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Implementation of duty hour reform does not negatively impact thyroid and parathyroid procedure outcomes

Duty Hour Restrictions Don’t Impair Thyroid Surgery Outcomes

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Reduction in overall mortality following decrease at teaching hospitals with otolaryngology programs
Consumption of Swedish smokeless tobacco (snus) is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Review: Smokeless Tobacco Linked to Increased Risk of T2DM

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Findings from five pooled cohorts show risk up with each additional box of snus consumed per week
Smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes can substantially reduce their intake of toxic chemicals and carcinogens -- but only if they completely quit smoking tobacco

Fewer Toxic Chemicals Seen for E-Cigarette Use Versus Tobacco

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Findings for e-cig users who have stopped smoking completely, compared with still smokers
The noise of modern life causes permanent hearing damage to many U.S. adults who don't even suspect they've experienced a loss

CDC: Noise-Related Hearing Loss Often Unrecognized in U.S. Adults

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One in four adults who believes their hearing is good or excellent actually has hearing damage
One-quarter of U.S. teen electronic cigarette users have experimented with "dripping" -- a new vaping method that produces thicker clouds of vapor

‘Dripping’ Becoming Popular With Teen E-Cigarette Users

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This method creates denser clouds of vapor, with unknown effects on health, researchers say
A minimally disruptive treatment protocol seems acceptable for frontal sinus fractures

Minimally Disruptive Protocol Acceptable for Frontal Sinus Fx

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Of 20 patients treated nonoperatively, 19 had improvement in opacification, contour deformity
Twenty-three percent of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma have cardiovascular disease at diagnosis

High CVD Risk in Patients With Head, Neck Squamous Cell Cancer

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Twenty-three and 24 percent of patients had CVD and uncontrolled blood pressure at diagnosis
A new clinical practice guideline

Guidelines Developed for Peri-Op, Post-Op Rhinoplasty Care

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Rhinoplasty candidates should be educated regarding expectations after surgery, managing discomfort

January 2017 Briefing – Otolaryngology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Otolaryngology for January 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
For patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP)

Verapamil Benefits Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps

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Reduction in 22-item Sinonasal Outcome Test from baseline to week eight with verapamil hydrochloride