Literature review does not support routine use of tomography (CT) prior to planned primary stapedotomy in patients with adult-onset CHL/MHL.
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Literature review does not support routine use of tomography (CT) prior to planned primary stapedotomy in patients with adult-onset CHL/MHL.
Robust research is increasingly showing the ill effects of climate change, from rising temperatures to severe weather events, on human sleep.
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