Otolaryngology

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"ENT" redirects here. For other uses, see ENT (disambiguation).

Otolaryngology is the branch of medicine that specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head & neck disorders. The full name of the specialty is otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Practitioners are called otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons, or sometimes otorhinolaryngologists (ORL). A somewhat outdated, but nevertheless commonly used, term for this specialty is ENT (ear nose and throat).

Subspecialties

Head and neck cancer surgery
Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
Neuro-otology (surgery of the inner ear, middle ear, and temporal bone)
Diagnosis and management of hearing problems
Allergy
Cranial base surgery
Sinus surgery
Sleep apnea and snoring surgery
Laryngeal and voice surgery
Tracheal surgery
Pediatric ear, nose, throat, head and neck surgery
Thyroid and parathyroid gland surgery
Maxillofacial trauma surgery

Disorders of the ear, nose, throat, head, and neck

Head and neck cancer
Hearing loss
Snoring and sleep apnea
Thyroid cancer
Sinusitis - acute, chronic
Rhinitis
Environmental Allergies
Parotitis
Deviated septum
Laryngitis - inflammation of larynx and vocal cords producing hoarsness
Tonsillitis - inflammation of tonsils producing pain, odynophagia(painful swallowing), fever etc
Pharyngitis - inflammation of the pharynx producing symptoms more or less similar to tonsilitis
Otitis media - middle ear inflammation
Mandibular fracture repair