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Otorhinolaryngology is the branch of medicine that specialises in the diagnosis & professional assistance of ear, nose, throat, and head & neck disorders. A to the full title of the specialty is otolaryngology-head & neck surgery. Practician come known as otolaryngologists-head & neck sawbones, or even another time otorhinolaryngologists (ORL). The somewhat superannuated, however all the same usually utilized, term for this specialty is ENT (ear nose & throat).
Subspecialties
Head & neck cancer surgery
Facial disposables & reconstructive surgery
Neuro-otology (surgery of the inner ear, tympanic cavity, & temporal bone)
Diagnosis & management of hearing problems
Allergy
Cranial base surgery
Sinus surgery
Sleep apnea & snoring surgery
Laryngeal & voice surgery
Tracheal surgery
Pediatric ear, nose, throat, head & neck surgery
Thyroid & 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 & vocal cords producing hoarsness
Tonsillitis - inflammation of tonsils producing infliction, odynophagia(painful sucking down), fever etc
Pharyngitis - inflammation of the pharynx producing illness approximately similar to tonsilitis
Otitis media - middle ear inflammation
Mandibular fracture repair
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