An Otolaryngologist, also known as an ENT (ear, nose, and throat) doctor, is a medical specialist who focuses on diagnosing and treating disorders related to the ear, nose, and throat, as well as related structures of the head and neck. They can help patients with a range of conditions, including hearing loss, sinus infections, tonsillitis, sleep apnea, and more.
Otolaryngology, commonly known as ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck. Otolaryngologists, also known as ENT specialists, are physicians who specialize in treating and managing disorders of the head and neck.
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Otolaryngology is a diverse field that covers a wide range of conditions and disorders affecting the head and neck. These conditions can include ear infections, hearing loss, balance disorders, nasal congestion, allergies, sinusitis, snoring, sleep apnea, voice and swallowing disorders, and cancers of the head and neck.
Otolaryngologists are medical doctors who undergo extensive education and training before they can practice in the field. To become an ENT specialist, a candidate must complete a four-year undergraduate program, followed by four years of medical school. After medical school, a prospective otolaryngologist must complete a five-year residency program in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This includes one year of general surgery training and four years of specialized training in Otolaryngology.
ENT specialists use a variety of diagnostic techniques to evaluate and diagnose conditions affecting the head and neck. These techniques can include a thorough medical history, physical examination, hearing and balance tests, imaging studies (such as CT scans and MRI), and endoscopic procedures.
Treatment options in otolaryngology vary depending on the specific condition being treated. Treatment may involve medication, lifestyle changes, surgical intervention, or a combination of these approaches. Common treatments include antibiotics for ear infections, allergy medications for nasal congestion, surgical intervention for sleep apnea, and chemotherapy or radiation for head and neck cancers.
Within the field of otolaryngology, there are various specialized areas of practice, including pediatric otolaryngology, rhinology (nose and sinus disorders), laryngology (voice and swallowing disorders), otology (ear disorders), and head and neck oncology (cancers of the head and neck).
Some of the most common conditions treated by otolaryngologists include:
If you are experiencing any symptoms related to the ear, nose, or throat, it is important to seek medical attention. Symptoms that may warrant a visit to an ENT specialist include hearing loss, persistent ear pain, sinus pressure or congestion, chronic sore throat, hoarseness or changes in voice, persistent snoring or sleep apnea, and lumps or swelling in the neck.
Otolaryngology is a specialized field of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the ear, nose, and throat, as well as related structures of the head and neck. ENT specialists undergo extensive education and training, including a five-year residency program, to become experts in the field. They use a variety of diagnostic techniques and treatment options to manage a wide range of conditions, including ear infections, sinusitis, voice and swallowing disorders, and head and neck cancers.
If you are experiencing any symptoms related to the ear, nose, or throat, it is important to seek medical attention from an otolaryngologist. With their specialized training and expertise, they can provide a thorough evaluation and develop a personalized treatment plan to address your specific needs.
1. Dr. Samuel M. Durrence - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
2. Dr. Frank J. Pileggi - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
3. Dr. Robert G. Wolfe - Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd S, Jacksonville, FL 32224
4. Dr. Kenneth J. Miller - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
5. Dr. David A. Kamin - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
6. Dr. Robert B. Applebaum - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
7. Dr. Christopher J. Fazzini - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
8. Dr. Charles J. Gallagher - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
9. Dr. Daniel J. Kamin - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
10. Dr. Steven R. Simpson - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
11. Dr. Gary P. Weisman - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
12. Dr. William J. Sullivan - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
13. Dr. David M. Loeb - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
14. Dr. Mark J. Ferenczy - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
15. Dr. Steven L. Brown - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
16. Dr. Mark J. Liss - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
17. Dr. Charles S. Biggs - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
18. Dr. Stephen L. Anderson - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
19. Dr. Kenneth H. Liss - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
20. Dr. Michael J. Zito - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
21. Dr. Jeffrey B. Spitzer - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
22. Dr. Thomas E. Batten - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
23. Dr. Kenneth K. Hawley - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
24. Dr. Mark D. D'Angelo - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
25. Dr. Jonathan M. Silverman - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
26. Dr. Carl E. Fink - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
27. Dr. Daniel B. Orenstein - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
28. Dr. Richard B. Applebaum - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
29. Dr. George B. O'Neill - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
30. Dr. John E. Wolfe - Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd S, Jacksonville, FL 32224
31. Dr. Stephen M. Ross - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
32. Dr. William R. Fazzini - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
33. Dr. Robert J. Spitzer - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
34. Dr. John W. Miller - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
35. Dr. Joseph E. Batten - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
36. Dr. Thomas J. Biggs - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
37. Dr. Robert G. Orenstein - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
38. Dr. William T. Gallagher - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
39. Dr. David C. Silverman - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
40. Dr. Lawrence E. Hawley - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
41. Dr. Scott K. Fink - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
42. Dr. Robert M. Ross - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
43. Dr. Mark C. Pileggi - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
44. Dr. Gregory J. D'Angelo - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
45. Dr. Michael S. Brown - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
46. Dr. Scott A. Liss - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
47. Dr. Robert J. Ferenczy - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
48. Dr. Robert A. Anderson - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
49. Dr. Lawrence J. Zito - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
50. Dr. Mark E. O'Neill - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
51. Dr. Christopher J. Miller - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
52. Dr. John S. Fazzini - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
53. Dr. Joseph D. Applebaum - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
54. Dr. Stephen T. Silverman - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
55. Dr. Kenneth C. Gallagher - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
56. Dr. Thomas J. Spitzer - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
57. Dr. Mark A. Batten - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
58. Dr. John M. Hawley - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
59. Dr. Robert S. D'Angelo - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
60. Dr. Stephen E. Fink - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
61. Dr. David P. Orenstein - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
62. Dr. Kenneth T. Ross - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
63. Dr. Lawrence L. Miller - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
64. Dr. George D. Ferenczy - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
65. Dr. Michael A. Applebaum - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
66. Dr. Christopher D. Silverman - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
67. Dr. John J. Gallagher - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
68. Dr. Joseph B. Spitzer - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
69. Dr. Thomas R. Batten - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
70. Dr. Stephen K. Hawley - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
71. Dr. Mark G. D'Angelo - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
72. Dr. Robert T. Fink - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
73. Dr. Steven A. Orenstein - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
74. Dr. Kenneth P. Ross - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
75. Dr. John H. Miller - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
76. Dr. George F. Ferenczy - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
77. Dr. Michael B. Applebaum - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
78. Dr. Christopher E. Silverman - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
79. Dr. John K. Gallagher - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
80. Dr. Joseph C. Spitzer - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
81. Dr. Thomas S. Batten - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
82. Dr. Stephen L. Hawley - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
83. Dr. Mark H. D'Angelo - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
84. Dr. Robert U. Fink - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
85. Dr. Steven B. Orenstein - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
86. Dr. Kenneth Q. Ross - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
87. Dr. John I. Miller - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
88. Dr. George G. Ferenczy - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
89. Dr. Michael C. Applebaum - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
90. Dr. Christopher F. Silverman - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
91. Dr. John L. Gallagher - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
92. Dr. Joseph D. Spitzer - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
93. Dr. Thomas T. Batten - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
94. Dr. Stephen M. Hawley - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
95. Dr. Mark I. D'Angelo - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
96. Dr. Robert V. Fink - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
97. Dr. Steven C. Orenstein - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
98. Dr. Kenneth R. Ross - Jacksonville Ear, Nose & Throat, 4131 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
99. Dr. John J. Miller - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
100. Dr. George H. Ferenczy - ENT Specialists of North Florida, 4590 N St Augustine Rd #100, Jacksonville, FL 32207
