What are ENT Doctors?
Some of the diseases that "ENT" (ear, nose, and throat) specialists treat include issues with hearing and balance, swallowing and speech, breathing and sleep troubles, allergies and sinuses, head and neck cancer, skin disorders, and even facial plastic surgery. ENT experts are known as "otolaryngologists" in the medical community. In addition to treating your sinus headache, your child's swimmer's ear, or your father's sleep apnea, ENT specialists also do surgery. There are skilled ENT surgeons and physicians who can unblock airways that have become obstructed, remove tumours from the head, neck, and throat, and repair these vital tissues. What conditions does an ENT speicalist treat? General otolaryngologists treat a wide range of problems and do not restrict their practise to just one area of the head and neck. However, some ENT experts choose to specialise further in one of the following fields: Ear : Otology of the ear Balance and hearing are essent...