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New Bell's Palsy Treatment Video
New Therapies Fight Phantom Noises of Tinnitus
Although there is no cure, researchers say they have never had a better understanding of the cascade of physiological and psychological mechanisms responsible for tinnitus. As a result, new treatments under investigation — some of them already on the market — show promise in helping patients manage the ringing, pinging and hissing that otherwise drives them to distraction.
Plasma Osteopontin Levels in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy
Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Abstract
To explore the prognostic role of plasma levels of osteopontin (OPN), a phosphoglycoprotein with adhesive properties, in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) undergoing concomitant chemoradiotherapy. Previous studies have proposed OPN level as a prognostic factor in several cancers. In patients with HNSCC undergoing chemoradiotherapy, a low pretreatment plasma OPN level is associated with treatment response and better survival. Modulation of OPN levels by chemoradiotherapy may also be associated with outcome. Further studies with serial measurement of OPN levels are warranted in these patients.
Sleep Benefits From Tonsillectomy Peak at 6 Months
Children who had their tonsils and adenoids removed slept better after having the procedure, but the benefit began to decline six months post-surgery, a new study has found.
Corticosteroids vs Corticosteroids Plus Antiviral Agents in the Treatment of Bell Palsy
Archives of Otolaryngology
The present systematic review and meta-analysis, based on the currently available evidence, suggests that the addition of an antiviral agent to corticosteroids for the treatment of Bell palsy is not associated with an increase in the complete recovery rate of the facial motor function.
Potential adverse effect of
using the high dose of amoxicillin in the treatment of acute
otitis media in children
Archives of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery
Of 50 children diagnosed as having acute otitis media, 25 received a low dose of amoxicillin (45 mg/kg/d) (group 1) and 25 received a high dose of amoxicillin (90 mg/kg/d) (group 2) for 10 days. The number of penicillin-susceptible isolates was equally reduced after both therapies. However, an increase was noted in the recovery of S aureus only in group 2. A greater eradication rate of interfering organisms following therapy was noted in group 2 than in group 1. These changes may contribute to the greater recovery rate of patients infected with S aureus who received a high dose of amoxicillin.
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Patient history and CT findings in predicting surgical outcomes for patients with rhinogenic headache
ENT Journal
The concept of rhinogenic headaches remains a subject of much debate. While many authors have reported good results in treating these headaches with endoscopic sinus surgery, few have attempted to establish objective criteria for identifying the best surgical candidates. We conducted a study of 33 adults with rhinogenic headaches to determine if three elements of the history and/or five aspects of computed tomography (CT) would predict which patients might benefit from the minimally invasive sinus technique (MIST) as the primary treatment modality for their headaches. Postoperative follow-up interviews revealed that endoscopic surgery was widely successful, as 28 patients (84.8%) reported improvement. However, we were unable to find any statistically significant history or CT parameters that predicted surgical outcomes.
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Sensorineural hearing loss in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
American Journal of Otolaryngology
- Influence of Previous Radiation Exposure on Pathologic Features and Clinical Outcome in Patients With Thyroid Cancer
Archives of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery
- The Effect of Nasally Administered Budesonide Respules on Adrenal Cortex Function in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Archives of Otolaryngology - Management of benign paroxysmal positional
vertigo of lateral semicircular canal by Gufoni's manoeuvre
- Important And Significant Progress In The Efforts To Discover The Origins Of Age-Related Hearing Loss
- New Smokeless Tobacco Worries Experts
Camel Snus, the latest smokeless tobacco product to hit the American market, is not your grandfather’s chaw. Available in three flavors and packaged in attractive tins, Snus does not have to be spit out and therefore can be used just about anywhere.
And Snus delivers a powerful dose of nicotine : eight milligrams in each pouch, a spokesman for the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which manufacturers Snus, acknowledged on Wednesday. A pouch amounts to a single dose.That’s far more nicotine per gram than is present other popular chewing tobacco products, according to some researchers, who are concerned that Snus may turn out to be both carcinogenic and highly addictive.
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Of Gum Disease May Help Dentists And Physicians Identify Those At
Increased Risk For Cardiovascular Disease
Individuals reporting a history of periodontal disease were more likely to have increased levels of inflammation, a risk factor for heart disease, compared to those who reported no history of periodontal disease. - Keeping Your Sinuses Clear, Seven Tips From Harvard Men's Health Watch
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- Diagnosis and management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
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Susceptibility Patterns of Commensal Flora in the Middle Nasal Meatus
- Annals
Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
- Annals
Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
- Survival outcomes of squamous cell carcinoma arising
from sinonasal inverted papilloma: report of 6 cases with systematic
review and pooled analysis
- American Journal of Otolaryngology
- American Journal of Otolaryngology
- Safety of intranasal corticosteroids in
acute rhinosinusitis
- American Journal of Otolaryngology
- American Journal of Otolaryngology
- Thyroid Function After Unilateral Total
Lobectomy
- Archives of Otolaryngology
- AntiMicrobial Therapy in Chronic Sinusitis
- Migraine and audiovestibular dysfunction: is
there a correlation?
- American Journal of Otolaryngology