Panelists at the Triological Society’s 2014 Combined Sections Meeting debate treatment options for unilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss and recurrent thyroid tumors.
SM14: Concurrent Session I – Otology
Listen to speakers at the Triological Society’s 2014 Combined Sections Meeting present otology research.
SM14: What’s the Latest and the Greatest?
Panelists at the Triological Society’s 2014 Combined Sections Meeting discuss recent advances in otolaryngology.
How to Help Patients With Single-Sided Deafness Relearn Music
One of the most debilitating adverse effects of acquired single-sided deafness (SSD) is the inability to experience the subtle nuances of music due to the loss of binaural hearing. Although this degradation is common in SSD patients, it is not unfixable.
What Is the Best Method for Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy Surgery?
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?
Study: Gastric Reflux a Risk Factor for Larnygopharyngeal Carcinoma
Frequent heartburn independently associated with squamous cancers of the pharynx and larynx
Pillsbury Receives Triological Society Gold Medal
Harold C. (Rick) Pillsbury III, MD, FACS, was presented with the Triological Society Gold Medal on April 12 during the society’s 116th Annual Meeting, held as a part of the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings.
Workplace Violence in a Medical Practice: A Different Kind of Emergency
A well-rounded emergency preparation plan in a medical practice will include policies and procedures to address potential incidents of workplace violence, which is, unfortunately, a real concern in the health care industry.
Mosher and Fowler Awards Honor Legacies of Pioneers in Otolaryngology
Harris P. Mosher and Edmund Prince Fowler were prominent figures in the field
Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies
Oral steroids in chronic rhinosinusitis; macrolide therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis; parotid gland lymphoma consideration in parotid lesion evaluation; better dialogues with patients may minimize liability in cranial nerve injury malpractice trials; obesity in children with OSA can lead to depression, withdrawal; many otolaryngologists dissatisfied with current sinus CT results