During recent years, the Internet has gradually evolved into a worldwide network, allowing access to vast amounts of information and providing various services. The benefits of medical professionals of using it are growing rapidly, as even more scientific, technical and biomedical resources become available on line. The Internet has always provided useful resources to rhinologists, with the number of relevant sites increasing daily, at a rapid pace. In this article, a review of the information included in several selected rhinology web sites is presented, in order to provide guidance and context for the vast amount of information which is available on the Internet, and to promote the use of the medium to rhinologists who do not have extensive experience in computers or telecommunications.
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