A new clinical trial aims to find out if sentinel lymph node biopsy or elective neck dissection is the best management option for early-stage oral cancer.

A new clinical trial aims to find out if sentinel lymph node biopsy or elective neck dissection is the best management option for early-stage oral cancer.
As evidence linking hearing loss to cognitive decline mounts, researchers and clinicians are starting to explore whether automated, self-administered cognitive screening tests should be added to routine workups of patients seen in busy otolaryngology practices.
From infectious illnesses in steep decline due to COVID-19 to a new subcertification category, leaders in pediatric otolaryngology discussed trends in the field during the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings.
BRP and ESP procedure outcomes are comparable in the improvement of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with palatal collapse, although further trials and long-term follow-up are needed.
Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) during surgery impacts on the patient’s ability to phonate, breathe, and swallow.
Normative data for laryngeal adductor reflex (LAR) response rates to low, medium, and high stimulation forces are useful to assess sensory dysfunction in a variety of laryngopharyngeal disorders.
LW arrays are preferable to PM arrays for minimizing clinically relevant intracochlear trauma in cochlear implantation.
Study participants with sinonasal inflammation show decreased brain connectivity within a major functional hub with a central role in modulation cognition.
This analysis highlights the need for close monitoring of patients with sleep apnea who become infected with COVID-19.
The anterior table defect poses a reconstructive challenge, and very few publications have described reconstructive options.