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 A somewhat outdated, but nevertheless commonly used, term for this speciality is ENT (ear, nose and throat).

1 Explanation
2 Subspecialties
3 Topics in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
4 Societies
5 External links

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Explanation

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.

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Subspecialties

Head and Neck	Facial plastics	Otology	Neuro-otology	Rhinosinusology	Laryngology	Pediatrics
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

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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
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

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