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ENTtoday: December 2024

Features

OTC Options for Hearing and Sleep Care

When over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids debuted two years ago, Justin S. Golub, MD, MS, an otology specialist and associate professor of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at Columbia University in New York, was enthusiastic.

The Road Less Traveled—at Least by Otolaryngologists

When otolaryngologists leave clinical practice to pursue other vocations, the reasons for making the move vary, as do the factors that might have prevented the transition.

Departments

The Transformational Potential of Paid Leave

Parental leave policies that include both parents regardless of gender and caregiver status make a cultural statement on the importance of family bonding during the early days of parenthood, provide financial security for families, increase maternal and infant health and well-being, and have the potential to improve gender equity in the workplace.

Protecting Modifier 25

CMA members’ concerns about a recent reimbursement policy change Blue Shield had announced regarding evaluation and management (E/M) services billed with the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) modifier 25. The new policy would reduce by 50% reimbursement for any non-preventive E/M service appended with modifier 25 and billed with a minor procedure code.

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Career Development

Call for Resident Bowl Questions

The Resident Bowl team is collecting questions for the annual Resident Bowl happening at the 2025 Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting, January 23-25, in Orlando, Fla.

Literature Reviews

Evidence of Benign Vascular Anomalies Becoming Malignant Angiosarcoma Indicates Need for Increased Surveillance in Patients

Can benign vascular anomalies transform into highly malignant angiosarcoma (AS), and is a more aggressive biopsy/surgical approach warranted in certain cases of these anomalies?

Literature Reviews

P. aeruginosa Isolates from Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis Grown in Anaerobic Conditions Resistant to Antibiotics

Can benign vascular anomalies transform into highly malignant angiosarcoma (AS), and is a more aggressive biopsy/surgical approach warranted in certain cases of these anomalies?

Literature Reviews

Cadherin 26 Knockdown Weakens Allergic Rhinitis-Induced Inflammatory Response

Does cadherin 26 (CDH26) contribute to the severity of allergic rhinitis (AR)?

Literature Reviews

Medicaid Expansion Associated with Improved Survival of Head and Neck Cancer

How does stage at presentation and survival compare when looking at cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in Medicaid-expanded states versus non-expanded states?

Literature Reviews

Moderate or Greater Hearing Loss in Older Adults Associated with Functional Difficulties

How are hearing loss and hearing aids associated with functional status?

How To: Prelacrimal–Transmaxillary Approach to Lateral Sphenoid Recess Skull Base Defects

This study describes a prelacrimal–transpterygoid/maxillary approach that offers direct access to this region with a 0° endoscope.

The Great Debate: MRI Versus Second-Look Surgery for Cholesteatoma

ENTtoday debuts a new column—The Great Debate—in which members of the otolaryngology field discuss both sides of common protocols or procedures physicians regularly encounter.

Reflection and Anticipation in the Field of Otolaryngology

As 2024 comes to a close, we asked members of the ENTtoday editorial board two questions: What’s been the biggest success in otolaryngology in the last five years and what are you most excited about for the next 5-10 years of ENT medicine? Here’s what they had to say.

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