Zvuky Prahy / Sounds of Prague

Soundscale from the corridor of the ambulace at Bulovka hospital.
Otolaryngology /ˌoʊtoʊˌlærɪŋˈɡɒlədʒi/, is the study of ear, nose, and throat conditions or ENT. It is also referred to as Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery or Otorhinolaryngology. The term is a combination of four Ancient Greek words: οὖς ous (gen.: ὠτός otos) "ear", ῥίς rhis "nose", λάρυγξ larynx "larynx" and -λογία -logia "study". Phonophobia (from Greek φωνή - phōnē, "sound" and φόβος - phobos, "fear", also called ligyrophobia or sonophobia) is a fear of loud sounds. It can also mean a fear of voices, or a fear of one's own voice. It is a very rare phobia which is often the symptom of hyperacusis. Sonophobia can refer the hypersensitivity a patients to loud sounds.