Survivorship Interest, Knowledge Limited in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
Most patients want to address survivorship topics in one long visit and prefer in-person visits
Hearing Loss Intervention Reduces Social Isolation in Seniors
Reduction in social network size smaller with hearing intervention versus health education control
Quality Improvement Program Aids Antibiotic Duration for Common Infections in Children
Findings show feasibility for acute otitis media and community-acquired pneumonia across care settings
Nasal Endoscopic Surgery Beneficial for Chronic Sinusitis, Nasal Polyps
Patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery had the procedure in less time and experienced less intraoperative blood loss than open surgery
Signatures of Disrupted Affective Sound Processing Identified in Tinnitus
Objective measures of pupil dilation and facial movement elicited by emotionally evocative sounds accurately predict scores from subjective self-report questionnaires
32 Percent of Dementia Attributed to Audiometric Hearing Loss
No association seen for self-reported hearing loss with increased risk for dementia in community-dwelling seniors during up to eight years of follow-up
Nearly Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, New Report Finds
Poor Hearing Associated With Increased Risk for Incident Heart Failure
16.9 percent of the association was mediated by psychological distress; 3.0 and 3.1 percent mediated by social isolation, neuroticism
Incidence of RT-Induced Otitis Media With Effusion Examined in Head and Neck Cancer
Incidence of RTOME is 5.83 percent in patients with head and neck cancer, with significant variation seen by cancer type
Public Lacks Knowledge About Dysphagia
Gap in public awareness is larger than for other conditions, even though prevalence of dysphagia is higher than vertigo
