The study of pathologies and physiology of the head-neck district (ear-balance and hearing, nose-sleep apnea and breathing, throat-swallowing and voice), are the object of analysis of a specific branch of Medicine: Otolaryngology.
An otolaryngologist visit is therefore recommended for problems with otitis, deafness, dizziness, snoring, dysphonia, hearing loss (hearing problem), sleep apnea, rhinosinus polyposis, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), acute and chronic rhinosinusitis, pharyngitis, and tonsillitis .
There is no indicated age for which referral to an ENT is necessary; in fact, ENT examination can be performed by patients of any age who manifest a problem for which ENT consultation is deemed necessary.
