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Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Adult
- Paediatric
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Pringle is an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon based in Portsmouth.
Mr Pringle qualified from St George’s Hospital Medical School, London in 1983. He then gained experience in ENT and the related specialties of neurosurgery, plastic surgery and general surgery gaining the General Surgical Fellowship in 1988, before embarking on ENT training in 1989. He trained at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in London and also in Bristol and Exeter, after which he undertook a year's Fellowship in Melbourne working in the department of Professor Graeme Clarke, inventor of the Nucleus Cochlear Implant.
In 1997 Mr Pringle was appointed as Consultant ENT Surgeon at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth and Consultant Otologist (ear specialist) to the University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service (USAIS).
He has experience in treating all General Adult and Paediatric ENT conditions with a special interest in ear surgery and the surgical management of deafness (grommets, stapedectomy, ossiculoplasty). Mr Pringle has performed over 2000 major ear operations. He performs Otoplasty surgery and the new minimally invasive technique of EarFold. He also sees patients with balance problems and tinnitus. He sees patients with sore throat, tonsillitis, rhinitis and nasal obstruction and has an interest in snoring management. He is involved in research and the evaluation of various hearing devices. He has performed over 400 cochlear implants on patients from 7 months old to 90 years old. He has introduced new implantable hearing devices to the UK. He has written a website for his patients with information about ENT conditions: www.earsandhearinguk.com
Mr Pringle was Clinical Director of the ENT Department of Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth for four years. He is now the Educational Supervisor for the ENT trainee doctors. He runs a temporal bone course for trainee ENT surgeons. He regularly attends international conferences and keeps up to date with the latest developments and innovations in ENT.
Areas of interest
Deafness Ear disease Ear infections Cholesteatoma Hearing implants Otology (ears) Grommets Ossiculoplasty Stapedectomy Myringoplasty Tonsillectomy Adenoidectomy Nasal blockage Septoplasty Sinus surgery Tinnitus Dizziness Menieres Cochlear implantation
Medical secretaries
- Sue Guest
- Spire Portsmouth Hospital Bartons Road HAVANT PO9 5NP
- 07936 931322
- 07936 931322
- Sue.GUEST@spirehealthcare.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Michael T Williams
Not Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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AU005
Tympanometry (as sole procedure) - (>50)
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20210
Pure tone audiogram (air conduction) - including masking - (>50)
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E2501
Fibre optic examination of the pharynx +/- biopsy/removal of foreign body - (5-50)
Spire Portsmouth Hospital (5-50)
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D1510
Myringotomy and insertion of tube through tympanic membrane (and bilateral) - (5-50)
Queen Alexandra Hospital (5-50) Spire Portsmouth Hospital (1-5)
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D1710
Stapedectomy (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
Queen Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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