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Study: Loss of Smell and Taste in 2013 Patients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19

27 May, 2020 | 02:35h | UTC

Loss of Smell and Taste in 2013 European Patients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 – Annals of Internal Medicine

 

Olfactory Dysfunction in COVID-19: Diagnosis and Management

21 May, 2020 | 09:24h | UTC

Olfactory Dysfunction in COVID-19: Diagnosis and Management – JAMA

Related: Loss of smell and taste as symptoms of COVID-19: what does the evidence say? – CEBM Oxford

 

Systematic Review: Tonsillectomy vs. Tonsillotomy for Obstructive Sleep-disordered Breathing in Children

6 May, 2020 | 03:33h | UTC

Tonsillectomy versus tonsillotomy for obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing in children – Cochrane Library

Summary: Tonsillectomy versus tonsillotomy for obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children

 

Systematic Review: Corticosteroids as Standalone or Add‐on Treatment for Sore Throat

5 May, 2020 | 03:36h | UTC

Corticosteroids as standalone or add‐on treatment for sore throat – Cochrane Library

Summary: Corticosteroids as standalone or add‐on treatment for sore throat – Cochrane Library

 

Consensus Document: Restarting Planned Surgery in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

3 May, 2020 | 22:43h | UTC

Restarting planned surgery in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: A strategy document from the Royal College of Anaesthetists, Association of Anaesthetists, Intensive Care Society and Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine

Related: New Scoring System to Prioritize Medically Necessary Operations (report and commentary)

 

Advances in Regenerative Medicine for Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

30 Apr, 2020 | 03:45h | UTC

Advances in regenerative medicine for otolaryngology/head and neck surgery – The BMJ

 

ASCO Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary in the Head and Neck

29 Apr, 2020 | 04:43h | UTC

Diagnosis and Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary in the Head and Neck: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology

 

Alterations in Smell or Taste in Mildly Symptomatic Outpatients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

23 Apr, 2020 | 09:41h | UTC

Alterations in Smell or Taste in Mildly Symptomatic Outpatients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection – JAMA

Related: Study Validates Loss of Smell and Taste as Symptoms of Covid-19

 

Pharyngitis: Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment

17 Apr, 2020 | 01:53h | UTC

Pharyngitis: Approach to diagnosis and treatment – Canadian Family Physician

 

New Scoring System to Prioritize Medically Necessary Operations

15 Apr, 2020 | 03:40h | UTC

Medically-Necessary, Time-Sensitive Procedures: A Scoring System to Ethically and Efficiently Manage Resource Scarcity and Provider Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Journal of the American College of Surgeons

News Release: Scoring system empowers surgery departments to prioritize medically necessary operations – American College of Surgeons

 

Study Validates Loss of Smell and Taste as Symptoms of Covid-19

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:57h | UTC

Association of chemosensory dysfunction and Covid‐19 in patients presenting with influenza‐like symptoms – International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology

Commentary: Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms in patients with high recovery rate – University of California

 

Olfactory Loss Function as a Possible Symptom of COVID-19

10 Apr, 2020 | 02:55h | UTC

Sudden and Complete Olfactory Loss Function as a Possible Symptom of COVID-19 – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Related Position Statement: Loss of sense of smell as marker of COVID-19 infection – ENTUK

Related Articles: Self-reported olfactory and taste disorders in SARS-CoV-2 patients: a cross-sectional study – Clinical Infectious Diseases AND [Preprint] Coincidence of COVID-19 epidemic and olfactory dysfunction outbreak – medRxiv

 

Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease

10 Apr, 2020 | 02:45h | UTC

Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

News Release: Ménière’s disease: New clinical practice guideline – American Academy of Otolaryngology

 

Loss of Smell and Taste Could be a Sign of COVID-19

23 Mar, 2020 | 01:11h | UTC

Position Statement: Loss of sense of smell as marker of COVID-19 infection – ENT-UK

See also: There’s An Unexpected Loss Of Smell And Taste In Coronavirus Patients – Forbes  AND If you’ve lost your sense of smell or taste, you could be a ‘hidden carrier’ of the coronavirus – Business Insider

 

Clinical Update: Tinnitus

17 Mar, 2020 | 08:38h | UTC

Tinnitus – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related Guideline: Tinnitus: assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

 

NICE Guideline: Tinnitus Assessment and Management

11 Mar, 2020 | 08:24h | UTC

Tinnitus: assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

 

Choosing Wisely in Rhinology: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

8 Mar, 2020 | 20:38h | UTC

Choosing Wisely Canada rhinology recommendations – Journal of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (free)

See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada

 

FDA Safety Alert: Montelukast May Cause Serious Mental Health Side Effects

6 Mar, 2020 | 10:22h | UTC

FDA requires Boxed Warning about serious mental health side effects for asthma and allergy drug montelukast (Singulair); advises restricting use for allergic rhinitis – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Commentary: Montelukast to Get Boxed Warning – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

 

European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020

26 Feb, 2020 | 07:10h | UTC

European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 – Rhinology (free PDF)

 

Clinical Diagnosis of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and Vestibular Neuritis

25 Feb, 2020 | 06:44h | UTC

Clinical diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular neuritis – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 

New WHO-ITU Standard Aims to Prevent Hearing Loss Among 1.1 Billion Young People

5 Feb, 2020 | 08:22h | UTC

New WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people – World Health Organization (free)

See Resources: Toolkit for safe listening devices and systems (free PDF) AND Safe listening devices and systems: a WHO-ITU standard (free PDF)

 

Systematic Review: Tonsillectomy for Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis and Cervical Adenitis Syndrome

23 Jan, 2020 | 01:57h | UTC

Tonsillectomy for periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis syndrome (PFAPA) – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Tonsillectomy for PFAPA syndrome (a rare cause of recurrent fever, mouth ulcers, sore throat and swollen neck glands) – Cochrane Library (free)

 

Incidence of Infectious Complications Following Cochlear Implantation in Children and Adults

16 Jan, 2020 | 03:27h | UTC

Incidence of Infectious Complications Following Cochlear Implantation in Children and Adults – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 

Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo Treatment: A Practical Update

15 Jan, 2020 | 01:05h | UTC

Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo Treatment: A Practical Update – Current Treatment Options in Neurology (free)

 

New Guideline on the Management of Epistaxis

10 Jan, 2020 | 08:30h | UTC

Clinical Practice Guideline: Nosebleed (Epistaxis) – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)

Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline: Nosebleed (Epistaxis) – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)

News Release: Nosebleed (epistaxis): New clinical practice guideline – American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (free)

 

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