He mea nui te roangaru o te taiaho ENT 980nm mō tōna kaha mimiti e ngā hanganga tae pēnei i te hemoglobin me te melanin, ā, he tino whai hua mō te rongoā i ngā kiko toto—he mea pai mō ngā mahi pēnei i te tango i te tonsillectomy, te whakaiti i te turbinate, te tango rānei i te whara o te taura reo. He rerekē, he ngāwari ake te mimiti o te roangaru 1470 nm e te wai, ka taea ai te whakapūmau pai me te iti o te kino wera ki ngā kiko e karapoti ana. I runga i ngā hiahia pokanga, ka taea te whakarite tika i ngā mīhini taiaho diode hou o ngā pūnaha ENT kia puta ai he tapahi ma, he hemostasis pakari rānei.