Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Otorhinolaryngology

Otorhinolaryngology is the medical discipline involving the assessment, analysis, treatment, and management of diseases, abnormalities, and other health problems affecting the ears, nose and throat, as well as the head and neck, mouth, sinuses, and voice box (larynx).  Doctors who specialize in this area are called otorhinolaryngologists, otorhinologists, otolaryngologists, ENT( ear, nose, throat ) surgeons, or head and neck surgeons. Patients seek treatment from an otorhinolaryngologist for disorders/diseases of the ear, nose, throat, base of the skull, head, and neck. These usually include functional diseases which affect the senses and activities of eating, drinking, speaking, breathing, swallowing, and hearing. In addition, ENT surgery surrounds the surgical management and reconstruction of cancers and benign tumors of the head and neck as well as plastic surgery of the face and neck (facial plastic surgery).