Take our Fact or Fiction Quiz

Otolaryngology - Fact and Fiction

Test your knowledge of common ear, nose and throat disorders and their treatment.

1. Cotton swabs are a safe and easy way to clean wax from inside your ears.

       Fact or Fiction

2. Reading in a moving car can cause motion sickness (make you "car sick").

       Fact or Fiction

3. Hay fever is not caused by hay and does not cause a fever.

       Fact or Fiction

4. Tonsils and adenoids filter bacteria out of what we swallow and breathe.

       Fact or Fiction

5. A person can be trained or conditioned not to snore.

       Fact or Fiction

6. You can "toughen up" your ears by continued exposure to loud noise.

       Fact or Fiction

7. You should avoid speaking or singing when your voice is hoarse.

       Fact or Fiction

8. You don't have to go swimming to get "swimmer's ear."

       Fact or Fiction

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