Otolaryngology News & Journal Articles

• Healthy Diet May Stave Off Age-Related Hearing Loss for Women Another benefit of a healthy diet may be protection against age-related hearing loss, suggests a large study of U.S. women.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• ATS 2018Ozone Exposure Puts Kids at Risk for Asthma, Allergic Diseases Exposure to ozone in early life raises the risk for asthma and allergic rhinitis by about 80%, according to 10-year follow-up data from a Toronto birth cohort.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• Auditory, Visual Hallucinations Often Partner in DLB New research suggests that auditory hallucinations are common in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies -- and often accompany visual hallucinations as a kind of 'soundtrack.'
  Medscape Medical News, May 2018
• Alert Stop Using OTC Benzocaine Teething Products, FDA Says The agency will also increase warnings on all benzocaine-containing over-the-counter and prescription topical anesthetics because of the rare but serious risk for methemoglobinemia.
  News Alerts, May 2018
• New Type of Treatable Vertigo Identified A simple headshaking maneuver may help separate this new condition from other types of vertigo, including Meniere disease, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2018
• Postcolonoscopy/Endoscopy Infection Rates Higher Than Thought 'The observed postendoscopic infection rates at some [ambulatory surgical centers] are over 100 times higher than their expected rates,' authors of a new study report.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2018
• New Enzyme Inhibitor May Stop Common Cold Rhinoviruses and other picornaviruses need a human enzyme to manufacture their protein coat; a new small-molecule inhibitor blocks the enzyme and could be used one day to treat the common cold.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2018
• Potential Post-blast Hearing Loss Treatment Identified in Mice Reversing the fluid buildup that occurs in ears after exposure to a loud blast may limit hearing loss, a mouse study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• APNs Facilitate Pediatric Otolaryngology Callbacks to Caregivers Strategic use of advanced practice nurses to resolve patient triage issues can speed clinician response time to clinically-relevant phone calls in a high-volume pediatric otolaryngology practice, researchers in Ohio say.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• Just Living Close to Livestock Might Lower Allergy Risk Exposure to farms seems to reduce the risk of allergy sensitivity, even among adults, and living close to a livestock farm in particular might curb common allergies, a Dutch study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• Hearing Aids Tied to Less Hospitalization for Older U.S. Adults Older adults with hearing loss are less likely to be hospitalized or to visit the emergency room when they wear hearing aids, compared to those who don't, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Skull-bone Thinning
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• Booze, Drugs, Skipping Earplugs Linked to Hearing Loss at Concerts Temporary hearing loss after a concert may be more likely in people who drink, use drugs and avoid earplugs, a small Dutch experiment suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• Reduced Kidney Function Tied to Hearing Loss Over Long Term Age-related hearing impairment (HI) may occur in conjunction with or as the result of reduced kidney function, researchers suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• Gene Profiling May Refine HPV Oropharyngeal Cancer Therapy A genetic signature that distinguishes node-negative from node-positive p16-positive human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas may help optimize treatment.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2018
• Celecoxib May Help Curb Opioid Use After Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Celecoxib is associated with lower perioperative opioid requirements after head and neck surgery with free tissue reconstruction, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2018
• Allergies and Asthma May Be Linked to Mental Health People who suffer from asthma and allergic rhinitis have an increased risk for developing a psychiatric disorder, and assessing their emotional condition and monitoring their mental health might be worthwhile, say researchers from Taiwan.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2018
• Voice Changes May Have Long-term Impact on QOL After Thyroidectomy Voice changes after surgery for papillary thyroid cancer can affect patients’ quality of life for at least a year, and standard postoperative tools don’t capture the impact, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2018
• Hearing Loss Tied to Higher Risk of Accidental Injuries People with hearing impairment may be almost twice as likely to experience an accidental injury as individuals with excellent or good hearing, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2018
• Drinking Alcohol May Boost Oral Bacteria Tied to Disease Alcohol consumption affects the oral microbiome, potentially increasing pathogenic bacteria linked to alcohol-related diseases, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2018