Although little prospective data exist evaluating surgical turbinate reduction for chronic pediatric sinusitis and rhinitis, some otolaryngologists do perform the procedure on patients for whom medical therapy has been aggressively tried but clinical symptoms persist.
Migraine-Associated Dizziness Is Elusive to Diagnose
Although migraine headache and dizziness coexist in a sizable proportion of the general population, the interface between migraine and dizziness is not well understood, according to a panel of experts.
From Uninsured to Medicare Beneficiary-Who Suffers and Who Pays?
Like other physicians, Gady Har-El, MD, Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York and president of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, takes on uninsured patients who have waited too long to see a doctor.
The Physician-Scientist Model: Does It Work in Our Specialty?
Academic medical centers within the United States bear the primary responsibility for promulgating and performing life sciences research.
The Role of Generosity in Medicine
Generosity was the main topic of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery’s 2007 John Conley Lecture on Medical Ethics by Rev. William G. Enright, PhD, Executive Director of the Lake Family Institute on Faith and Giving at the Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University, at the opening ceremony of this year’s annual meeting.
AAO-HNS Releases Multispeciality Practice Guidelines for Adult Rhinosinusitis
At its annual meeting, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery released its long-awaited multispecialty practice guidelines for treatment of adult rhinosinusitis.
Post-Chemoradiation of Head and Neck Cancer: SND and Aspiration
Act Locally: Quality and Safety in Head and Neck Care
How will 21st-century otolaryngologists meet these challenges?
Metastatic Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma from Occult Head and Neck Primary: A ‘Conservative’ Approach
A conservative approach to treatment of patients with squamous cell carcinoma from unknown head and neck primary cancers compares favorably with results of other reported more aggressive protocols utilizing comprehensive irradiation or concurrent chemoradiation, according to study results reported by Rajan S. Patel, MBChB, MD, April 29 at the American Head and Neck Society’s program during the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting.
Developments in Testing for, Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
As reported previously in ENToday, as many as 18 million Americans might have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) > 5.0 events per hour of sleep, according to the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research report, Wake up America: A National Sleep Alert.
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