| A | B |
|---|
| 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 (heading 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 |
| FOM | floor of mouth |
| 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 and 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 |
