Patients presenting with aural discomfort are commonly encountered in otolaryngology. Part of the challenge in diagnosing these patients is the variability in their descriptions of the location, severity, and quality of aural discomfort.
New Tinnitus Diagnoses Rates After COVID-19 Vaccination Even Lower Than Those of Other Common Vaccines
There was a higher risk of a new tinnitus diagnosis after influenza, Tdap, and pneumococcal vaccinations than after the COVID-19 vaccine.
Certain Approaches to Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Repair Are Effective for Favorable Hearing Outcomes for Patients
Middle cranial fossa and transmastoid approaches to superior semicircular canal dehiscence repair are effective approaches that result in acceptable rates of favorable hearing outcomes for patients.
Patients with Trisomy 13 and 18 Are Diverse in Diagnoses, Frequently Require Otolaryngologic Care
Patients with a diagnosis of trisomy 13 or 18 often require multidisciplinary management, and the range of care spans the breadth of otolaryngology. Although T13 and T18 are considered mostly universally fatal, improvements in cardiac surgery have increased survival rates.
Mastoid Obliteration Could Be Effective in Cholesteatoma Surgery, but More Data Are Needed
Mastoid obliteration in cholesteatoma surgery tries to combine the advantages of two traditional surgical techniques: canal wall up, which keeps the posterior wall of the outer ear canal intact, and canal wall down, in which the posterior wall is removed, and helps in reconstructing the posterior wall.
Reduced Aftercare Treatment Schedule for Cochlear Implantation Is Efficient and Effective
Although American Academy of Audiology guidelines call for six to eight aftercare appointments, this criterion can strain in-clinic resources and pose hardships. Reducing to a four-appointment EBM approach delivered efficient and effective audiological aftercare to cochlear implant recipients in the first year.
How to: Positioning for Middle Cranial Fossa Repair of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence
This novel method of positioning the patient for SCD repair allows for optimal head rotation, requires less set-up and patient manipulation, does not require surgical pins, and allows the surgeon to maintain an ergonomically ideal posture during microdissection.
How to: An Innovative Tympanoplasty—Sleeve and Tongue Technique
For patients who merely need perforation repair, this method spares a canal incision, which favors blood supply to the tympanic membrane and simplifies wound dressing.
Marketplace News: May 2023
Philips Respironics has recalled a second set of CPAP/BiPAP machines, identified as a Class I recall by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The 1,088 recalled DreamStation1 units, distributed between […]
The Lingering Effects of COVID-19
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