Notice: Inpatient bedside phones are being phased out at Nova Scotia Health facilities beginning May 31. Please bring a personal device and charging equipment for your hospital stay.
An adenoidectomy is surgery to take out your adenoids. The adenoids are like tonsils, but they are at the back of your nose. This pamphlet explains what will happen before and after surgery, care at home, what to do if you have bleeding, and follow-up care. This pamphlet is also available in French.
This pamphlet explains what to expect after ear surgery. Topics include medication, care at home, and follow-up. Symptoms that need medical care are listed. This pamphlet is also available in French.
This pamphlet explains what to expect after ear surgery and how to care for yourself at home.
This pamphlet will help you with your care at home after throat surgery. Topics include pain, activity, eating and drinking, mouth and throat care, and post-surgery directions for a direct laryngoscopy.
This guide will help you learn how to care for your child safely after a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy.
Ce document explique ce que vous devez faire avant et après une amygdalectomie ou une adénoïdectomie en chirurgie ambulatoire. This pamphlet is also available in English.
Ce document explique comment prendre soin de vous à la maison après une opération de l'oreille. Pendant votre hospitalisation, les membres de votre équipe soignante sont toujours là pour vous aider. This pamphlet is also available in English.
Cette opération vise à retirer des tumeurs ou des excroissances (masses) dans la bouche et les environs. Ce document explique à quoi s'attendre avant l'opération, décrit ce qui se passe pendant et après l'opération, précise les complications possibles, explique à quoi s'attendre une fois à la maison, fournit des conseils concernant les activités et donne une liste des symptômes à surveiller. This pamphlet is also available in English.
This pamphlet explains what to expect before, during, and after surgery to repair a blocked tear duct. It includes information about pain, cold compresses, dressings, after care, and follow-up.
An endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is needed when your tear duct is blocked and tears cannot drain. This pamphlet explains what will happen before and after surgery, care at home, and follow-up care.