What exactly is an ENT specialist?
The medical field known as
otolaryngology focuses on the ear, nose, and throat. Because surgeons are
trained in both medicine and surgery, it is also known as otolaryngology head
and neck surgery. An ear, nose, and throat doctor, or ENT for short, is a term
used to describe an otolaryngologist.
When doctors realized that the head
and neck contained a series of interconnected systems, they established this
medical specialty in the 19th century. Head and neck problems were first
examined and treated by doctors using tools and techniques that eventually led
to a medical specialty. The American Academy of Otolaryngology claims that it
is the nation's oldest medical specialty.
In contrast to many other doctors,
otolaryngologists are qualified to perform a wide range of surgeries on the
delicate and intricate tissues of the head and neck.
Otolaryngologists treat what?
Care for the Ears:
The medical and surgical treatment
of hearing loss, ear infections, balance disorders, ear noise (tinnitus), nerve
pain, and disorders of the facial and cranial nerves are all areas of expertise
for otolaryngologists. Congenital (birth) disorders of the outer and inner ear
are also managed by them.
Care for the nose:
One of the otolaryngologists' most
important skills is taking care of the sinuses and nasal cavities. Allergies,
sinusitis, olfactory disorders, polyps, and nasal obstruction caused by a
deviated septum are all diagnosed, managed, and treated by otolaryngologists.
They can also make the nose look better with rhinoplasty surgery.
Care for the Throat:
Diseases of the larynx (voice box)
and the upper aero-digestive tract, or esophagus, including voice and
swallowing disorders are well managed by otolaryngologists.
Neck and Head:
Otolaryngologists are trained to
treat infectious diseases, facial trauma, deformities of the face, and both
benign and malignant (cancerous) tumours in the head and neck area. Both
plastic and reconstructive surgery are among their specialties.
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