Otolaryngology News & Journal Articles

• Do Not Use Decongestants for Colds in Children Younger Than Age 6 A new review finds no evidence that decongestants provide any benefit to young children and may cause harm.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2018
• Should Breast Surgery Be Its Own Medical Specialty? In the US, there are medical specialty boards for thoracic surgery, orthopedic surgery, head and neck surgery, colorectal surgery, and surgery for a variety of other organs/systems. But not the breast.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2018
• Web-Based CBT Effective for Easing Tinnitus Distress Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) is at least as effective as standard face-to-face clinical care for reducing distress due to tinnitus, new research shows.
  Reuters Health Information, October 2018
• U.S. Approval for Bose Hearing Aid a Blow to Traditional Makers The U.S. approval of audio products maker Bose Corp's new hearing aid, which can be used without a doctor's assistance, could pressure traditional makers of the devices struggling to keep up with demands from more tech-savvy users.
  Reuters Health Information, October 2018
• Cancer Trends in India: First Comprehensive Report The first comprehensive estimates for 28 cancers in each Indian state over 26 years (1990 - 2016) are now available, and they highlight prevailing disparities.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2018
• FDA Allows Sales of First Self-Fitting Hearing Aid The FDA has approved the sale of the first hearing aid that users can buy, fit, and use themselves without the help of an expert.
  WebMD Health News, October 2018
• Asthma-COPD Overlap: Managing This Critical Disease   Dr Navitha Ramesh provides her perspective on how best to treat patients with these dual airway diseases.
  CHEST and Medscape, October 2018
• MDS 2018Gel-Injection Laryngoplasty Improves Voice in Parkinson's Injection of short- or long-acting gels into the vocal folds helps improve voice strength and quality for patients with Parkinson's disease, a trial shows.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2018
• A Secret to 5-Star Ratings: Prescribe Antibiotics   A new study confirms what many clinicians suspected: Patients reward and punish them for how they treat respiratory infections, reports Dr Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, October 2018
• WCLC 2018Air Pollution Increases Lung Cancer Risk in Nonsmokers Women who have never smoked, especially Asian women, are highly susceptible to develop lung cancer if exposed to high levels of air pollution.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• ERS 2018Decades After Exposure, Air Pollution Linked to Sick Leave Exposure to air pollution can affect people more than 20 years later, which could mean that recommended limits might be too high, researchers report.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Post-Op Opioids Used Far More in US Than Hong Kong Head and neck surgery patients in Hong Kong are far less likely to be prescribed opioids than patients undergoing similar surgeries in the U.S., new research shows.
  Reuters Health Information, September 2018
• Medicare-Billed Cochlear Implants More Than Double in Past Decade
  Reuters Health Information, September 2018
• Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation Shows Promise in Post-Stroke Dysphagia Pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES) allows successful decannulation in patients with stroke and subsequent tracheotomy, according to results from the PHAST-TRAC randomized trial.
  Reuters Health Information, September 2018
• Intranasal Airway Device Safely Boosts Breathing After Nasal Surgery An intraoperatively placed airway device is well tolerated and maintains nasal patency after rhinoplasty and nasal reconstruction without increasing the risk of incisional dehiscence, researchers in California say.
  Reuters Health Information, September 2018
• Probing Congenital Nasolacrimal Obstruction May Be OK in 9- to 15-month-Olds The optimal time window to probe the tear duct of a child with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) may be earlier and narrower than previously thought, researchers suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, September 2018
• New Guideline Updates Diagnostic Criteria for IPF The revised guidance document streamlines accurate and rapid diagnosis of the rare, often terminal, lung disease by classifying patients according to high-resolution computed tomography scan patterns.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Neurogenic Cough: New Insights   Dr David Johnson on the treatment of patients locked into a cycle of coughing.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, September 2018
• White-Noise Therapy for Tinnitus May Have Adverse Brain Effects
  Reuters Health Information, September 2018
• Drug Safety Warnings and Updates: April-June 2018 Don't miss these important summaries of safety labeling changes and boxed warnings by the FDA for the second quarter of 2018.
  FDA Expert Commentaries and Interviews, September 2018