Otolaryngology
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Otolaryngology is the branch of medicine that specializes 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 A somewhat outdated, but nevertheless commonly used, term for this speciality is ENT (ear nose and throat).
Otolaryngologists are medical doctors who complete at least five years of surgical residency training (one year in general surgery, four years in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery). Following residency training, some otolaryngologists elect to complete advanced subspeciality fellowships which are usually one or two years in duration. As with all medical fellowships, acceptance is highly competitive.
Subspecialities
- 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
- Hyperparathyroidism
- 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 externa - outer ear or ear canal inflammation
- Otitis media - middle ear inflammation
- Otitis interna - inner ear inflammation
- Perforated eardrum (hole in the eardrum due to infection, trauma, explosion or loud noise)
- Mandibular fracture repair
- Mastoiditis
External links
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery [1]
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