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.
Cette opération est nécessaire lorsque le canal lacrymal est bouché et que les larmes ne peuvent pas s’écouler. Ce document explique ce qui se passera avant, pendant et après votre opération. This pamphlet is also available in English.
Society of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Nova Scotians is a non- profit organization, serving the approximately 150,000 deaf, hard of hearing, and late-deafened people in the province of Nova Scotia. This pamphlet gives information on hiring American Sign Language-English interpreters.
Submandibular gland surgery is surgery to remove your submandibular gland(s). These glands are a type of salivary gland in your neck under your lower jaw. This pamphlet explains what will happen before and after surgery, care at home, how to care for your incision, and follow-up care.
A tonsillectomy is a surgery to take out your tonsils. Your tonsils are on the sides of your throat. This pamphlet explains what will happen before and after surgery, care at home, follow-up care, and symptoms you need to watch for.
This pamphlet will help you learn how to care for yourself safely before and after day surgery for a tonsillectomy or an adenoidectomy. This pamphlet is also available in French.
This pamphlet explains what to expect before, the morning of, and right after your surgery. Other topics include what to expect at home, protecting yourself from the flu, stoma and laryngectomy tube care, supplies, humidity, speech rehabilitation, nutrition, follow-up, and symptoms that require medical attention. This pamphlet is also available in French.
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is surgery to make your breathing passage wider. This is done by taking out your tonsils and uvula and making the lower edge of your soft palate smaller. This pamphlet explains what will happen before and after surgery, care at home, follow-up care, and symptoms you need to watch for.