Ear, nose and throat medicine

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Below you will find an overview of our ENT pages with detailed information on illnesses such as the common cold, flu, nosebleeds and many other diseases of the throat, nose and ears.

Diseases of the throat

On these pages you will find detailed information on the most common diseases in the throat and mouth area. These include:

Cervical cyst
Throat fistula
Oral thrush

Diseases in the ear

Here is an overview of the most important ear diseases. These are among the most widespread diseases. While almost every child will suffer from otitis media at least once over the years, virtually every adult will experience ringing in their ears or tinnitus in their lifetime.

Otitis media
Foreign bodies in the ear
Mastoiditis
Noises in the ears
Tinnitus
Meniere's disease
Sudden hearing loss
Water in the ear
Zoster Oticus

Diseases of the nose

The nose is often affected as part of general illnesses, such as a cold, flu or runny nose. Information on these diseases can be found at the relevant point in the text. Here, however, specific diseases of the nose should be in the foreground, which are limited to these only:

Broken nose
Nasal furuncle
Curvature of the septum
Polyps
Smelly nose
Odorlessness

What pain does one go to the ENT doctor with?

Here you will find an overview of the most common causes for which an ear, nose and throat doctor is consulted. On the respective pages you will find information about what could be the cause of the complaints:

Earache
Sore throat
Pain in the larynx
Pain in the throat
Burning in the throat
Pain when swallowing

Inflammation from the ENT area

Since the ear, nose and throat area has direct contact with the environment, pathogens can also easily reach it. Therefore, the following infectious inflammations are typical symptoms of ENT:

Tonsillitis
Inflammation in the throat
Inflammation in the throat
Inflammation on the roof of the mouth
Laryngitis
Inflammation of the salivary glands
Inflammation of the vocal cords
Sinus infection
Inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane
Otitis media
Inflammation of the ear hole

Swelling of the nose & Co.

Swelling can also occur in the mouth, nose and ears:

Swollen tonsils
Swelling on the roof of the mouth
Swelling in the mouth
Swollen nose
Swollen nasal lining

The common cold

The common cold is one of the most common diseases. On average, Germans get a cold 3-4 times a year, which can be triggered by various viruses. Here you can find the most important information about the common cold:

Duration of a cold
Therapy for a cold
Prevention of a cold
Causes of a cold
Exercise for a cold
Cold in the baby
Common cold during pregnancy
Colds and sauna - you should know that
Anesthesia despite a cold, is that possible?

Medication for a cold

The treatment of a cold is usually based on symptomatic measures, which means that the symptoms of the cold are combated and not its cause, the viruses. These drugs are commonly used for a cold:

Wick Vaporub®
Sinupret drops
Nasal spray
Cough Syrup
Meditonsin®
Grippostad®
Wick medinait®
BoxaGrippal®

The flu

The flu is also one of the most important diseases in Germany, it is triggered by specific flu viruses. You can find information on the subject and also on what the difference to a cold is here:

What is the difference from a cold?
The symptoms of the flu
Treating the flu
Duration of the flu
How is the flu going?
The flu shot

fever

An elevated body temperature is commonly referred to as a fever, and the exact value is constantly being discussed. Fever in itself is not a disease, but a symptom that can occur in a variety of diseases. Here you will find everything about our topic fever:

The causes of fever
How can you lower a fever?
Fever in the toddler
How did we measure a fever?
Fever, dizziness and headache
Fever during pregnancy

Epistaxis

Nosebleeds are also one of the symptoms that everyone has probably suffered from in their lifetime. It usually arises from a simple injury to the vessels of the nasal mucosa and is harmless. But it can also be a symptom of serious diseases such as high blood pressure or coagulation disorders. Everything to do with nosebleeds:

The causes of nosebleeds
How can you stop nosebleeds?
What helps with nosebleeds?
Nosebleeds in children
Nosebleeds while sleeping
Epistaxis with headache
Nosebleeds cease to exist

The tonsillitis

A tonsillitis is a typical clinical picture in children. It can be triggered by various pathogens. Unfortunately, when it comes to bacteria, antibiotic therapy is usually unavoidable. Here you will find all the important information about tonsillitis:

Signs of tonsillitis
This is how contagious tonsillitis is
Treatment of tonsillitis
Duration of tonsillitis
The current tonsillitis
angina
Tonsillitis

Tinnitus

Noises in the ears that are not triggered by an external acoustic stimulus are also known as tinnitus. Many people suffer from tinnitus from time to time, but in some patients it persists and can severely limit their everyday life. Here you will find everything about tinnitus:

Symptoms of tinnitus
Treatment of tinnitus
Causes of tinnitus
Ringing in the ears

Scuffing

"Schnupfen" is a term that is used in German as soon as the nose is running. More precisely, a cold is an inflammation of the nasal mucosa, a so-called rhinitis, which is associated with a runny nose. Viruses are usually the trigger. Here you can find information on the subject of colds: