Dr Ronald Chin’s Take On Airway Foreign Body
The Airway foreign body is the aspiration of a foreign object that can impair oxygenation and ventilation. The majority of the cases occur in children under 3 years. Most common foreign bodies include seeds, peanuts, paperclips, and coins. Most of the aspirated foreign bodies sit in the right main bronchus.
Symptoms of this depend on the size, shape, and location of the foreign body as well as the age of the patient. Common symptoms usually include cough, increased breathing effort, and stridor accompanied by unilateral wheezing.
CXR and CT scans are used to investigate this. To treat this, rigid bronchoscopy is used to remove foreign objects as soon as possible. For patients with completely blocked airways, back blows, and Heimlich maneuvers are attempted first.
Glue ear, after draining the ear drum
Glue ear, intact ear drum
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Dr Ronald Chin is an Australian trained Otolaryngologist Head and Neck Surgeon.
After graduating as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Dr Chin undertook further specialised training in Head and Neck Cancer at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
He has published many research papers and is an active teacher and scholar.
As part of his subspecialty training, Dr Chin has training in Laser, Da Vinci Robotic, Flex Robotic and complex surgical techniques.
In addition to specialised Head and Neck Cancer, Dr Chin also enjoys general adult and paediatric ENT Surgery and practices sinus, snoring/sleep and general paediatric ENT Surgical procedures.
Dr Ronald Chin works as a general Otolaryngologist, offering a wide range of surgical and non-surgical treatments including ear surgery, nose surgery and throat surgery. He provides treatment for chronic conditions such as tonsillitis, sinus problems and problems with hearing.
He is also involved in the diagnosis and treatment of many conditions such as facial paralysis, head and neck cancer and sleep apnea. As well as performing surgery on children, he also provides specialist care for adults, including the treatment of throat disorders, voice loss and ear problems.
Dr Chin has also served as a Conjoint Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, a Conjoint Associate Professor at Western Sydney University and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney.
