Dr. Satish Babu K

Dr. Satish Babu K is a Senior Consultant in ENT at Manipal Hospitals, Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru, with 27 years of experience in ear, nose, throat, and head & neck surgery.

Ear conditions including hearing loss, discharging ear, vertigo and facial paralysis; sinus and nasal conditions including chronic sinusitis, nasal polyps and deviated septum; snoring and obstructive sleep apnea; voice and throat conditions including vocal nodules and hoarseness; and head, neck and skull base surgery including thyroid, salivary gland and advanced endoscopic procedures.

Yes. Second opinions are a routine and appropriate part of surgical decision-making. Dr. Satish Babu reviews your existing reports and scans, explains what the findings do and do not indicate, and discusses whether conservative treatment is a reasonable option in your case before surgery is considered.

Not always. Many cases of chronic sinusitis and many deviated septa are managed with medical treatment, allergy control, and follow-up rather than surgery. Surgery is generally considered when symptoms persist despite adequate medical treatment, or where there is a structural problem that medication cannot address. The right answer depends on your individual examination and imaging.

Yes. Video consultations are offered for reviewing reports and scans, second opinions before surgery, and follow-ups. Conditions that need an examination or endoscopy still require an in-person visit, and you will be told plainly if that is the case.

MBBS — PSG Institute of Medical Science & Research (1994); DLO (Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology) — Kasturba Medical College (1996); MS — ENT — Dr. B R Ambedkar Medical College (2000). He is a member of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, the Indian Society of Otology, the Cochlear Implant Group of India, and the Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnea.