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Below is a list of abbreviations that you may see while rotating on the otolaryngology service:
- ABR: auditory brainstem response
- ACC: adenoid cystic carcinoma
- AD: right ear
- AOM: acute otitis media
- AR: allergic rhinitis
- AS: left ear
- AU: both ears
- BAHA: bone anchored hearing aid
- BOT: base of tongue
- BPPV: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- BTE: Behind The Ear (hearing aids)
- CHL: conductive hearing loss
- CI: cochlear implant
- CNR: closed nasal reduction
- COM: chronic otitis media
- CPA: cerebellopontine angle
- CRS: chronic rhinosinusitis
- CWD: canal wall down
- CWR: canal wall reconstruction
- CWU: canal wall up
- DL: direct laryngoscopy
- EAC: external auditory canal
- ELS: Endolymphatic Shunt
- ETD: eustachian tube dysfunction
- EUA: Exam under anesthesia
- FESS: functional endoscopic sinus surgery
- FEES: flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
- FFF: Fibula free flap
- FFL: flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy
- FMTE: full mouth tooth extraction
- FOM: floor of mouth
- HL: Hearing Loss
- HA: Hearing Aids
- IAC: internal auditory canal
- LES: lower esophageal sphincter
- LN: lymph node
- LTR: laryngotracheal reconstruction
- MCF: Middle cranial fossa
- MD: Meniere's Disease
- MMF: maxillomandibular fixation
- MTC: Medullary thyroid cancer
- MxT: Myringotomy and tubes
- NBHS: newborn hearing screen
- ND: neck dissection
- NOE: naso-orbito-ethmoid
- NSI: nasal saline irrigations
- OAE: Oto acoustic emissions
- OCR: ossicular chain reconstruction
- OME: Otitis media with effusion
- OPMS: oropharyngeal motility study
- ORIF: open reduction internal fixation
- OSA: obstructive sleep apnea
- OSR: open septorhinoplasty
- Panendo: panendoscopy (direct laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy)
- PORP: partial ossicular replacement prosthesis
- PSG: Polysomnogram (sleep study)
- PTA: peritonsillar abscess or pure tone audiometry
- PTC: papillary thyroid cancer
- RFFF: Radial forearm free flap
- RMT: retromolar trigone
- RRP: recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
- SDT: speech discrimination threshold on audiometry
- SGS: subglottic stenosis
- SMG: submandibular gland
- SNHL: sensorineural hearing loss
- SRT: speech reception threshold on audiometry
- SSNHL: sudden sensorineural hearing loss
- STSG: split thickness skin graft
- T&A: Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
- TL: total laryngectomy, may also be used for translab approach
- TM: tympanic membrane
- TT: Total thyroidectomy
- TORP: total ossicular replacement prosthesis
- UES: upper esophageal sphincter
- VC: vocal cords
- VS: vestibular schwannoma
- ZMC: zygomaticomaxillary complex