OTOLARYNGOLOGY

'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, although somewhat out of favor, is 'ENT' ('ear, nose and throat'). The term comes from the Greek ''ωτολαρυγγολογία'' (''oto'' = genitive for ear, ''laryngo'' = genitive for larynx/throat, ''logy'' = study) and it literally means the study of ear and neck. The full term ''ωτορινολαρυγγολογία'' (otorhinolaryngology), also includes ''rhino'', which is the genitive of nose.

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Explanation

Subspecialties

Topics in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

General Otolaryngology

Head and Neck Surgery

Otology/Neuro-Otology

Rhinology (Sinus diseases and anterior skull base)

Pediatrics

Laryngology

Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Societies

External links

Explanation

Otolaryngologists are medical doctors (M.D). or Osteopathic Doctors (D.O.) who complete at least five years of surgical residency training. Currently, this comprises one year in general surgical training and four years in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery; in the past it varied between two and three years of each. Otolaryngology is considered to be one of the most competitive residency fields to match into.
Following residency training, some otolaryngologists elect to complete advanced subspeciality "fellowship" training which can range from one to three years in duration.

Subspecialties

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★ Currently recognized by American Board of Medical Subspecialties)

Head and Neck	Facial plastics ★	Otology	Neuro-otology ★	Rhinology/Sinus	Laryngology	Pediatrics ★	Sleep ★
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

Topics in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

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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...

Head and Neck Surgery

★ Head and neck cancer

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★ Oncology

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★ Chemotherapy

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★ Chemotherapy regimens

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★ Radiation therapy

★ Hyperparathyroidism

★ Thyroid cancer

Otology/Neuro-Otology

★ Dizziness

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★ BPPV - Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

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★ labyrinthitis/vestibular neuronitis

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★ Ménière's disease/Endolymphatic hydrops

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★ Perilymphatic fistula

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★ 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)

Rhinology (Sinus diseases and anterior skull base)

★ Environmental Allergies

★ Sinusitis - acute, chronic

★ Rhinitis

★ Empty nose syndrome

Pediatrics

★ laryngomalacia

★ Caustic Ingestion

★ Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Pediatric

★ Tonsillectomy

★ Adenoidectomy

★ Myringotomy and Tubes

Laryngology

★ Dysphonia / Hoarseness

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★ Laryngitis

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★ Reinke's Edema

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★ Vocal Cord Nodules & Polyps

★ Spasmodic Dysphonia

★ Tracheostomy

★ The Professional Voice

★ Cancer of the Larynx

Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

★ Rhinoplasty & Septoplasty

★ Facelift (Rhytidectomy)

★ Browlift

★ Blepharoplasty

★ Otoplasty

★ Genioplasty

★ Injectable Cosmetic Treatments

★ Trauma to the Face

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★ Nasal Bone Fracture

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★ Mandible Fracture

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★ Orbital Fracture

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★ Frontal Sinus Fracture

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★ Complex Lacerations and Soft Tissue Damage

Societies

★ American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

★ The American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy

★ Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

★ The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society

★ British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists - Head & Neck Surgeons

External links

★ Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery

★ On-Line ENT Journal Club (via JournalReview.org)

★ ENT Journal

★ Information on Microtia/Reconstruction (via Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh)