Unilateral hearing loss (UHL) is a condition that can have serious repercussions for development and a major quality-of-life impact on children, but deciding whether cochlear implantation is the answer can be a challenge, said experts here at the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, while offering factors to consider.
The state of assessment and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is in rapid flux—from changes to treatment paradigms to new pharmaceuticals, experts said in a panel session here at the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings.
The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) recently issued a new clinical practice guideline for treating inhaled allergies with immunotherapy, aiming to provide physicians with trustworthy, evidence‐based recommendations.
A new study out of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania and published in JAMA Network Open examined the effectiveness of the use of spoken word cues and distinct odors in helping patients with MDD recover specific memories, and how they compared to each other.
Communicating bad news, like a new cancer diagnosis, to patients can have a major impact on their mental and physical well-being, but does the instrument of delivery matter? A study recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine decided to find the answer.
A new preliminary study at the American Academy of Neurology’s 76th Annual Meeting in Denver showed a positive association between sleep apnea and cognitive decline
Currently, Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility (BVCP) is often treated by transoral CO2 laser-assisted transverse cordotomy. Still, this procedure can lead to subsequent scarring at the wound bed, resulting in re-narrowing of the airway and poor voice. Transverse cordotomy with thyroarytenoid myectomy may promote faster healing and may limit scarring and restenosis.
Getting involved enriches your professional life, which requires saying “yes”—a lot.
In this study, we describe a time-saving modification of a bony-bed technique that utilizes screw-fixated Mersilene cervical cerclage suture, originally designed for treatment of uterine cervical insufficiency, as a simple, quick, and effective method for tie-down receiver/stimulator fixation.
Posterior septal artery flap for endoscopic repair of large nasal septal perforation aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of the endoscopic repair of large SPS utilizing flap pedicled with branches of PSA.