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#25286 06-28-2002 04:31 AM | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered
| Hi again,
I just have a quick question right now. If I want to see an "ENT" for a "2nd opinion," I assume the "ENT" stands for "ear, nose & throat" doctor... is that the *same* as an Otolaryngologist? When I look through our insurance directory to find an ENT that is covered, I can't find "ENT" listed anwhere in the specialty area... just Otolaryngologists... I want to make sure I'm looking at the right section!
Thanks,
Michelle (Happy Dog) | | | 
#25287 06-28-2002 06:07 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 64 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |  OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 64 | You are on the right track, go to an otolaryngologist.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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#25288 06-28-2002 09:26 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12 Member | | Member
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12 | Yes, "ENT" is just shorthand for "ear, nose, throat". Actually "otorhinolaryngologist" would be most accurate, because without the "rhino" (nose), you're just an "ET". But, these guys have enough problems to deal with, so they're happy to be known simply as otolaryngologists.
Mark Giles
Stage II Tongue Cancer Survivor
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