r/otolaryngology
5k members
r/otolaryngology is a subreddit with 5k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses ent, ear, nose, tinnitus, and surgery, and they frequently recommend/review headlamp.
We are a community of physicians, residents, and medical students dedicated to the discussion of topics pertinent to the medical field of otolaryngology. These include:
* Research
* Treatment
* Clinical practice
NO MEDICAL ADVICE ALLOWED. THEY WILL BE REMOVED WITHOUT WARNING
IF YOU ARE WONDERING IF YOU SHOULD SEE A DOCTOR, THE ANSWER IS YES!
Why do we have this policy? It's because without seeing you, we can't understand your illness.
Popular Themes in r/otolaryngology
#1
Advice Requests
: "Built a tinnitus app as an ENT — would love clinical feedback from colleagues"
19 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help finding a specialist"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Is it frustrating being an Otolaryngologist?"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I wrote a book about patient stories with vestibular disorders"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Can you set up a purely medical practice with no surgery?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/otolaryngology
#1
Ent
: "Do Ent's ever walk around singing renditions of "T.N.T." by AC/DC?"
25 posts
#2
Ear
: "ENS - 11 YEars Post-Turbinate Reduction"
24 posts
#3
Nose
: "How critical is the 14 day window for closed reduction of the Nose bones?"
6 posts
#4
Tinnitus
: "Built a Tinnitus app as an ENT — would love clinical feedback from colleagues"
4 posts
#5
Surgery
: "OR sterility concerns during ENT laryngeal Surgery"
4 posts
#6
Ear Surgery
: "ENS - 11 Years Post-Turbinate Reduction"
3 posts
#7
Sinus
: "ENS - 11 Years Post-Turbinate Reduction"
3 posts
#8
Throat
: "Anesthesia or ENT?"
3 posts
#9
Doctor
: "Is there any doc that removes military implants?"
3 posts
#10
Nasal
: "Does a Nasal endoscopy need to have the probe go into the nose to see the adenoid clearly enough to know if it's enlarged? Or can the probe just be outside the nose? What about for enlarged turbinates or polyps etc?"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/otolaryngology
Headlamp
2 reviews
#1
CUGHYS
3.0★ from 1 review
#2
Olight
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/otolaryngology
Yearly
+1k members(33.4%)
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Last updated: July 21, 2026