Pediatric otolaryngology is the field of medicine primarily concerned with problems with the ear, nose and throat in infants, children, and adolescents. A pediatric otolaryngologist is a head and neck surgeon who diagnoses and provides comprehensive medical treatment in children for disorders of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory system, and other head and neck systems. This surgeon also treats children’s disorders of the larynx (voicebox) and hearing.

Other areas of concern to the otolaryngologist are treatment of diseases, allergies and related disorders of the head. Otolaryngology is commonly called ENT, because it primarily deals with the ear, nose and throat.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 302 practicing pediatric otolaryngologists. Broken out by state, pediatric otolaryngology doctor density in Alabama is 6, in Alaska is 2, in Arizona is 3, in Arkansas is 6, in California is 33, in Colorado is 7, in Connecticut is 7, in Delaware is 7, in District of Columbia is 7, in Florida is 36, in Georgia is 18, in Hawaii is 3, in Idaho is 1, in Illinois is 21, in Indiana is 14, in Iowa is 7, in Kansas is 8, in Kentucky is 15, in Louisiana is 2, in Maryland is 8, in Massachusetts is 9, in Michigan is 8, in Minnesota is 8, in Mississippi is 2, in Missouri is 17, in Nebraska is 10, in New Hampshire is 2, in New Jersey is 10, in New Mexico is 1, in New York is 27, in North Carolina is 4, in Ohio is 17, in Oregon is 2, in Pennsylvania is 14, in South Carolina is 3, in South Dakota is 1, in Tennessee is 10, in Texas is 46, in Utah is 4, in Vermont is 1, in Virginia is 12, in Washington is 6, in West Virginia is 1, and in Wisconsin is 13.