He's an "ear, nose and throat physician", a doctor that, well, cares about your ear/nose/throat area. An otorhinologist is a Doctor Who specialises in ears and noses. It is an ear, nose, and throat physican http://www.Google.ca/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Otorhinolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology is the branch of medicine that specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head & neck disorders. The full name of the specialty is otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Practitioners are called otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons, or sometimes otorhinolaryngologists (ORL). A somewhat outdated, but nevertheless commonly used, term for this specialty is ENT (ear nose and throat). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otorhinolaryngology Called Etymology in the Early 20th century.