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Postdischarge virtual visits for low-risk surgeries: A randomized noninferiority clinical trial

17 Jan, 2021 | 21:57h | UTC

Postdischarge Virtual Visits for Low-risk Surgeries: A Randomized Noninferiority Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Surgical Centers Warm Up to Video Chats, Texts for Patient Follow-Up – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Loss of smell in mild Covid-19 cases occurs 86% of the time, study says

13 Jan, 2021 | 02:20h | UTC

Loss of smell in mild Covid-19 cases occurs 86% of the time, study says – CNN

Original study: Prevalence and 6‐month recovery of olfactory dysfunction: a multicentre study of 1363 COVID‐19 patients – Journal of Internal Medicine

Randomized trial: Proton pump inhibitors do not benefit patients with persistent throat symptoms

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:32h | UTC

Use of proton pump inhibitors to treat persistent throat symptoms: multicentre, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial – The BMJ

Commentary on Twitter

Medicating random throat symptoms with proton pump inhibitors (for months) has, somehow, become routine care despite no gd evidence it actually helps.

So guess what happens if you compare 16 wk of double dose PPI with placebo in a proper trial?

…Yeah.https://t.co/mrnq4tcEUk pic.twitter.com/uZo630Sg9j

— Jussi Mustonen (@JusiMD) January 8, 2021

Review: Hearing loss in children

2 Dec, 2020 | 07:14h | UTC

Hearing Loss in Children: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Author interview: Hearing Loss in Children

Podcast on chronic cough. Don’t be afraid to try empiric therapies! PPIs for GERD, antihistamines and intranasal steroids for post-nasal drip, and inhaled corticosteroids for post-viral cough are generally low-risk and will treat many cases.

11 Nov, 2020 | 09:04h | UTC

#241 Chronic Cough – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Case report: Sudden irreversible hearing loss post COVID-19

14 Oct, 2020 | 09:24h | UTC

Sudden irreversible hearing loss post COVID-19 – BMJ Case Reports

Commentaries: Coronavirus: Patient has sudden permanent hearing loss – BBC AND First reported UK case of sudden permanent hearing loss linked to COVID-19 – BMJ

Commentary on Twitter

Sudden hearing loss after #COVID19.
Report of 1st UK case and review of the other 4 published reports (must be *extremely rare*)https://t.co/wCkrgHcwKH pic.twitter.com/onQxxYiImb

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 13, 2020

Study: Electric shocks to the tongue can quiet chronic ringing ears

9 Oct, 2020 | 08:51h | UTC

Electric shocks to the tongue can quiet chronic ringing ears – Science

Original Study: Bimodal neuromodulation combining sound and tongue stimulation reduces tinnitus symptoms in a large randomized clinical study – Science Translational Medicine

Study: Four out of five people with sudden loss of smell or taste had COVID-19

4 Oct, 2020 | 23:30h | UTC

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in people with an acute loss in their sense of smell and/or taste in a community-based population in London, UK: An observational cohort study – PLOS Medicine

Commentaries: Coronavirus: Loss of smell may be clearer sign than cough – BBC AND Coronavirus: Four out of five with sudden loss of smell or taste had COVID-19, study finds – Sky News

Commentary on Twitter

Four out of five people who experienced sudden loss of smell or taste had #COVID19, in a study by @ProfBatterhamMD and colleagues @ucl and @uclh #SARSCoV2

🔎 @PLOSMedicine paper: https://t.co/MoGTowbPus
📰 @SkyNews article: https://t.co/qgZJt9NHk6

— PLOS (@PLOS) October 2, 2020

JAMA Network Series: Medical Specialties and the COVID-19 Pandemic

24 Sep, 2020 | 09:45h | UTC

Editorial: The COVID-19 Pandemic and the JAMA Network

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Randomized trial: Upper airway surgery vs. medical management for patients with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea who failed conventional treatment

8 Sep, 2020 | 01:04h | UTC

Effect of Multilevel Upper Airway Surgery vs Medical Management on the Apnea-Hypopnea Index and Patient-Reported Daytime Sleepiness Among Patients With Moderate or Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The SAMS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Relief for people who struggle with CPAP masks – Flinders University

Author interview: Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Editorial: Upper Airway Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (free for a limited period)

Commentary on Twitter

In this preliminary report of the SAMS RCT of adults w moderate or severe #sleepapnea in whom #CPAP failed, combined palatal and tongue surgery reduced the number of apnea-hypopnea events and sleepiness at 6 mos compared w medical management https://t.co/jiU3hMn9ju #ERSCongress

— JAMA (@JAMA_current) September 4, 2020

Pre- and post-operative imaging of cochlear implants: A pictorial review

19 Aug, 2020 | 09:18h | UTC

Pre- and post-operative imaging of cochlear implants: a pictorial review – Insights into Imaging

Impact of hearing loss and universal face masking in the COVID-19 era

13 Aug, 2020 | 00:04h | UTC

Impact of Hearing Loss and Universal Face Masking in the COVID-19 Era – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for the management of mucositis secondary to cancer therapy

12 Aug, 2020 | 02:20h | UTC

MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for the management of mucositis secondary to cancer therapy – Cancer

Commentary: New guidelines for managing mucositis now available – University of Rochester Medical Center

[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Prevention of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo with Vit D supplementation

10 Aug, 2020 | 01:49h | UTC

Prevention of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo with Vit D Supplementation: A Randomized Trial – Neurology

Commentary: Fewer Vertigo Recurrences with Vitamin D, Calcium – Physician’s Weekly

Management of anosmia and loss of smell in the era of Covid-19

27 Jul, 2020 | 09:51h | UTC

Anosmia and loss of smell in the era of covid-19 – The BMJ

Editorial: Face Masks Can be Devastating for People with Hearing Loss

10 Jul, 2020 | 09:18h | UTC

Face masks can be devastating for people with hearing loss – The BMJ

Related Commentary on Twitter

"With masks covering the faces around us, we are unable to access the facial expressions and lip movements that are so vital to daily communication"

Innovation is urgently needed to ensure clear communication in medical settings https://t.co/DjQ4tmNCku

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 9, 2020

Prevalence of Taste and Smell Dysfunction in Coronavirus Disease 2019

21 Jun, 2020 | 23:29h | UTC

Prevalence of Taste and Smell Dysfunction in Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Related Commentary on Twitter

Prevalence of Taste and Smell Dysfunction #COVID19
This survey study published @JAMANetwork of 204 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 found that taste reduction was present in 55.4% of patients, whereas smell reduction was present in 41.7% of patientshttps://t.co/aQ45uD6GAD

— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 18, 2020