerosis
- hearing loss
- acoustic neuroma
- meniere's disease
- sinusitis
- snoring
- obstructive sleep apnoea
- rhinitis
- tonsillitis
- swallowing disorders (dysphagia)
- hoarseness.
We provide care to patients in hospital and run outpatient appointments for the greater Wellington region.
You will have an appointment at either:
We run clinics alongside the audiology service. This means a comprehensive hearing assessment can be done as part of your initial appointment.
Referral information
A referral for this service must come from a healthcare provider.
Patient information
- Adult tracheostomy care — patient information
- Conductive hearing loss — information for teachers
- Dysphagia — patient information
- Epiglottitis — discharge information
- Epistaxis (nose bleed) — patient information
- Following ear surgery — discharge information
- Following insertion of grommets — discharge information
- Following neck surgery — discharge information
- Following nose or sinus surgery — discharge information
- Following throat or oral surgery — discharge information
- Glandular fever — discharge information
- Laryngectomy — patient information
- Musicians and hearing loss — patient information
- Personal stereo and hearing loss — patient information
- Quinsy (peritonsillar abscess) — discharge information
- Tonsillitis — discharge information
- Tracheostomy closure — discharge information
- Vertigo — discharge information
- Vestibular hypofunction — patient information