Voice therapy techniques can help improve voice quality in children without negative side effects

Voice therapy techniques can help improve voice quality in children without negative side effects
Recommendations clarify optimal use of tubes, perioperative assessment of patients, postsurgical care
Balloon catheter sinuplasty appears safe for use among pediatric patients with chronic recurrent sinusitis
Cartilage grafting has comparable postoperative hearing results to traditional fascia grafting in pediatric patients, as well as improvement in long-term closure of the tympanic membrane
New Current Procedural Terminology codes, including codes for reporting pediatric sleep studies and intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, are now available.
Although rare, long-term taste complications following tonsillectomy may indicate a need for more pre-op counseling and post-op follow-up
Nasal irrigation can be an effective therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis, provided patients—especially children—are shown safe and proper irrigation techniques