Research suggests lingual tonsillectomy can help improve OSA in children

Research suggests lingual tonsillectomy can help improve OSA in children
Flexible nasal endoscopy best to gauge adenoid size; lateral neck x-ray can be used for children unable to cooperate with endoscopy
Studies suggest e-cigarettes no more effective at smoking cessation than other methods; long-term safety unknown
The 2009 American Thyroid Association guidelines suggest that prophylactic central neck dissection can be used in patients with clinically staged 3/4 PTC disease, but surgeon’s comfort level with procedure, related risks, should be considered
Nasopharyngoscopy is recommended for patients with otitis media with effusion and other signs, symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Routine antibiotic treatment in primary care setting offers little clinical benefit, and is associated with adverse effects including antibiotic resistance
Video head impulse testing, vestibular evoked myogenic potential testing improve ability to probe end organ function, identify vestibular dysfunction
Water precautions are not routinely advised after tympanostomy tube placement
Intraoperative facial NIM can identify facial nerves at risk during middle ear or mastoid surgery and is cost-effective
Both radio-guided parathyroidectomy and bilateral neck exploration can be implemented