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Laryngology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders, diseases and injuries of the larynx, colloquially known as the voice box.Laryngologists treat disorders of the larynx, including diseases that affects the voice, swallowing, or upper airway.
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Instrument Uses Head Mirror with head band: to focus light into the cavity under inspection; mirror is concave and is used with a Chiron lamp to produce a parallel beam of light; doctor views through the hole (average diameter of mirror is 3 & 1/2" & that of hole is 1/4")
A 40-watt CO 2 laser used in otorhinolaryngology Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital founded in 1874, in London. Otorhinolaryngology (/ oʊ t oʊ ˌ r aɪ n oʊ ˌ l ær ɪ n ˈ ɡ ɒ l ə dʒ i / oh-toh-RY-noh-LARR-in-GOL-ə-jee, abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology – head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT) ) is a ...
Anatomical parts seen during laryngoscopy. Direct laryngoscopy is carried out (usually) with the patient lying on their back; the laryngoscope is inserted into the mouth on the right side and flipped to the left to trap and move the tongue out of the line of sight, and, depending on the type of blade used, inserted either anterior or posterior to the epiglottis and then lifted with an upwards ...
In 1903, it was renamed again to reflect its nationwide membership as the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology (AAOO). [ 1 ] By 1962, there was recognition that the specialties of ophthalmology and otolaryngology were diverging enough to warrant separate professional associations. [ 1 ]
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal that covers the field of otolaryngology, especially surgery of the head and neck. The journal's editor-in-chief is Cecelia Schmalbach (Temple University).
On the editor's death his role was assumed by Casey A. Wood (Chicago) in 1896. The following year the journal was split into the quarterlies Annals of Ophthalmology [3] and Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. [4] In 1917 the journal absorbed the Index of Oto-laryngology (1897–1917).