Laryngology
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. Common conditions addressed by laryngologists include vocal fold nodules and cysts, laryngeal cancer, spasmodic dysphonia, laryngopharyngeal reflux, papillomas, and voice misuse/abuse/overuse syndromes. Dysphonia/hoarseness; laryngitis ; *Spasmodic dysphonia; dysphagia; Tracheostomy; Cancer of the larynx; and vocology are included in laryngology.
Etymology of "laryngology"
The word "laryngology" is derived from:Famous laryngologists
- Paul Gerber, who published poetry under the pseudonym Heinrich Garibert
- George Duncan Gibb
- Morell Mackenzie
- Felix Semon
- St Clair Thomson
- Chevalier Jackson
- Victor Negus
- Georges Portmann
- Sir John Milsom Rees
- Oliver St John Gogarty