ENTtoday: November 2020

From Hurricanes to a Pandemic, Here’s What Otolaryngologists Can Learn from Disasters

For medical personnel on the front lines of disaster, every experience brings hard-won lessons on what it means to serve a community under siege.

New Options for Management of Facial Palsy Can Help Patients Regain Smiles, Movement

Now, virtually everybody with either incomplete or complete facial paralysis has treatment options that can help them improve.

Socioeconomic Disparities in Pediatric Otolaryngology: Understand Our Biases While Caring for Patients

It is important to consider all factors and eliminate biases when recommending treatments.

Artificial Intelligence Is Leading the Way to Enhanced Diagnoses in Otolaryngology

Plans are in place to bring the diagnostic tool out of the lab and into clinical practice.

COVID-19 Pandemic: Dealing with Emergency Waivers, Provider Relief Funding, and Potential Audits

Although these emergency measures were implemented with good intentions, providers must be prepared for audits in several overlapping areas due to their corresponding risks for fraud and abuse.

What Are You Teaching Your Children About a Career in Medicine?

We can’t expect the children in our household to follow in our professional footsteps when the mealtime career capital we transfer is negative.

Patient Satisfaction with Telemedicine Better Than Expected

After an initial scramble at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has turned into a patient pleaser.

Letter from the Editor: How 2021 CMS Reimbursement Changes Will Affect Otolaryngology

The reimbursement changes are significant and will not only affect otolaryngology but will have ripple effects on the business of medicine.

How To: Type I Thyroplasty Using a Titanium Implant Combined with Modified Arytenoid Adduction

This study aims to present and discuss the results associated with a combined surgical approach of several methods to treat patients with severe breathy hoarseness.

How to: Neonatal Ear Molding

A spectrum of otoplasty techniques—including suturing, cartilage modifications, and cartilage grafting—can address congenital auricular anomalies with significant contour improvements.

Temporal Bone Metastasis Should Be Considered in Certain Symptomatic Patients

Temporal bone metastasis (TBM) is uncommon but should be considered in patients with subacute otologic symptoms or facial palsy and history of distant malignancy.

Day One Postoperative Use of CPAP Well Tolerated in Sinonasal Surgery Patients

A look at sinonasal surgery patients’ tolerability level when restarting continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) immediately postoperatively.

Patient Trust Is Predictive of Comfort Level with Overlapping Surgery and Trainee Independence

Efforts to increase patient comfort with overlapping surgery and surgical training should include strategies to address past negative experiences and foster trust in trainees and the delegation process.

Caliper Measurement a Reliable Assessment Tool Following Pediatric Cranial Reconstruction

Caliper measurements are a simple and reliable way to assess cranial vault proportionality with growth after cranial vault reconstruction

Office Laryngoscopy Is Not Aerosol Generating When Evaluated by Optical Particle Sizer

Is office laryngoscopy an aerosol-generating procedure (AGP), and how can aerosolizing potentials in invasive otolaryngological interventions be critically assessed?

Pediatric Otolaryngologic Clinical Trial Patterns Underscore Increased Representation Opportunities

Continued focus on pediatric otolaryngologic clinical trials enables improved representation of the specialty’s spectrum of disease and therapy, while increased results publication and federal funding may advance patient care.

What Is the Best Test for Diagnosing and Monitoring Treatment Response in Malignant Otitis Externa?

CT and MRI are widely available and afford excellent anatomic resolution.

Do Antivirals Improve Hearing Outcomes in Neonates with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection?

Antiviral treatment is associated with improved hearing outcomes in neonates presenting with cCMV and symptomatic central nervous system involvement.