Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Adversely Affect Eye Health
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is now a suspected risk factor for glaucoma and other optic nerve diseases, according to a recent review of the topic in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Vocal Problems In Professional Voice Users: Part 2 of 2
Voice problems in professional voice users are largely the same as those that occur in the general population, but with one important caveat-the potential consequences.
Variability in Practice Patterns for Tracheotomy Tube Changes: A Call to Action
A team of otolaryngologists at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York has posed some important questions regarding reviewing residency training for making tracheotomy tube changes.
Stem Cell and Genetic Therapies for Hair Cell-Related Hearing Loss
The remarkable new tools of the genomic generation have been used by researchers at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix, and the University of Antwerp, Belgium, to zero in on genes that cause presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss.
Medical Malpractice and Rhinology
Although expenses related to medical malpractice are often seen as a cost of doing business, the experience of litigation is a personal, as well as a professional assault. A malpractice suit attacks a physician’s integrity and confidence.
Management of Malignant Tumors that Invade the Temporal Bone
Malignant tumors that invade the temporal bone are rare, and diagnosis and treatment are straightforward with few areas of controversy.
Watchful Waiting and OME
I would like to comment on your article Watchful Waiting May Be the Best Strategy, by Sheri Polley, in the November 2006 issue of ENToday.
Biofilms in Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Otitis Media
The prevalence of biofilms was discussed in several presentations at the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings here.
Head and Neck Surgery: Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century
How can head and neck surgeons best meet the changing needs of patients and trainees in the 21st century?
Perioperative Steroids’ Effect on Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis: the POSE Scoring System
Perioperative steroids have a clinically significant impact on the technical aspects of surgery and improve objective surgical outcomes in the short and medium term, according to research and a new scoring system presented April 26 by Triological Society Mosher Award recipient Erin D. Wright, MD, FRCSC, at the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings.
Smokeless Tobacco and Health Effects: Cancer Specialists Weigh In
Since President Richard M. Nixon declared a war on cancer more than 30 years ago, the battle still rages on several fronts.