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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 commonly used term for this speciality is ENT (ear, nose and throat).

Contents 1 Explanation 2 Subspecialties 3 Topics in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 3.1 General Otolaryngology 3.2 Head and Neck/Reconstructive Surgery 3.3 Otology/Neuro-Otology 3.4 Rhinology (Sinus diseases and anterior skull base) 3.5 Pediatrics 3.6 Laryngology 3.7 Trauma/Facial Plastics 4 Societies 5 External links

[edit] Explanation

Otolaryngologists are medical doctors who complete at least five years of surgical residency training. Currently, this is comprised of one year in general surgery, four years in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery; in the past it varied between two and three years of each.

Following residency training, some otolaryngologists elect to complete advanced subspeciality "fellowship" training which is usually one (but is sometimes two) years in duration.

[edit] Subspecialties

Head and Neck	Facial plastics	Otology	Neuro-otology	Rhinology/Sinus	Laryngology	Pediatrics	Allergy
Surgical oncology	Facial cosmetics	Ear	Middle and inner ear	Sinusitis	Voice therapy	VeloPalatine-Insufficiency
Reconstruction	Maxillofacial	Hearing	Temporal bone	Allergy	Phono-surgery	Cleft Lip and Palate
Endocrine surgery	Trauma		Skull base	Anterior skull base		Airway
			Dizziness	Apnea and snoring		Vascular Malformations
						Cochlear Implant/BAHA

[edit] Topics in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

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[edit] General Otolaryngology

• Deviated septum
• Laryngitis - inflammation of larynx and vocal cords producing hoarsness
• Parotitis - inflammation of the parotid glands
• Pharyngitis - inflammation of the pharynx producing symptoms more or less similar to tonsilitis
• Snoring and sleep apnea
• Tonsillitis - inflammation of tonsils producing pain, odynophagia(painful swallowing), fever etc...

[edit] Head and Neck/Reconstructive Surgery

• Head and neck cancer
  • Oncology
    • Chemotherapy
      • Chemotherapy regimens
    • Radiation therapy
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Thyroid cancer

[edit] Otology/Neuro-Otology

• Dizziness
  • BPPV - Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
  • labyrinthitis/vestibular neuronitis
  • Ménière's disease/Endolymphatic hydrops
  • Perilymphatic fistula
  • acoustic neuroma
• Hearing loss
• Mastoiditis
• 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)

[edit] Rhinology (Sinus diseases and anterior skull base)

• Environmental Allergies
• Sinusitis - acute, chronic
• Rhinitis

[edit] Pediatrics

• laryngomalacia
• Caustic Ingestion
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Pediatric
• Tonsillectomy
• Adenoidectomy
• Myringotomy and Tubes

[edit] Laryngology

• Dysphonia / Hoarseness
  • Laryngitis
  • Reinke's Edema
  • Vocal Cord Nodules & Polyps
• Spasmodic Dysphonia
• Tracheostomy
• The Professional Voice
• Cancer of the Larynx

[edit] Trauma/Facial Plastics

• Rhinoplasty & Septoplasty
• Facelift (Rhytidectomy)
• Browlift
• Blepharoplasty
• Otoplasty
• Genioplasty
• Injectible Cosmetic Treatments
• Trauma to the Face
  • Nasal Bone Fracture
  • Mandible Fracture
  • Orbital Fracture
  • Frontal Sinus Fracture
  • Complex Lacerations and Soft Tissue Damage

[edit] Societies

• American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society
• British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists - Head & Neck Surgeons

[edit] External links

• On-Line ENT Journal Club (via JournalReview.org)
• Otolaryngology Careers Forum
• ENT Journal

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