I'm All Ears: A Population-Based Analysis of Consumer Product Foreign Bodies of the Ear.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the nationwide incidence of ear foreign body (FB) presentations to the emergency department (ED) and analyze the most common FB consumer products encountered.

Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) was evaluated for ED visits that included "ear foreign bodies" from 2010 through 2019. The most frequent foreign bodies were identified and organized by demographics.

Feel the Burn! Fireworks-related Otolaryngologic Trauma.

Objectives: Fireworks are used commonly for celebrations in the United States, but can lead to severe injury to the head and neck. We aim to assess the incidence, types, and mechanisms of head and neck injuries associated with fireworks use from 2010 to 2019.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study, using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, of individuals presenting to United States Emergency Departments with head and neck injuries caused by fireworks and flares from 2010 to 2019.

The Virtual Mock Oral Examination: A Multi-institutional Study of Resident and Faculty Receptiveness.

Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, several American Board of Medical Specialties members have implemented board exams in an online format. In response, we decided to evaluate the efficacy and receptiveness of otolaryngology faculty and residents to a web-based virtual mock oral examination (MOE). Faculty and residents from DC-metropolitan institutions were recruited for decentralized virtual MOE in early 2020.

Salivary gland ultrasound training: Improving anatomic identification in residents.

Objectives/hypothesis: The aim of the study was to introduce and study the role of standardized views for ultrasound of the major salivary glands in resident learning and retention.

Study Design: Methods description and prospective case series.

Methods: Five otolaryngology residents and two patient models were recruited for this study.

Head and Neck Cancer Screening Events Are a Mixed Bag, in Response to: "Follow-Up Phone Interviews and Attendance Motivation From A Free Head and Neck Cancer Screening".

We read with great interest, "Follow-Up Phone Interviews and Attendance Motivation From A Free Head and Neck Cancer Screening." Having recently hosted a community head and neck cancer screening event and shared these findings with the otolaryngology community, we greatly appreciate this most recent contribution to the ongoing discussion. Identifying the motivational factors for being screened is a valuable addition to the literature, as these are important considerations for institutions seeking to hold their own head and neck cancer screening events.

Tracheal Agenesis: Vertical Division of the Native Esophagus - A Novel Surgical Approach and Review of the Literature.

Introduction: Tracheal agenesis (TA) is rare and usually fatal. Few survivors with concomitant tracheoesophageal fistulae (TEF) who underwent ligation of the distal esophagus with creation of a spit-fistula and neo-trachea from the proximal esophagus exist. We report a novel surgical technique whereby the esophagus is divided longitudinally to preserve a functional alimentation tract and a parallel neo-trachea.

Building Community Relations and Promoting Cancer Prevention: An Oral Cancer Screening Event.

Communities often call upon their university hospitals to help with health screening events. Otolaryngologists can play an important role in prevention and education. We recently evaluated 285 community members at an oral cancer screening event at a community health "expo.

Unusual presentation of submandibular lingual nerve sheath tumour as sublingual stone.

A 60-year-old woman was referred to the otolaryngologist for 18 months of left-sided tongue pain and taste changes. Surgeon-performed ultrasound of the submandibular region revealed a hyperechoic mass. Wharton's duct was dilated proximally and the submandibular gland demonstrated normal vascularity.

Cost Analysis of a Multidisciplinary Vascular Anomaly Clinic.

Objective: Multidisciplinary vascular anomaly clinics (VACs) offer important value to pediatric patients with complex vascular anomalies whose care overlaps specialties. These clinics are labor intensive and costly to operate since providers see fewer patients compared to their individual specialty clinic. Our North American tertiary care institution's VAC specialists include a pediatric otolaryngologist, pediatric surgeon, pediatric plastic surgeon, pediatric dermatologist, and interventional radiologist.

Differential Masking of Natural Genetic Variation by miR-9a in Drosophila.

Genetic variation is prevalent among individuals of the same species and yet the potential effects of genetic variation on developmental outcomes are frequently suppressed. Understanding the mechanisms that are responsible for this suppression is an important goal. Previously, we found that the microRNA miR-9a mitigates the impact of natural genetic variants that promote the development of scutellar bristles in adult Drosophila.