Otolaryngology or ENT (ear, nose and throat) is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear , nose , throat , and head and neck disorders. The full name of the specialty is otorhinolaryngology ; the full term otorhinolaryngology ( neoclassical Greek and modern Greek : ὠτο(ρ)ρινολαρυγγολογία), also includes ῥινο- - rhino- (root of ῥίς ) nose . The term comes from the Classical Greek roots ὠτ- - ot- (root of οὖς ) ear , λαρυγγ- - laryng- (root of λάρυγξ ) larynx/throat , and the root -logy study , and it literally means the study of ear and throat . Practitioners are called and professionally designated by the more accurate term otolaryngologists–head and neck surgeons , as specialists trained in otolaryngology are experts in surgical conditions of the head & neck. Some people refer to it simply as head and neck surgery.
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my 1 year old has a very thick and yellow snotty nose. last night we noticed his ear was draining a yellow liquid and this morning it is more clear. i'm not sure what to do.
My baby fell a short distance from the couch but I saw him land on the top of his head and his neck bent. I heard a "pop" sound and was very worried. My husband and friend don't seem to be worried. My son is acting and moving fine.....should I be...
My head becomes heavy and it feels like my head is being squeezed.I'm really confused whats going on with me.In the last 6 months I have gone 6 times to the ER.Last month I was driving I felt my throat is shutting...
I am suffering from stuffy nose since last year with regular ear pressure imbalance and tinnitus in both years have been taking medicine of and on advised by ENT like,allegra,ebastine,courses of antibiotics at present taking deslor 5mg but...
I sat down very hard and my neck crunched-could this be dangerous?
My 3 year old son fell 4 days ago and hit his head on the pool deck. He had a bump and scraped up forehead and nose, bloody nose and mouth. He did not lose consciousness. He screamed for 45 min and kept pointing to the very bottom of the front of...
My son got punched in the face and now feels like air comes out of his ear when he blows his nose. Is this a punctured eardrum and if so is there anything that can be done for it?
neuro patient with Right side paralytic for past 10 years, now on tracheostomy .
any tests that can confirm tracheostomy cannot be removed.
any chances of speech revival in same patient.
I have had this problem for several years: I have had 3 neck surgeries due to DDD, OA fusion at C5 &6. Prior to surgeries i had tightness in my throat/neck and changes in my voice when my neck is bad. I have had an...
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I am having pressure on my head almost every day. Also whenever there is more head ache there will be neck pain on left side. Usually head ache starts from around left ear and propogates towards top of my head and right side. Also...
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User : ya i want to know y my ears are blocked frm 5 days and not yet opened
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User : i have ear pain and pressure. i can also feel it in one side of my throat
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User : hello, 2 days ago i came across a hard lump in my neck
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User : hi, I have a question. I have little white bumps on the back of my hangy thing in my throat?? what are they??
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A friend of mine had an operation yesterday for her spinalcord ..the bus wheel went over her head , neck and shoulders ..doctors say that she is 99% unable to walk ..is there any hope ?
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Very sharp painful burning sensation in the back of my head/ neck area. why? i play volleyball and basketball and when i serve the ball i sometimes get very sharp painful aches in the back of my head/neck area. why is that ?
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i have a strong smell of sulphur up my nose what could it be?
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I was in a car accident last week. I didn t think I was hurt as it wasn t a big issue at the time but 2 days later my neck started to ache and a couple of bruises came up on my cheek , but I didnt hit my head on anything. Last night my nose started to bleed slowly for half an hour and I woke up this morning with dry crusty blood in my nose. Is...
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i have had ear ringing for a week and my doctor said it was an ear infection . she cleaned my ear from all the biult up ear wax . she gave me medicine and it still wont go away. Then my little brother slaped me in my right ear and i cant hear as well as i used to. Plus im anemic so is that the cause of my ringing but my doctor told me to go to a...
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hi My son has been very unwell for the past week now the first 3-4 days he was complaining of headaches and had a temperature of 40 degrees that was not coming down i was giving medicine every 4 hours he was very unwell in himself... then now hes still complaining his head is hurting but hes very bunged up in the nose but his nose is bleeding...
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My father had a nose bleed for most of the night this week. We took him to the doctor and nose doctor told him he has a ulcer of the nose. He is constantly blowing his nose even though we tell him not to. He often causes his own nose bleeds . At 82 years old, how did father get this nose ulcer ?
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my son has air in his throat . i have to take him to an emt. what could be wrng i took my teenage son to doc he did a ct scan found air in a sealed part of his throat. he is sending me to a ent doc should i be worried?
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I had surgery for a nose inverted papilloma three weeks ago. Is this normal to bleed this long after surgery I had surgery for a nose inverted papilloma three weeks ago. Blood is appears to be accumulating some where in my throat . It drains into my mouth (sometimes red and sometime dark red). Is this normal to bleed this long after surgery....
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I have dry white patches that flakes on my buttocks thighs and tummy and are not ichy. Iam 30 years Old with two Kids and both are asthmatic. There other one suffers from eczema as well. I do have a problem of ear, nose and throat irritation . What could be the cause ?
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