It is the medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the ear, the upper air-respiratory tracts such as the nose and paranasal sinuses, pharynx and larynx, and the nearby structures of the face and neck.

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Some of the most common diseases are:

• Otitis

• Ear trauma

• Labyrinthitis

• Hearing loss

• V értigo

• E nfermedad Meniere

• Acoustic neuroma

• E pistaxis

• R initis

• A migdalitis

• Sinusitis

• Nose and sinus tumors

• Pharyngitis

• A denoids

• T umores of the nasopharynx

• Laryngitis

• Laryngeal cancer

• Foreign bodies of the upper airways

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