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{{Short description|Medical specialty that deals with the larynx}}
'''Laryngology''' is a branch of [[medicine]] that deals with disorders, [[disease]]s and [[Trauma (medicine)|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 nodule]]s and [[cyst]]s, [[laryngeal cancer]], [[spasmodic dysphonia]], [[laryngopharyngeal reflux]], [[Laryngeal papillomatosis|papillomas]], and voice misuse/abuse/overuse syndromes. [[Dysphonia]]/hoarseness; [[laryngitis]] (including [[Reinke's edema]], [[vocal fold nodule|Vocal cord nodules]] and [[vocal cord polyp|polyps]]); *[[Spasmodic dysphonia]]; [[dysphagia]]; [[Tracheostomy]]; [[Cancer of the larynx]]; and [[vocology]] (the science and practice of voice habilitation) are included in laryngology.
[[File:A laryngology exam and procedure room.jpg|thumb|A laryngology exam and procedure room.]]
==Etymology of "laryngology"==
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==Famous laryngologists==
* [[Paul Gerber (physician)|Paul Gerber]] (1863–1919), who published poetry under the pseudonym Heinrich Garibert<ref>{{cite journal |title=Prof. Paul Gerber (Königsberg, Germany) |journal=The Journal of Laryngology and Otology |date=1920 |volume=35 |pages=351–352 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QXI4AQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Heinrich+Garibert%22+%281863%E2%80%931919%29&pg=PA351 |access-date=27 August 2022 |publisher=J. & A. Churchill |language=en}}</ref>
* [[George Duncan Gibb]] (1821–1876)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Laurenson |first1=Rae Duncan |title=George Duncan Gibb (1821–1876): London's Foremost Laryngologist |journal=Journal of Medical Biography |date=November 1997 |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=205–209 |doi=10.1177/096777209700500404 |pmid=11619712 |s2cid=19998346 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/096777209700500404 |access-date=27 August 2022 |language=en |issn=0967-7720}}</ref>
* [[Morell Mackenzie]] (1837–1892)
* [[Felix Semon]] (1849–1921)
* [[St Clair Thomson]] (1857–1943)
* [[Chevalier Jackson]] (1865–1958)<ref name=Jackson1909>{{cite journal|last=Jackson|first=C|
* [[Victor Negus]] (1887–1974)
* [[Georges Portmann]] (1890–1985)
* Sir [[John Milsom Rees]] (1866–1952)
* [[Oliver St John Gogarty]]
==See also==
* [[Otolaryngology]]
*[[Pasqual Mario Marafioti]]
==References==
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* [http://www.voicedoctor.net/ Medical site dedicated to the study of voice]
* [http://www.voicedoctor.net/physicians Voice doctor directory]
* [https://drlesliekoh.com.sg/ ENT Specialist]
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