Correlation of maximal nasal septal deviation with deviation at the maxillary insertion.

Purpose: It is unclear if septal deviation at the insertion points to the nasal cavity is associated with the overall septal deviation. This study aimed to assess septal deviation at the cribriform plate (CP) and maxillary crest (MC) using CT scans and to see if there was any correlation with overall septal deviation.

Methods: All consecutive CT sinus scans between January 2020 and December 2021 were retrospectively reviewed.

The effect of photobiomodulation on tinnitus: a systematic review.

Objective: To establish outcomes following photobiomodulation therapy for tinnitus in humans and animal studies.

Methods: A systematic review and narrative synthesis was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. The databases searched were: Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials ('Central'), ClinicalTrials.

The effect of photobiomodulation on hearing loss: A systematic review.

Objectives: To assess outcomes associated with photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) for hearing loss in human and animal studies.

Design: Systematic review and narrative synthesis in accordance with PRISMA guidelines.

Setting: Data bases searched: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, ClinicalTrials.

Button batteries in the ear, nose and throat: a novel survey of knowledge of UK advanced nurse practitioners.

Background: Button battery (BB) impaction in the ear, nose and throat can result in significant morbidity. Advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) are increasingly responsible for initial patient assessment and prompt escalation to otolaryngologists for definitive management.

Aim: Our novel national study aimed to assess ANPs' knowledge with respect to the assessment and management of patients with BBs in the ear, nose and throat.

Seronegative granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as an acute skull base osteomyelitis with multiple cranial neuropathies.

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, formerly Wegener's) is a rare form of vasculitis, commonly affecting the upper and lower respiratory tract with simultaneous glomerulonephritis. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) manifestations account for the majority of presentations. The presence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody is a recognized hallmark of GPA, but clinicians should remain cautious of false negative results.

Surgical Versus Conservative Management of Acute Appendicitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study.

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic provoked a change to normal surgical practice in the United Kingdom and led to an increase in acute appendicitis (AA) patients being treated conservatively with antibiotics. We aim to analyse the management of patients presenting with AA to our institution during the first wave of the pandemic, comparing surgically and conservatively managed patients. Method All patients presenting to our centre with AA between March and July 2020 were included.