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Medical : Local botulinum toxin A for treating chronic sialorrhea
Krause E, Bötzel K, de la Chaux R, Gürkov R. Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, München, Deutschland. Eike.Krause@med.uni-muenchen.de BACKGROUND: Sialorrhea and drooling interfere with oral communication and nutrition, posing problems for hygiene, nursing, and social interactions. Therapeutic efforts such as swallow...
Medical : Current concepts for the management of head and neck cancer: Chemotherapy.
Specenier PM, Vermorken JB. Department of Medical Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium. Chemotherapy can be administered in patients with locoregionally advanced (LA) squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) either concurrently with irradiation or as induction chemotherapy prior to local treatment or as palliative therapy in patients with recu...
Medical : A comparison of the effects of botulinum toxin A and steroid injection on nasal allergy.
Yang TY, Jung YG, Kim YH, Jang TY. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University, College of Medicine, Jung-Gu, Incheon, Korea. mansatong2@naver.com OBJECTIVES: To compare the effects of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) with intranasal steroid injections on nasal symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). STUDY DESIGN: A randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blinded c...
Medical : Loratadine provides early symptom control in seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Kaiser HB, Gopalan G, Chung W. Allergic rhinitis (AR) affects about 500 million people worldwide, and prevalence is increasing. Second-generation nonsedating antihistamines are first-line treatments for seasonal AR (SAR). This study was performed to evaluate early SAR symptom relief with second-generation antihistamines through a retrospective analysis of previously published data. In this study,...
Medical : Treatment of tinnitus with a customized, dynamic acoustic neural stimulus: clinical outcomes in general private practice.
Hanley PJ, Davis PB, Paki B, Quinn SA, Bellekom SR. Neuromonics Pty Limited, Chatswood, Australia. OBJECTIVES: We evaluate the relative effectiveness of a newly available tinnitus treatment approach for different categories of patients in general private practice. METHODS: This was a cohort study, sponsored by Neuromonics, involving the first 470 patients to undertake the Neuromonics Tinnitus Tr...
Medical : Tonsillectomy vs. deep tonsil biopsies in detecting occult tonsil tumors.
Waltonen JD, Ozer E, Schuller DE, Agrawal A. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. OBJECTIVES:: To compare the yield of detecting occult tumors by performing tonsillectomy and deep tonsil biopsies in patients with metastatic carcinoma to the neck in whom a primary tumor was not evident on physical examination, radiography, or panend...
Medical : Endoscopic CO(2) laser cricopharyngeal myotomy.
Pitman M, Weissbrod P. Department of Otolaryngology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, New York, U.S.A. OBJECTIVES:: Over the past 10 years, endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy laser surgery has been proposed as an alternative to transcervical cricopharyngeal myotomy. We will describe the technique and review the literature so that it may gain credence as a viable option for the treat...
Medical : Postoperative monitoring of esophageal pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome who have undergone tonsillectomy with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.
Suzuki M, Saigusa H, Kurogi R, Morita S, Ishizuka Y. Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. OBJECTIVES: To realize better postoperative management in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), we elucidated the need for the postoperative monitoring of esophageal pressure (Pes). METHODS: A prospective randomized controlled study was...
Medical : Does the prevalence of nasal polyps increase in patients using statins?
Yilmaz F, Gunduz H, Arinc H, Talay F, Ozyildirim S, Akyurek F, Uyan C.Department of Otorhinolaryngology.Several statins inhibit T-helper 1 development and induce T-helper 2 polarization and production of T-helper 2 cytokines that promote the activation and chemotaxis of eosinophils. Whether statins promote the development of nasal polyps has so far been uncertain. No studies have evaluated the fre...
Medical : Topical lignocaine for pain relief in acute otitis media: results of a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial.
Bolt P, Barnett P, Babl FE, Sharwood LN.Emergency Department, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.OBJECTIVE: Acute otitis media (AOM) is common in children, yet the optimal management of ear pain associated with AOM has not been well studied. We set out to determine the efficacy of topical aqueous 2% lignocaine eardrops...
