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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
