Features
Article: Targeting Headaches: Trigger release surgery an option for patients with chronic migraine
Surgically releasing specific “trigger sites” may provide long-term relief for some sufferers of chronic migraine. According to a recent study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 88 percent of patients who underwent surgical deactivation of targeted trigger sites reported at least a 50 percent reduction in the frequency, severity and duration of their migraine headaches five years later.
Article: National Drug Shortage Hits ENT Surgeries: Succinylcholine, propofol and tetracaine in limited supply
When performing certain procedures, many otolaryngologists use succinylcholine, a neuromuscular blocking agent, to help them monitor the facial nerve.
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Departments
Letters to the Editor: Letter: Another ENT-Hospitalist
Regarding the article, “Otolaryngologist Pioneers New Practice Model: Dr. Russell heralds hospitalist role as others ponder the concept’s staying power”…
Special Report: Middle Ear Implants Offer Potential: New breed of devices may stimulate compliance, experts say
For decades, otolaryngologists have been frustrated by the refusal of some patients with hearing loss to use hearing aids. Statistics on noncompliance vary, but there is general agreement that only about 20 percent to 25 percent of Americans with treatable hearing loss use hearing aids. The problem seems to be more acute for people with mild hearing loss: A consumer survey conducted by the nonprofit Better Hearing Institute in 2009 found that fewer than 10 percent of people with mild hearing loss use...
Literature Review: Literature Review: A roundup of important recent studies
Factors to Consider in Preventing Laryngeal Injury Following Intubation; Reducing Hospital Costs for Patients Undergoing TL/BND; Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring No Better Than ID Alone; Acute Mastoiditis Admissions Up, Despite Vaccination; The Importance of Timing in Mandible Fracture Repair; Increasing Evidence that PDE-5 Inhibitors Can Cause Hearing Loss
Legal Matters: Social Media-cine: Get your practice on board with an Internet policy
An increasing number of physicians are venturing onto the web, and, in particular, into social media. Recently, my client Dr. M was advised by a consultant to update his practice’s website, create a Facebook page for his practice and join Twitter. The marketing consultant cautioned Dr. M that there are legal concerns for health care providers associated with the Internet and social media. While social media can be a beneficial marketing tool, it is important for physicians to have in place a specific...
