ENT Vocabulary with idioms and commom problems

ENT (oto-laryngo-logist)

ENT is a medical specialist who is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the head and neck, including particularly the ears, nose, and throat. ENT doctors are also called oto-laryngo-logists (also called ENTs). The study of this branch of medicine is called Oto-laryngo-logy.It is also known as Oto-rhino-laryngo-logy.

Etymology :

(combination of LATIN words)

Oto- ear

Rhino- nose

Laryngo-throat

Logy-study

Hence,

 Otology is the study of the ear and its diseases.

 Rhinology is the study of the nose and its diseases.

 Laryngology is the study of the throat and its diseases.

Vocabulary related to sickness of these parts –

“I have an earache” or “My ears are sore” (When there is some bacterial infection in your ear and it become itchy and painful)

“I have a runny nose” or “My nose is runny” (When mucus is constantly flowing out of your nose because of infection)

“I have a throat infection” or “My throat is sore” (When your throat is red and itchy inside due to infection and you are unable to swallow food.)

I got a viral infection and can’t stop sneezing.(Sneezing - a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose.)

That's not the end here! English is a very vast language and learning it is indeed tough. But, we undoubtedly can master over it when we make our learning process creative and linked. Hence, here we come up with a list of idioms related to ear, nose, and throat which you will found easy both to learn and to use. All the best!

Idioms Related to EAR

Idiom=Meaning =Usage

1. All ears=eager to hear something, very attentive=Give me a minute to finish my work and then I'll be all ears to hear about your project.
2. Play something by ear=do something without a plan=We don't know if the weather will be good enough for camping. We'll have to play it by ear.
3. Music to your ears=To hear exactly what you had wanted to hear /  news that someone is pleased to hear=When she said they would make a profit, it was music to Richard's ears.
4. Wet behind the ears=to be young and inexperienced, to be new in a job or place=The man is wet behind the ears and does not know very much about his company.
5. Have one’s ear to the ground=to listen carefully because you want to get advance warning of something=I have my ear to the ground to see if any changes are planned for my company.
6. Lend an ear=to listen to what someone is saying=I asked my friend to lend me an ear and listen to my problem.
7. Turn a deaf ear to someone=to pretend not to hear someone, to not pay attention to someone=The supervisor turned a deaf ear to our complaints about the heat.
8. Have nothing between the ears=to be stupid, to have no brains or intelligence=The young man has nothing between the ears and he is always making stupid mistakes.

Idioms Related to Nose

Idiom=Meaning=Usage

1. Pay through the nose for (something)=To pay too much for something=My mother paid through the nose for her new dress.
2. Follow one's nose=go straight ahead=The station is at the end of the road - just follow your nose.
3. Keep nose to the grindstone=someone who concentrates on working or studying hard.=She was so determined to get into the college of her choice that she kept her nose to the grindstone all year.
4. Led by the nose=dominated or controlled by a person or group who makes them do exactly what they want=Jack has always been led by the nose by his mother.
5. Look down one's nose=consider someone or something as inferior.
6. Turn up one's nose=to refuse to accept something=We offered her a very good job, but she turned her nose up at it.
7. Win by a nose=Win by a narrow margin=The horse won by a nose in the horse race.
8. Count noses.=To count people=The teacher stopped to count noses before the students got on the bus
9. Have a nose for something.=to have the talent for finding something.=My friend has a nose for finding cheap items at weekend flea markets.
10. Under someone’s nose=When something happens under your nose, it happens in a situation where you should notice it, but you do not.=The robbery took place right under the noses of the police.
11. Blow one's nose=to use the air from one's lungs to clear one's nose=I took some tissue from my pocket so I could blow my nose
12. Keep one`s nose clean=to stay away from trouble=The judge told the young man to keep his nose clean so that he would not go to jail in the future.

Idioms Related to Throat

Idioms=Meaning =Usage

1. Cut one's (own) throat=to experience certain failure, to do something that will cause problems now or in the future=The man cut his own throat when he suddenly quit his job.
2. At each other's throats=fighting or arguing all the time=The two boys were at each other's throats when they entered the room.
3. Get a lump in one's throat=to feel like there is something in your throat as if you are going to cry=I got a lump in my throat as I listened to the tragic story of the woman's family.
4. Jump down (someone`s) throat=to suddenly become very angry at someone=The man's wife jumped down his throat when he came home late.
5. Wet one's whistle=to have a drink (one's whistle is one's throat)=I stopped at a small cafe near the beach to wet my whistle.
6. At the top of one’s throat=With a very loud voice=I screamed at the top of my throat to get the man’s attention