Otolaryngology/Head and Neck (all articles)
Chronic suppurative otitis media: Cochrane evidence on treatment options
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:26h | UTC
The predicative clinical features associated with chronic cough that has a single underlying cause
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:14h | UTCNews release: Clinical features for indicating causes of chronic cough – American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
RCT: Endoscopic surgery improves survival compared with intensity-modulated radiotherapy in resectable locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma
28 Feb, 2021 | 20:45h | UTC
Systematic Review: Insufficient evidence to decide whether surgical intervention is beneficial or harmful for the early management of Bell’s palsy
26 Feb, 2021 | 08:20h | UTCSurgical interventions for the early management of Bell’s palsy – Cochrane Library
Summary: Surgical operation for Bell’s palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) – Cochrane Library
RCT: Dimenhydrinate and metoclopramide equally effective in the treatment of nausea due to vertigo
26 Feb, 2021 | 08:12h | UTCComparison of efficacy dimenhydrinate and metoclopramide in the treatment of nausea due to vertigo; a randomized study – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
RCT: Topical intranasal tranexamic acid does not reduce the need for nasal packing in epistaxis
21 Feb, 2021 | 22:02h | UTCThe Use of Tranexamic Acid to Reduce the Need for Nasal Packing in Epistaxis (NoPAC): Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
TXA wasn't better than placebo in epistaxis in this well done RCT https://t.co/qA3yEXyvaM
Excellent work @adamreuben + team
Many of us (myself included) believed TXA a game changer in epistaxis
This trial must make us reexamine our practice pic.twitter.com/5QQsihlGC6
— Anand Swaminathan (@EMSwami) February 20, 2021
fMRI identifies smell and taste malfunction in COVID-19 patients
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:16h | UTCfMRI Identifies Smell and Taste Malfunction in COVID-19 Patients – Clinical Imaging
Commentary on Twitter
Absent BOLD fMRI Activation of Orbitofrontal Cortex in a Patient With Persistent Cacosmia and Cacogeusia After COVID-19 https://t.co/bAa7sf6wNR
— Nat Rev Neurology (@NatRevNeurol) January 25, 2021
Randomized trial: No benefit from corticosteroid nasal spray for recovery of smell sensation in COVID-19 patients
25 Jan, 2021 | 01:28h | UTC
Randomized trial: Dexamethasone and post-adenotonsillectomy pain in children
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:19h | UTC
COVID’s toll on smell and taste: what scientists do and don’t know
21 Jan, 2021 | 01:26h | UTCCOVID’s toll on smell and taste: what scientists do and don’t know – Nature
Postdischarge virtual visits for low-risk surgeries: A randomized noninferiority clinical trial
17 Jan, 2021 | 21:57h | UTCPostdischarge 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 | UTCLoss 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
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 | UTCHearing 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 | UTCSudden 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 | UTCElectric shocks to the tongue can quiet chronic ringing ears – Science
Study: Four out of five people with sudden loss of smell or taste had COVID-19
4 Oct, 2020 | 23:30h | UTCCommentaries: 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 | UTCEditorial: The COVID-19 Pandemic and the JAMA Network
See articles:
- Cardiology and COVID-19
- Dermatology and COVID-19
- Internal Medicine and COVID-19
- Nephrology and COVID-19
- Neurology and COVID-19
- Oncology and COVID-19
- Ophthalmology and COVID-19
- Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and COVID-19
- Pediatrics and COVID-19
- Psychiatry and COVID-19
- Surgery and COVID-19
- JAMA Network Open and COVID-19
- JAMA Health Forum and COVID-19
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 | UTCEffect 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 | UTCPre- 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 | UTCImpact of Hearing Loss and Universal Face Masking in the COVID-19 Era – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Related: Face masks can be devastating for people with hearing loss – The BMJ AND Covid-19: The communication needs of D/deaf healthcare workers and patients are being forgotten – The BMJ Opinion AND D/deafness and solidarity in the covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ Opinion
MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for the management of mucositis secondary to cancer therapy
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:20h | UTCCommentary: 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 | UTCCommentary: 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 | UTCAnosmia and loss of smell in the era of covid-19 – The BMJ