Evidence does not support routine use of mastoid pressure dressing to prevent hematoma, but loose dressings may be beneficial

Evidence does not support routine use of mastoid pressure dressing to prevent hematoma, but loose dressings may be beneficial
Sleep interruptions can reduce patients’ threshold of pain, increase risk of complications, extend convalescence, contribute to poor physical/mental performance, lower patient satisfaction
Conventional splints have been linked to increased postoperative pain; thinner splints may result in improved mucosal status, less postsurgical discomfort
Is obesity linked to sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children?
How do nasal sprays and irrigations compare in delivering topical agents to the human olfactory epithelium?
Is it possible to determine more standardized clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for retropharyngeal abscesses (RPAs)?
How useful is botulinum toxin (BT) for treating oromandibular dystonia (OMD)?
Making a successful transition to office-based inferior turbinate hypertrophy (ITH) surgery depends on proper coding and other financial concerns. But a more basic question first needs to be considered before breaking out the calculator: What is the optimal technique for performing the surgery?
Link between immunodeficiency and CRS boosts new therapies for the disorder, said otolaryngologists at the 2013 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting
Subspecialties divided on use of Mohs surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy for squamous cell carcinoma, other cancers, said surgeons at the 2013 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting