Otolaryngology is the practice that deals with the prevention, treatment and diagnosis, both surgical and medical, of diseases that insist on the head and neck tract, that is, the ear, nose and throat. Surgical treatment may include the thyroid gland, tonsils, mouth, and tongue.
In addition, theotolaryngologist is the physician also referred to for the cervicofacial district and the basicranium in general. Among the conditions that are treated are head and neck tumors, deafness, malformations of the ansal septum, sinusitis, otitis, vertigo, labyrinth disorders, tinnitus, and issues such as sleep apnea and snoring.
