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ENTtoday: June 2021

Features

SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Pandemic Expert Pushes Need for Continued Caution

During the virtual Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM), Dr. Osterholm delivered a sobering talk underscoring the potentially dire effects that new SARS-CoV-2 variants could have.

Otolarygologists Discuss the Future of Academic Meetings

During a panel at the virtual Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM), physicians discussed how they’ve reimagined meetings and put together live training sessions with precautions.

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How to Facilitate Patient Engagement in Otolaryngology

Phone-based technologies can make it easier for patients and providers to communicate on a variety of issues, ranging from reminding patients of clinical visits to more novel uses that facilitate intervention for specific conditions.

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How to Improve Inequities in Head and Neck Cancer

Most cases of oropharyngeal cancer are positive for the human papillomavirus, but among Blacks, 55.3% of cases are HPV-negative, and HPV-negative cases are, to say the least, understudied, said Babak […]

Update: COVID-19 and the Vaccine Landscape

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic gloom, research demands have led to a massive and stunning achievement in the science of vaccines, and there’s much to celebrate.

Addressing Patient Anxiety During COVID-19 Pandemic

Otolaryngologists are seeing patients whose symptoms may be caused by disease or, alternately, by the resulting anxiety and depression that has accompanied the pandemic.

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How to Educate Otolaryngology Residents and Fellows on Social Determinants of Health

Nonmedical factors like health maintenance and disease prevention are called social determinants because they determine access, or lack of access, to the crucial elements needed for health and for improving health once disease sets in.

Departments

Two Books on Transformation, Positive Energy that Otolaryngologists Recommend

We asked some otolaryngologists to share books off their reading lists. Here’s what they recommended.

Cures Act Information Blocking Rule: Steps to Take to Ensure Your Practice Is in Compliance

A look at information blocking, the exceptions created by the Cures Act final rule, and the steps providers need to take to ensure that they’re in compliance with the rule.

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Literature Reviews

OSA Treatment: Barbed Reposition and Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasties Produce Comparable Outcomes

BRP and ESP procedure outcomes are comparable in the improvement of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with palatal collapse, although further trials and long-term follow-up are needed.

Literature Reviews

What Is the Best Approach to Repair of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injured During Thyroid Surgery?

Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) during surgery impacts on the patient’s ability to phonate, breathe, and swallow.

Literature Reviews

Laryngeal Adductor Reflex Responses to Varying Stimulation Forces Assesses Sensory Dysfunction in Laryngopharyngeal Disorders

Normative data for laryngeal adductor reflex (LAR) response rates to low, medium, and high stimulation forces are useful to assess sensory dysfunction in a variety of laryngopharyngeal disorders.

Literature Reviews

Insertion Trauma Rate Lower in Lateral Wall Arrays Than Perimodiolar Arrays Following Cochlear Implantation

LW arrays are preferable to PM arrays for minimizing clinically relevant intracochlear trauma in cochlear implantation.

Literature Reviews

Potential Link Between Sinonasal Inflammation and Cognitive Function Warrants Future Study

Study participants with sinonasal inflammation show decreased brain connectivity within a major functional hub with a central role in modulation cognition.

Literature Reviews

Sleep Apnea an Unrecognized Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients with COVID-19

This analysis highlights the need for close monitoring of patients with sleep apnea who become infected with COVID-19.

How To: Reconstruction of Anterior Table Frontal Sinus Defects with Pericranial Flap and Titanium Mesh

The anterior table defect poses a reconstructive challenge, and very few publications have described reconstructive options.

TRIO Best Practices

Is Olfactory Training Effective Treatment for Postinfectious Smell Loss?

Existing evidence suggests that olfactory training is a low-risk intervention that provides clinically relevant and sustained benefit in some PISL patients.

Letter from the Editor: Expressing Ourselves in Positive Ways to Patients

Letter from the Editor: Expressing Ourselves in Positive Ways to Patients

Finding common ground with our patients and colleagues should take priority over any perceived differences between us.

TRIO Best Practices

What Is the Best Approach to Prevent Advanced-Stage Pressure Injuries After Pediatric Tracheotomy?

An array of complications may arise after a pediatric tracheotomy, and the clinician should be mindful of advanced-stage pressure injuries.

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