First Day of ENT

[mirandarensberger]

As a sterile processing tech, I have learned that any surgical instrument that looks like your mom would say, "Don't stick that up your nose" is probably an ENT instrument. Also, anything that looks like I don't want it anywhere near my eyeball is probably an ophthalmology instrument.

[ericherde]

Qtips, the only product that tells you on the package not to use it for its most common use.

[NeuroBombay]

The nosebleed comment just killed me 😂 I literally saw this happen during one of my last ED shifts as an M4 a few months ago

[Yikes-meol]

I had a cyst in my ear. 1st ENT performed surgery to remove it. Problem came back. I was told oh it is just a problem ear. She retired. I went to a rock star of an ENT, who removed the bone it was growing in, which sat on a facial nerve. My ear is no longer a problem. The rock star ENT retired. I hope he is enjoying his well earned retirement.

[ejk]

The Arachnologist viciously fistfighting a Malacologist for one single research dollar in the distance would like everyone to know that spiders will never preferentially go into your ears or mouth, and would very much rather avoid you entirely

[SilphBoss]

The explanation of the 2nd hand embarrassment muscle leading into immediate demonstration of it was so good 😂

[Zosio]

I used to work with a surgeon who was board certified for both neurosurgery and ENT. The raw power that man held.

[LeElister]

I once had both ears blocked by ear wax at the same time, which made me temporarily deaf. This was so bad that I took a toothpick, blunted it and dug part of the ear wax out so I could hear a little until I could go to the doctor.
This didn't cause any damage but the horrified look on the doctor's face told me that it was a stupid idea.

[princessxera]

"Show some grown ass doctors how to stop a nosebleed" so freaking real

[exp]

I'm thinking about Ophthalmology = I really don't like anatomy and would like to forget most as soon as possible

[lovelybraintoaster]

For those who don’t know: specializing in medical conditions of the Ear, Nose, Throat, and neck

[rxanime]

For a moment I thought he was gonna be like oh so you’re my enemy for the next 4 weeks. ENT vs ophthalmology.

[shaniecesingleton]

What I love is the interns ability to triggers every single doctor when he tells them what specialty he’s thinking of going into.

[SeattleENT]

Nice. I’ve been waiting for our turn in the GlaucomCriosshairs.
As a wise man once said
You can pick your friends, and
you can pick your nose, but
you can’t pick your friend’s nose….
Unless you’re an ENT 😉

[sunshinerainbowshrimp]

As an ent resident, ants are actually the most common bug i've picked out of ears, ticks a close second 😅 the freaky one was a kid with a live worm though

(and the cranial nerve we're obsessed with is the facial 😅)

[aaronrobinson]

Also, my ENT saved my life twice. Folks overlook them as earwax pickers, but really it's an underrated field. ♥️

[chasejensen]

My dad is an ENT and never allowed us to use Q-tips growing up so this is very accurate

[hannahlee]

Dr. Glaucomflecken, you just made my day. As a PA working in ENT, I’ve been waiting for ENT to show up.

[Lolibeth]

Shout out to the ENT who removed a large cyst from my neck when I was 20 months old, saved me from slowly suffocating!

[jamesstewart]

My mum is 70 to 80% deaf so we're frequently visiting the ENT department over the years. It's amazing how the ear, nose and throat are all connected in some way.