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Otolaryngology focuses on the complex interplay between the ears, nose, and throat, covering everything from hearing loss and balance disorders to sleep apnea and head and neck cancers. This vital medical specialty ensures our ability to hear, breathe, and speak, yet the rapid pace of new discoveries can often feel overwhelming for those outside the field.
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This study employs a think-aloud protocol with 36 hearing-aid users to develop a qualitative framework that characterizes self-adjustment behaviors as a continuum between exploratory and anticipatory archetypes, thereby offering deeper insights into user decision-making processes and promoting greater ownership of hearing-aid personalization.
This study demonstrates that functional septorhinoplasty provides sustained 12-month improvements in olfactory function and nasal airflow for patients with persistent post-COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction, supported by histological evidence of preserved olfactory sensory neurons and regenerative capacity in the olfactory epithelium.
This paper outlines the protocol for a prospectively registered, multi-round modified Delphi study involving international experts and a patient advisory group to establish the first internationally endorsed clinical guidelines for assessing children with suspected olfactory dysfunction, addressing current gaps in detection and standardized practice.
This comparative study found that large language models generated responses to otologic patient queries that were longer, more empathetic, and more readable than those from verified physicians, suggesting their potential to enhance patient-centered communication when appropriately implemented.
This multi-population genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies shared and distinct genetic architectures between chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps, revealing substantial shared liability while highlighting that immune-driven mechanisms play a more dominant role in nasal polyp heritability than epithelial factors.
This study demonstrates that SMELL-RS, a rapid, self-administered, and digital olfactory test, offers reliable and accurate assessment of smell dysfunction with significantly shorter completion times compared to traditional Sniffin' Sticks tests.
This study utilizes thematic analysis of interviews with nineteen participants to demonstrate that while both virtual and in-person formats of the ABOHNS Oral Board Examination contribute to Professional Identity Formation, the traditional in-person format uniquely acts as a catalyst for ongoing identity development and community integration.
This meta-analysis of 27 studies concludes that while bone conduction auditory steady-state responses (BC ASSRs) are a reliable method for estimating hearing thresholds in adults and infants, significant variations based on age and frequency necessitate the development of specific correction factors to accurately predict behavioral thresholds.
In a cohort of 263 adults, extended high-frequency hearing loss (10–16 kHz) was found to be a significantly stronger predictor of age-related speech recognition deficits than conventional audiometry or cochlear synaptopathy markers, challenging the translational relevance of synaptic loss to speech comprehension decline in aging.