Tests and Procedures

What to Expect

You can expect to spend several hours at the Airway Center for your visit in order to accommodate the multiple consultations, testing and procedures. It is recommended that you bring toys, snacks, formula, diapers, etc. for your child to help to occupy the time. There is an activity area as well as movies available for viewing. A cafeteria is available for patients on our 7th floor.

You will arrive to the Mass.  Eye and Ear, 2nd floor, Pediatric ENT Department. 

Please bring a list of medications as well as any testing you may have previously received. 

Once you are called into a room, you can expect to be interviewed by the nursing staff who will obtain a detailed history.  

Following the interview and depending on your child’s condition, you can expect to see specialists from gastroenterology, otolaryngology, pulmonology, speech and language pathology, audiology or radiology.  

Every attempt will be made to optimize your visit here by allowing time to see the appropriate specialists during your visit. We may also refer to other sub-specialists for further evaluation. These consults will likely occur on a separate occasion.  

There are several tests that may be ordered on the day of your visit. We also may refer you for additional testing that may occur at other times. Click on any of the following links to learn more about some of our frequently ordered tests: 

• Laryngoscopy
• Pulmonary Function Testing
• X-ray or CT study
• Feeding, Speech evaluation
• Modified Barium Swallow 
• pH probe or Bravo study
• Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD) -also referred to as Paradoxical Vocal Cord Motion (PVFM) 
• Laryngoscopy-Endoscopy-Bronchoscopy - often referred to as a Triple Endoscopy
• Tonsillectomy
• Adenoidectomy
• Tube placement

Tests and Procedures

• Feeding/Speech Evaluation
• Laryngoscopy
• Modified Barium Swallow
• pH Probe or Bravo Study
• Pulmonary Function Testing
• Triple Endoscopy
• Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD)
• X-Ray or CT Scan
• Additional Procedures