# Proper name for Ear Nose Throat doctor

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-name-for-ear-nose-throat-doctor/157685>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 26, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-name-for-ear-nose-throat-doctor/157685 "2003-02-26T17:54:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![etgaw1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@etgaw1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etgaw1)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-name-for-ear-nose-throat-doctor/157685/1 "2003-02-26T17:54:23Z")

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I need to know the proper name for a doctor the specializes in Ears, Noses and Throats.  
Thanks all.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-name-for-ear-nose-throat-doctor/157685/2 "2003-02-26T17:57:07Z")

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Otolaryngologist.

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**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-name-for-ear-nose-throat-doctor/157685/3 "2003-02-26T17:58:21Z")

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otolaryngologist

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**Author:** ![etgaw1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@etgaw1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etgaw1)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-name-for-ear-nose-throat-doctor/157685/4 "2003-02-26T18:00:24Z")

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that is why i love this board 3 min and the question is answered twice. thanks guys.

etgaw1

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-name-for-ear-nose-throat-doctor/157685/5 "2003-02-26T18:01:44Z")

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[Otorhinolaryngologist](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=otorhinolaryngologist). We mustn’t forget the nose !

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**Author:** ![Artemius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Artemius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemius)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-name-for-ear-nose-throat-doctor/157685/6 "2003-02-26T19:19:53Z")

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Although otolaryngologist is the technically correct term, no one refers to them as such. Save yourself the trouble and just call them ENT (Eee-Nnn-Tee) docs

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**Author:** ![godzillatemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-name-for-ear-nose-throat-doctor/157685/7 "2003-02-26T19:48:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Artemius \*  
> \*\*Although otolaryngologist is the technically correct term, no one refers to them as such. Save yourself the trouble and just call them ENT (Eee-Nnn-Tee) docs \*\*

[hijack]  
On a semi-related note, I was having blood drawn the other day and I asked the nurse if she had a sphygmomanometer handy. All I got was a blank stare…  
[/hijack]

Barry