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MDLinx ENT:On this page you can find ranked summaries of the latest clinically-relevant ENT news articles, and medical journals updated every 24 hours. We’ve also included MDLinx Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery exclusive content chosen by our physician editor, D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD, and clinical pearls from our Smartest Doc daily quiz competition and Physician Review. Here’s how we do it:
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Latest (14) Full Text Articles (26)121 GJB2 and GJB6 screening in Tunisian patients with autosomal recessive deafness International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , April 19, 2013 Review Article
122 Musicians change their tune: How hearing loss alters the neural code Hearing Research , April 18, 2013 Review Article
123 Adverse effects of health anxiety on management of a patient with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, vestibular migraine and chronic subjective dizziness American Journal of Otolaryngology, April 18, 2013
124 Ondansetron in patients with tinnitus: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 17, 2013 Clinical Article
125 The misdiagnosis of external auditory canal carcinoma European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 17, 2013 Review Article
126 Osteoporosis as a risk factor for the recurrence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo The Laryngoscope, April 17, 2013 Review Article
127 Comparison of incus interpositioning technique versus glass ionomer cement application in type 2 tympanoplasty European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 17, 2013 Review Article
128 Markers of cochlear inflammation using MRI Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, April 16, 2013 Review Article
129 Investigation of bacterial biofilm in the human middle ear using optical coherence tomography and acoustic measurements Hearing Research , April 16, 2013 Clinical Article
130 Fat graft myringoplasty with the newly developed surgical technique for chronic tympanic membrane perforation European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 16, 2013 Review Article
131 Eustachian tube function in patients with inner ear disorders European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 16, 2013 Review Article
132 Spontaneous nystagmus in horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo Auris Nasus Larynx, April 16, 2013 Review Article
133 Use of the ages and stages questionnaire in young children who are deaf/hard of hearing as a screening for additional disabilities Early Human Development, April 15, 2013 Review Article
134 Working disability in Norwegian patients with Vestibular Schwannoma: Vertigo predicts future dependence World Neurosurgery, April 15, 2013 Clinical Article
135 Eustachian tube function as a predictor of the recurrence of middle ear effusion in children The Laryngoscope, April 15, 2013 Clinical Article
136 Dynamics of pure tone audiometry and DPOAE changes induced by glycerol in Menieres disease European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 15, 2013 Review Article
137 Type I tympanoplasty with island chondro-perichondral tragal graft: the preferred technique The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, April 15, 2013 Review Article
138 Application of distortion product otoacoustic emissions to inflation of the eustachian tube in low frequency tinnitus with normal hearing Auris Nasus Larynx, April 15, 2013 Review Article
139 Cochlear implantation in a child with posttraumatic single-sided deafness European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 15, 2013
140 Cochlear implantation effect on deaf children with gap junction protein beta 2 gene mutation Full Text Chinese Medical Journal, April 15, 2013 Review Article
Clinical Pearls in Otolaryngology
- Along with cough variant asthma and nasal disease, gastroesophageal reflux is considered one of three main causes of chronic cough
- Low Vitamin D levels are not associated with increased frequency of exacerbations or susceptibility to human rhinovirus (HRV) among individuals with COPD
- Middle-aged women with migraine or non-migraine headache are at increased risk of incident depression.
Highlights in Otolaryngology
Nefopam + paracetamol effective post-operative analgesia
As published in Minerva Medica, the effective post-operative analgesic doses of nefopan, paracetamol, and combined nefopam + paracetamol were determined. The study involved 90 adults who underwent tonsillectomies. The effective doses of nefopam, paracetamol, and combined nefopam + paracetamol were 21.7 mg, 628 mg, and 8.9 mg + 265 mg (synergistic), respectively.
Read the article summaryTopical ketamine and tramadol reduce post-operative tonsillectomy pain
As published in Pediatric Anesthesia, the application of topical ketamine (20 mg) or tramadol (0.8 ml) to the tonsillar fossae for 5 min following tonsillectomy in children (n=60) reduced pain and the requirement for rescue analgesia.
Read the article summaryHay fever and asthma reduce risk of CRC incidence and mortality
As published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, patients with hay fever and asthma have a reduced risk of colorectal mortality (RR = 0.79-0.90) and colorectal incidence (RR = 0.90).
Read the article summaryMost Popular Otolaryngology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Reliability of cone beam computed tomography in scalar localization of the electrode array: a radio histological study European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 8, 2013 Review Article
2 Working disability in Norwegian patients with Vestibular Schwannoma: Vertigo predicts future dependence World Neurosurgery, April 15, 2013
3 Ondansetron in patients with tinnitus: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 17, 2013
4 Ginkgo biloba for tinnitus Cochrane Reviews, April 12, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
5 Cochlear implantation for unilateral deafness with and without tinnitus: A case series The Laryngoscope, April 10, 2013 Review Article
6 Characteristic electroencephalographic findings by photic driving in patients with migraine-associated vertigo Acta Oto-Laryngologica , April 1, 2013 Review Article
7 Musicians change their tune: How hearing loss alters the neural code Hearing Research , April 18, 2013 Review Article
8 Serum vitamin D levels in children with recurrent otitis media European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 1, 2013
9 Markers of cochlear inflammation using MRI Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, April 16, 2013 Review Article
10 Intratympanic steroid therapy in moderate sudden hearing loss: A randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial The Laryngoscope, February 13, 2013
11 The influence of psychological factors on tinnitus severity General Hospital Psychiatry, April 23, 2013
12 Expression of toll-like receptors in chronic otitis media and cholesteatoma International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , April 19, 2013
13 The prevalence and characteristics of tinnitus in the youth population of the united states The Laryngoscope, April 19, 2013
14 Vascular Trauma During Cochlear Implantation: A Contributor to Residual Hearing Loss Otology & Neurotology, April 1, 2013 Review Article
15 Intratympanic dexamethasone perfusion versus injection for treatment of refractory sudden sensorineural hearing loss European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, March 4, 2013
16 The misdiagnosis of external auditory canal carcinoma European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 17, 2013 Review Article
17 Effectiveness of Systemic High-Dose Dexamethasone Therapy for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Audiology and Neurotology, March 7, 2013
18 Value of the video head impulse test in assessing vestibular deficits following vestibular neuritis European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 10, 2013 Review Article
19 The button graft technique for perforations affecting less than 25% of the tympanic membrane: a non-randomised comparison of a new modification to cartilage tympanoplasty with underlay and overlay grafts Clinical Otolaryngology, April 4, 2013
20 Usher Syndrome: Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients Otology & Neurotology, April 2, 2013 Review Article
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