News tagged with otolaryngology head and neck surgery
Benefits from upper airway surgery for sleep apnea found to equal CPAP
Adults who struggle with CPAP treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) should be considered candidates for reconstructive surgery on the upper airway, because it holds the same quality-of-life (QOL) benefits but with more ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 01, 2009 |
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Patients appear to adjust and learn to cope with loss or reduced sense of smell
Most patients who have a reduced ability to smell or detect odors seem to attach less importance to the sense of smell in their daily lives than people with a normal olfactory function, according to a report in the April ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 18, 2011 |
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A national survey: The value of otolaryngologists' services in America
In recent years reimbursement for surgical services has declined, failing to keep up with inflation and economic growth. Financial incentives aimed at re-distributing reimbursement from procedural specialties to primary care ...
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Implantable device for sleep apnea studied
For millions of Americans, trying to get a restful night’s sleep is more like a nightmare.
Medicine & Health / Sleep apnea
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Larynx cancer treatment saves patients' voices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Jerry Young had had a routine endoscopy and assumed that the hoarseness that appeared in his voice was an after-effect of that exam. “If it doesn’t go away in a couple of weeks, ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Changes in taste function related to obesity and chronic ear inflammation
Children with chronic inflammation of the middle ear can experience changes in their sense of taste, and these changes may be related to childhood obesity, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Otolaryngology &# ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Newborn hearing screenings do not appear to identify all children at risk for hearing loss
Although universal newborn hearing screening programs appear to identify children with hearing loss at a younger age, nearly one-third of pediatric cochlear implant recipients pass newborn screening only to be diagnosed later ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Half-time for the Mars500 mission
The Mars500 mission – a simulated mission to the red planet in which researchers from the Mainz University Medical Center in Germany are involved – has reached its half-way mark: After a 250-day ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 10, 2011 |
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BNCT, a new-generation radiation treatment, is effective in advanced head and neck cancer
Biologically targeted BNCT treatment is based on producing radiation inside a tumour using boron-10 and thermal neutrons. Boron-10 is introduced into cancer cells with the help of a special carrier substance (phenylalanine), ...
Mar 04, 2011 |
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Effects of depression on quality of life improvement after endoscopic sinus surgery
Depression is a common problem in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and negatively impacts patients' symptom burden, ability to function, and quality of life (QOL), according to new research published in the March ...
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Mar 01, 2011 |
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Hearing impairment common, perhaps preventable, chronic disease among middle-aged adults
Several factors may be associated with hearing impairment in middle-aged adults, including cardiovascular disease risks, being male and having a noisy job, according to a report published online first in the Archives of Ot ...
Feb 21, 2011 |
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