Evidence-Based Practice
In this article, the authors review the current evidence regarding the public health and economic impact of allergic rhinitis. Diagnostic methods for allergic disease are discussed as well as certain…
Evidence-Based Practice
Postoperative care following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for medically refractory chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is believed to be important to optimize clinical outcomes. There is no standardized approach to postoperative care…
Epistaxis: A Contemporary Evidence Based Approach
This article provides a contemporary management protocol for adult epistaxis admissions, evidence based where possible, and otherwise based on the authors’ own experience. • Epistaxis is the second most common…
Evidence-Based Practice
Balloon catheter dilation (BCD) is a treatment paradigm for surgical management of paranasal sinus inflammatory disease. There are few robust clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of balloon technology in chronic…
Evidence-Based Practice
It is now widely recognized that extraesophageal reflux (reflux reaching structures above the upper esophageal sphincter) has a wide range of effects on the upper aerodigestive tract, as well as…
Cochlear Implants
Over the past 30 years, hearing care clinicians have increasingly relied on cochlear implants to restore auditory sensitivity in selected patients with advanced sensorineural hearing loss. This article examines the…
Evidence-Based Practice
Sensorineural hearing loss is a complex disease state influenced by genetics, age, noise, and many other factors. This article reviews our current knowledge regarding the causes of sensorineural hearing loss…
Evidence-Based Practice
The article focuses on the evidence basis for the management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, the most common diagnosis of vertigo in both primary care and subspecialty settings. An overview…
Clinical Decision-Making Based on Evidence
Timothy L. Smith, MD, MPH, FACS, Guest Editor The concept of evidence-based medicine has flourished in recent years and it seems that clinicians, more than ever, crave evidence from the…
Office-Based Laryngeal Injections
Office-based vocal fold injection (VFI), though initially described more than a century ago, has recently reemerged as an attractive alternative to VFI performed during microsuspension laryngoscopy. Multiple office-based approaches exist,…
