One paddle elevates and lateralizes the upper lip and commissure, while the second paddle depresses the lower lip.

One paddle elevates and lateralizes the upper lip and commissure, while the second paddle depresses the lower lip.
More than 200 otolaryngoloyg students did not match this year, many of whom did not have a back-up plan.
It’s important for a physician to ask him or herself, “Is it worth the risk to discuss politics with a patient?”
The two largest areas of change in the Physician Fee Schedule are those in ambulatory/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) services and those in payment to providers.
Healthcare providers who received CARES Act payments must now turn their attention to ensuring adequate documentation, timely reporting, and continued preparation for potential audits.
Otolaryngology experts examined important clinical questions in five areas—from antivirals for newborn hearing to tonsillar cancer—during the Triological Society’s “Best Practices” session.
Robust research is increasingly showing the ill effects of climate change, from rising temperatures to severe weather events, on human sleep.
When deciding whether to perform tracheotomies during COVID-19 required laryngologists to balance important medical and resource needs with the possibly grave infection risks to medical personnel.
More procedures performed at high-volume hospitals and careful certification of surgeons in clinical trials are ways to improve the quality and value in head and neck care, panelists said.