Replacing damaged vocal cord tissue with implanted new tissue engineered from vocal fold mucosa that is similar biologically and physiologically to that of native human tissue may one day offer a new surgical approach to restoring the voice in people with severe vocal cord damage
Novel non-antibiotic treatment approach for chronic and nosocomial infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus shows promise in offering a way to combat these infections
A new computer program may be able to predict which children with hearing loss treated with cochlear implants will develop effective language skills after implantation.
Mucosal grafting of arachnoid defects—commonly used for endoscopic skull base reconstruction—may represent a novel method to permanently bypass the blood-brain barrier for drug delivery
When researchers used a patient navigation model in which all patients met with a nurse who coordinated their care, patients with head and neck cancer received definitive treatment recommendations within two weeks of presentation
Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and comorbid obstructive sleep apnea see substantial improvements in quality of life following sinus surgery
Patients who undergo mandibular fracture experience a significant amount of pain following surgery, but pain management protocols remain unclear
Patients who listen to any form of music before, during, or after surgery experienced reduced anxiety and less pain post-operatively
Repetitive transcranial magnetic pulses may improve symptoms of tinnitus
Otolaryngologists Tom D. Wang, MD and Dean Toriumi, MD discuss the changing trends in rhinoplasty over the past decade, pinpointing what technologies have emerged and how this new knowledge has […]