Newer surgical procedures not necessarily better; primary frontal sinus endoscopic surgery relieves frontal sinus symptoms in most; success following surgery to correct obstructive sleep apnea dependent upon scoring measures; intranasal splint use after surgery increases patient pain, provides few offsetting benefits; new reprocessing guidelines for ent endoscopes stress high-level disinfection techniques; multicenter study shows feasibility and safety of transoral robotic surgery.
Pediatric Obesity and Sleep Apnea
Literature Review: A Roundup of Important Recent Studies
Passive smoke affects ultrastructure of nasal mucosa in children; increased eustachian tube dysfunction in children with obstructive sleep apnea; risk factors for spasmodic dysphonia; predictors of complications of free flap reconstruction
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Options
Oral appliances may work better than CPAP for some patients
CMS Reimburses Sleep Apnea CPAP Treatment When Diagnosed with Home Testing
Pediatric Extraesophageal Reflux Disease: A Diagnostic Dilemma
The Sleep Medicine Certification Examination Has Arrived
On November 15, Pell Ann Wardrop, MD, walked into a testing center, where she sat down at a computer and took an exam.