Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology is the specialty that deals with the pathology of traumatic, inflammatory, malformative of the ear, temporal bone and paranasal sinuses, nose, oral cavity, the pharynx, larynx, trachea, esophagus, and adjacent structures. It also includes the investigation and medical treatment (surgical and recuperatory) of acoustic-vestibular apparatus diseases, the senses of taste and smell, cranial nerves disorders and hearing deficiencies and noise emission, functions of great importance on interpersonal communication.
In summary, it includes the study of functions and pathology of the ear, the nose and the paranasal sinuses, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and esophagus, as well as the adjacent regions of these organs and cavities. The specialty also deals with communication problems arising from disturbances of hearing and language.
Medical services
- Consultation
- Nasal Endoscopy
- Airway endoscopy
- Ear endoscopy
- Douche auriculară
- Extracting foreign body (ear, nose, tonsil)
- Chemical cautery nasal mucosa
- Maxillary sinus puncture