Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine

ENT combines diagnostic optics, microsurgical instruments for ear and paranasal sinus surgery, shaver systems and implants ranging from the size of a tympanostomy tube to the hearing implant. Manufacturing resembles that of ophthalmology: micro machining, the finest tubes and cannulae, delicate optics. Audiometry and hearing aid acoustics complete the category on the equipment side. For supplier searches, the process filters (micro machining, laser processing) are usually more productive than the discipline itself — many ENT suppliers also serve neurosurgery and eye surgery.