In a session at the 2024 Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting, prominent leaders in otolaryngology shared how they got started—stories of luck, passion, and the benefits of being mentored, intended to give insights into the elements of their upward career trajectories
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 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.
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.
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.
Eustachian tube (ET) resection during EETA can lead to ET dysfunction and require myringotomy postoperatively.
Superior laryngeal nerve block is a safe and effective treatment of neurogenic cough, according to a recent study by the department of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.