Patient and Family Education

Conditions

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children (PDF) (Dari) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)  
• Auditory processing disorder (KidsHealth) (Spanish) 
• Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia) (PDF) (Spanish)
• Earwax Management (PDF) (Spanish)
• Lymphatic malformations (Spanish) 
• Microtia and Atresia – Your child’s care, birth to age 10 (PDF) (Spanish)
• Middle ear infections  (Otitis Media) (KidsHealth) (Spanish) 
• Nasal Allergies (PDF) (Dari) (Russian) (Spanish)
• Nosebleeds (PDF) (Spanish)
• Sinusitis (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
• Sinusitis and Sinus Surgery (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
• Thyroglossal Duct Cyst (PDF) (Spanish)
• Tonsillitis (KidsHealth) (Spanish)
• Unilateral Hearing Loss (PDF) (Spanish)
• Velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD)  

Tests and Procedures

• Seattle: Before Procedure Checklist (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese) (Chinese) (French) (Arabic) (Dari) (Somali) (Ukrainian)
• After Surgery Drink Chart (PDF) (Spanish)
• CT Scan (PDF) (Spanish)  
• Ear Splinting (PDF) (Spanish)  
• Ear Tubes: Care after Surgery (PDF) (Dari) (Japanese) (Oromo) (Pashto) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
• Endoscopy Procedures for Evaluation and Treatment of Dysphagia (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
• Hearing Loss Resource Guide (PDF) (Spanish) (Russian) (Somali)  
• Hearing Screening: How to Prepare Your Baby (PDF) (Spanish)  
• Hibiclens Bathing Instructions for the Night Before Surgery (PDF) (Arabic) (French) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
• Lingual Tonsillectomy (PDF) (Spanish)
• Microtia (PDF) (Spanish)
• Myringoplasty, Tympanoplasty and Mastoidectomy (PDF) (Spanish)
• Pre-Auricular Tragal Duplication and Pre-Auricular Cyst: Discharge Instructions for Home (PDF) (Spanish)
• Sinusitis and Sinus Surgery (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
• Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery (PDF) (Amharic) (Dari) (Japanese) (Oromo) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
• Treating Ear Drainage after Ear Tubes (PDF) (Spanish)
• Treatment Options for Microtia (PDF) (Spanish) 

Recommended Reading

• Acute Pain (PDF) (Amharic) (Arabic) (Chinese) (Dari) (Japanese)  (Oromo) (Russian) (Somali) (Spanish) (Vietnamese) (French) (Pashto) (Ukrainian)
• Aerodigestive Clinic – What to Expect During Your Visit (PDF) (Spanish) 
• Aural Habilitation Therapy (PDF)
• Cochlear Implants (Spanish)
• Hearing Loss Clinic (PDF) (Spanish) 

Classes

• Information Sessions for Parents of Children with Hearing Loss (PDF)
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Support Group for Middle and High School Students (PDF) (Spanish)
• Social Group for Kids and Teens who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing and use Spoken English (PDF) (Spanish)

Participate in Research

• Current Research Studies

Useful Links

• Cholesteatoma  
• Ear Infections and Earache  
• Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center Locations and Shot Hours 
• Otolaryngology Medical History Form (PDF) (Spanish)

Videos