Non-surgical facets of otolaryngology

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Otolaryngology is known to be one of the few fields in which both surgical and medical therapies play a big part in the overall treatment. The range of ENT surgical procedures are fairly obvious. On the other hand, what are some of the diseases that otolaryngologists treat with exclusive medical management? Let's ignore some of the more basic ENT pathologies that are more commonly handled by family practitioners. Thanks.

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Otolaryngology is known to be one of the few fields in which both surgical and medical therapies play a big part in the overall treatment. The range of ENT surgical procedures are fairly obvious. On the other hand, what are some of the diseases that otolaryngologists treat with exclusive medical management? Let's ignore some of the more basic ENT pathologies that are more commonly handled by family practitioners. Thanks.

Don't be misled...ENT is a surgical subspecialty and the vast majority of the thinking you will do is related to surgical management of disease. However, there are certain areas of the field which are less surgical.

Here are a few:
rhinology/sinus/allergy
vertigo
sensorineural hearing loss
laryngology (lots of reflux and voice rest/therapy)
Botox/chemical peels (not sure if this is surgical or medical)
various infectious processes of the head and neck

I went into the field because of the wide variety of surgical procedures it offers, not because I want to treat migraines and reflux.