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Nose & Sinus: Anatomy | Surgery | Nasal Sprays & Washes | Nose Disorders | Sinusitis

Throat: Anatomy | Diagnostic Procedures | Surgery | Laryngeal and Voice Disorders | Throat Disorders

Other Topics: General Ears, Nose and Throat | Ciliary Motility Disorders | Smell and Taste Disorders

Throat Anatomy

	Throat Anatomy (illustration):MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
	Throat:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	The Larynx and Voice: Basic Anatomy and Physiology:Center for Laryngeal and Voice Disorders at Johns Hopkins
	How the Larynx (Voice Box) Works:Center for Voice @ Northwestern

Throat Diagnostic Procedures

	The Larynx and Voice: Examination:Center for Laryngeal and Voice Disorders at Johns Hopkins
	Laryngoscopy:WebMD
	Transnasal Flexible Laryngoscopy (TFL):Columbia University Medical Center
	Transnasal Esophagoscopy (TNE):Columbia University Medical Center

Throat Surgery

	Laryngeal Transplant:Cleveland Clinic
	Laryngectomy:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Larynx and Voice Surgery Case Presentations:Univerity of Iowa Health Care
	Radical Neck Dissection:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy, see Throat Disorders, Tonsils and Adenoids
	Tracheotomy:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Use of a Tracheostomy With a Child:American Thoracic Society
	Tube-Free Tracheostomy:Cleveland Clinic
	Speech for People With Tracheostomies or Ventilators:American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Throat Disorders


	General information
	Throat Problems, Self-Care Flowchart:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Neck Swelling,Self-Care Flowchart:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Neck Lump:MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
	Head and Neck Masses:Columbia University Medical Center
	Throat Disorders:MedlinePlus
	See also Genetics and Birth Defects, Neck Abnormalities

	Choking
	Acute Upper Airway Obstruction:MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
	How to do the Heimlich Maneuver:The Heimlich Institute

	Snoring

	General Information
	Snoring:AAO-HNS
	Infant Snoring Linked to Parental Snoring:American College of Chest Physicians
	Snoring:MedlinePlus
	See also Nervous System and Brain, Sleep Apnea

	Treatment of Snoring
	Injection Snoreplasty:AAO-HNS
	Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP):AAO-HNS
	Laser Assisted Uvula Palatoplasty (LAUP):AAO-HNS

	Sore Throat

	General Information
	Sore Throats:AAO-HNS
	Sore Throat:Mayo Clinic

	Epiglottitis
	Epiglottitis:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Epiglottitis:American Academy of Pediatrics

	Strep Throat
	Strep Throat:NIAID
	Strep Throat:UpToDate Patient Information

	Other Causes of Sore Throat
	Retropharyngeal Abscess:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	See also Respiratory System, Colds and Influenza

	Swallowing Problems
	See Digestive System, Esophageal Diseases, Dysphagia

	Throat Cancer
	See Cancer, Head and Neck Cancers

	Tonsils and Adenoids
	Tonsils and Adenoids:AAO-HNS
	Tonsils and Adenoids (Enlarged):Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Tonsillar Cellulitis and Abscess:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Adenoids and Adenoidectomy:Texas Pediatric Surgical Associates
	Tonsils and Tonsillectomy:Texas Pediatric Surgical Associates
	Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy:American College of Surgeons
	Tonsillectomy Procedures:AAO-HNS
	Adenoidectomy:eMedicine
	Tonsillectomy:eMedicine
	Coblation Assisted Tonsillectomy:Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC [Video]
	Tonsils and Adenoids:MedlinePlus

	Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
	See Nervous System and Brain, Lanuage Disorders, Hypernasality

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