The ENT Group - Laryngology

What is laryngology? Laryngology is an ENT Subspeciality that diagnoses and treats issues with your larynx (voice box). Your larynx sits in the front of your neck. It holds your vocal cords and helps you speak, make sounds and swallow. It’s also the entrance to your windpipe and plays an important role in helping you breathe.

When you visit The ENT Group for throat or voice disorders, you'll undergo comprehensive evaluation by the laryngology team, which may include a speech-language pathologist with specialty training in voice and swallowing disorders. Appropriate treatment options are discussed and you and your care team decide how to proceed. Treatment may include surgery, voice therapy, medications or other options.

Conditions Managed By Laryngologist

Voice Disorders:

• Hoarseness (dysphonia) • Vocal cord nodules, polyps, cysts, and granulomas • Vocal cord paralysis or paresis • Laryngitis (inflammation of the larynx) • Spasmodic dysphonia (a neurological disorder affecting voice muscles) • Presbyphonia (age-related voice changes) • Muscle tension dysphonia .

Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia):

• Difficulty swallowing due to structural or functional issues • Esophageal disorders • Zenker’s diverticulum (a pouch that forms at the back of the throat) • Cricopharyngeal dysfunction

Airway Disorders:

• Laryngeal stenosis (narrowing of the airway) • Tracheal stenosis • Laryngomalacia (floppy larynx) • Subglottic stenosis • Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP)

Reflux-Related Disorders:

• Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affecting the larynx

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