Dr Arvin Balachandran

Procedure Focus:

• Myringoplasty (ear drum repair) 
• Nasal and sinus surgery
• Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy 
• Foreign body removal from ear, nose and throat 
• Thyroidectomy
• Parotidectomy and submandibular salivary gland excision
• Vocal cord microsurgery 
• Cautery of nasal bleeding 
• Endoscopic nasal CSF leak repair 
• Excision of facial and neck lumps 
• Tracheostomy 
• Functional endoscopic evaluation of swallowing

Conditions treated:

• Ear infections Sinusitis 
• Tonsillitis 
• Ear, nose or throat bleeding 
• Snoring and sleep apnoea 
• Foreign bodies in ear, nose or throat 
• Neck lumps 
• Hearing loss 
• Vertigo 
• Voice disorders

Memberships & Associations:

• Malaysian Medical Association 
• Academy of Medicine Malaysia  

Post Graduate Clinical Training:

• Basic ENT training (Hospital Kuala Lumpur and Universiti Malaya Medical Centre) 
• Advanced ENT training (Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu) 
• Rhinology training (Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore)

Post Graduate Qualifications:

• Master of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• Fellowship in Rhinology

Medical School:

MBBS University of Malaya

Awards:

• Excellent Service Award (Ministry of Health Malaysia) 2002, 2009, 2012

Media & Publications:

• "High Frequency Presbycusis''-Is There an Earlier Onset? Published: Dec 2013 in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery DOI: 10.1007/S12070-011-0356-X 
• Lidocaine/Phenylephrine Nasal Spray versus Nebulization Prior to Nasoendoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Published: Oct 2018 in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery DOI: 10.1177/0194599818795852 
• Feasibility of a bilateral regional sternocleidomastoid muscular flap in the closure of a persistent acquired tracheopharyngeal fistula Published: Aug 2016 in BMJ Case Reports DOI: 10.1136/BCR-2016-216676
• Sinchew: Differentiating Sinusitis and Allergy Rhinitis

Special privilege:

All ENT procedures and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation