Features
Article: Staging and Treating Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) needs to be addressed as a multilevel disease, especially in patients who fail or can't tolerate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
Article: Strategies for Improving FESS Outcomes
Although functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is a commonly used and well-established tool for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis, between 10% and 20% of patients will have recurrent disease and require further surgery.
Article: Abbreviated Vaccine Treatment May Be an Effective Alternative to Three to Five Years of Allergy Shots
A regimen of six weekly shots of a novel vaccine may be an effective long-term approach for patients with allergic rhinitis, sparing them injections once or twice a week for three to five years, according to results of a pilot study published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Article: Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Many Causes, Many Treatment Options
There is an increased awareness of sleep-disordered breathing in children, but even after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A), between 5% and 10% of all cases have persistent obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Article: Head and Neck Cancer Patients Face Multiple Quality-of-Life Issues
Even when their cancers are cured or in remission, patients with head and neck cancers face multiple challenges that can impinge on their quality of life (QOL).
Article: Mounting Evidence Supports Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Chronic Infections of Middle Ear and Sinuses
Mounting evidence suggests that bacterial biofilms play a role in chronic inflammatory infections of the middle ear and sinuses.
Article: Diagnostic and Surgical Advances in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Sleep disorders pervade all levels of our society, affecting people of all ages, races, and socioeconomic levels.
Article: HIPAA Privacy and Security Standards for the Electronic Office
Passed in 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) -in particular, Title II, Preventing Health Care Fraud and Abuse; Administrative Simplification and Medical Liability-was intended to establish a federal floor of protections for managing the evolving technologies of storing and sharing electronic health information.
Article: Recognizing the Many Potential Causes of Vocal Cord Damage
Since the early 1980s, more recognition has been given to the multiple factors that can cause voice disorders.
Article: Electronic Health Records: The National Perspective
In 2004, President George W. Bush called for the establishment of a national health information technology (HIT) program by the year 2014.
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News
Article: Controversies and Concepts Surrounding Rhinogenic Laryngitis
The rapid rise in visits to otolaryngology practices due to acid reflux is something most otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons can appreciate.
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Columns
Article: The Otolaryngologist as Sleep Physician
Many non-otolaryngologists, and even some otolaryngologists, ask: Why would surgeons-especially busy ones-care about sleep medicine? Do they really want to read sleep studies?
