What is an ENT in a hospital?

A doctor who has special training in diagnosing and treating diseases of the ear, nose, and throat. Also called otolaryngologist.

What is the ENT area?

Otolaryngology is the medical specialty that deals with disorders and conditions of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) region, and related areas of the head and neck.

What is ENT in surgery?

Otolaryngology surgery is performed on the head or neck area to treat problems of the ears, nose, or throat. It may also be called ENT (ear, nose, and throat) surgery. Otolaryngologists are doctors trained to treat patients with disorders or diseases of the ear, nose, or throat.

What are ENT patients?

Hearing and balance, swallowing and speech, breathing and sleep issues, allergies and sinuses, head and neck cancer, skin disorders, even facial plastic surgery are just some of the conditions that “ENT” (ear, nose, and throat) specialists treat.

What does ENT look for?

What is an ENT? The field of medicine that an ENT treats is called otolaryngology. Otolaryngologists diagnose, manage, and treat disorders of your head and neck. An ENT doctor looks at your ears, nose, throat, sinuses, larynx, and other related parts of your body.

Is an ENT a surgeon?

Otolaryngology is a medical specialty which is focused on the ears, nose, and throat. It is also called otolaryngology-head and neck surgery because specialists are trained in both medicine and surgery. An otolaryngologist is often called an ear, nose, and throat doctor, or an ENT for short.

Do ENT doctors do surgery?

For an ENT physician, the ear, nose, throat, larynx, and the sinuses are in the scope of treatment areas. Unlike physicians who can only medically treat conditions involving these areas and structures, ENT doctors can treat and also perform surgery on the structures involved, if necessary.

Is ENT the same as head and neck surgery?

Is an ENT the same as an otolaryngologist?

What is ENT (Ear Nose Throat) Surgery?

ENT ( Ear, Nose, Throat ) surgery is a medical specialty practiced by ENT surgeons. Otolaryngologists , as they are referred to in the medical community, can be a bit of a tongue twister for the lay person, which is why they are better known as ENT specialists.

What does an ENT specialist do?

ENT specialists are physicians trained in both the medical and surgical management of such health conditions, which is why they are also referred to as Head and Neck Surgeons. ENT surgery is often necessary as a treatment for conditions that affect the ear, nose or throat, when medication and other non-invasive treatments are ineffective.

Why choose OhioHealth for Ent care?

At OhioHealth, our ENT specialists provide comprehensive care for disorders of the ear, nose, throat and related areas in the head and neck. We treat both children and adults, and our patients receive the highest level of care for both acute problems and management of long-term ENT issues.

What are the risks of ENT surgery?

Some other risks from common ENT surgical procedures include injury to a tear duct, voice changes, nasal congestion, changes in smell and taste and more serious complications like damage to cranial and/or cervical nerves, obviously differing depending on the procedure.