[ENT medical examination of the small child].

The author discusses the different problems connected with ENT examination of infants. First of all, the general problems are reviewed (e. g. the consultation rooms in which the infants are examined, the need for close collaboration with paediatricians and immunologists, as well as the necessity of general anaesthesia for a number of examinations). This is followed by a discussion of the various problems connected with age, starting with malformations at birth and methods of examining loss of hearing up to the problems presented by the catarrhal child. Attention is given to the possibilities of endoscopy in childhood. Finally, the author considers the possibilities offered by screenings involving examination of hearing and speech as a means of prevention. From these data it becomes clear that comprehensive ENT examination and care during childhood may solve a number of problems in many patients and should therefore be considered to be important also from a social point of view.