耳鼻喉科（ENT）常见问题
什么是耳鼻喉科医生（ENT医生）
一个耳鼻喉科医生是医生诊断并治疗耳朵，鼻子和喉咙的状况。他们也被称为ENT医生。耳鼻喉科医生也是外科医生，这意味着他们执行操作以帮助人们治疗诸如听力损失，耳鸣，阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停等状况。
ENT医生治疗几种不同的医疗状况，包括：
- 耳朵状况，例如感染，，，，hearing impairment or loss，，，，and平衡问题
- nose and nasal conditions, such as过敏，，，，sinusitis, and obstructions
- throat conditions, such as扁桃体炎，，，，difficulty swallowing，，，，and voice issues
- sleep conditions, such assleep apnea和打nor
- noncancerous or cancerous tumors of the head and neck
耳鼻喉科医生执行的程序类型可以取决于其专长。通常，这些专家花了数年的时间在专业中进行培训，其中包括：
- 过敏
- facial and reconstructive surgery
- head and neck
- laryngology
- otology
- pediatric ENT
Some of the procedures performed within these subspecialties include:
- diagnostic tests, imaging, blood work, and more
- facelifts and nose jobs
- 睡眠研究
- 手术以纠正鼻腔障碍物或阻塞
- tumor removal
There are many reasons you might want to visit an ENT specialist, including:
- 平衡问题
- cleft palate
- 先天性残疾耳朵，鼻子或喉咙
- deviated septum
- dizziness
- drooping eyelids
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- ear infections
- 听力损失或障碍
- injury to the ear, nose, and throat
- 鼻充血
- nerve issues with your ear, nose, and throat
- 气味问题
- 鼻子或脸部重建
You can ask your primary care physician to refer you to an ENT specialist if you’re experiencing persistent or severe pain or discomfort of the ear, nose, and throat.