Ear, nose, and throat specialists
At Tahoe Forest Health System, our Otolaryngology specialists provide medical and surgical treatment for patients with routine and complex disorders of the ears, nose, and throat (ENT). Common issues we see include tonsils, ear infections, hearing loss, as well as head and neck masses.
Our specialists treat patients for a wide range of conditions, both common and rare, including:
Ears
- Ear tubes for ear infections or fluid in the ears
- Hearing loss
- Cochlear implants
- Microtia & aural atresia
- Eardrum (tympanic membrane) perforations
- Cholesteatoma
- Ear deformities
- Chronic otorrhea (ear drainage)
- Foreign bodies in the ear
- Mastoiditis
- Ossicular abnormalities
Masses, lumps & bumps
- Preauricular pit
- Dermoid cysts
- Brancial clefts
- Thyroglossal duct cysts
- Thyroid masses
- Neck masses
- Mucocele
Throat, nose & airway
- Tonsils
- Snoring
- Recurrent tonsillitis
- Tongue tie (ankyloglossia)
- Nasal obstruction
- Foreign bodies in the nose
- Recurrent sinusitis
- Nasal polyps
- Stridor/noisy breathing
- Laryngomalacia
Meet our providers
Otolaryngology
Stephen Hoff, MD, FACS, FAAP
(530) 582-8300
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Otolaryngology
Jeffrey Watson, MD
(530) 582-8300
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