The Impact of Hearing Loss on Health Care Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Individuals with hearing loss are at increased risk of having poor access to health care compared with hearing peers. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care access for adults with hearing loss in the United States was investigated through weighted analyses of the 2021 National Health Interview Survey. The association of hearing loss and disruptions to health care use during the pandemic was examined using multivariable logistic regression controlling for demographic characteristics including sex, race/ethnicity, education, socioeconomic status, insurance status, and medical comorbidities.

Factors related to wellness and burnout in academic otolaryngology: A pre- and Post-COVID-19 analysis.

Objectives: Describe demographic and professional factors predictive of burnout in academic otolaryngology before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: In 2018 and 2020, cross-sectional surveys on physician wellness and burnout were distributed to faculty members of a single academic institution's otolaryngology department. Faculty were dichotomized into low and high burnout groups for 2018 ( = 8 high burnout, 19%) and 2020 ( = 11 high burnout, 37%).

Phage and Antibiotic Combinations Reduce in Static and Dynamic Biofilms Grown on an Implant Material.

causes the majority of implant-related infections. These infections present as biofilms, in which bacteria adhere to the surface of foreign materials and form robust communities that are resilient to the human immune system and antibiotic drugs. The heavy use of broad-spectrum antibiotics against these pathogens disturbs the host's microbiome and contributes to the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant infections.

Bullying victimization in adolescents with hearing impairment.

Objective: Children with disabilities may face increased social challenges among peers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between hearing loss and reports of bullying victimization among adolescents in the United States.

Methods: The 2021 National Health Interview Survey was a nationally representative cross-sectional survey administered to parents/caregivers of adolescent children ages 12 to 17.

Intraoperative Neck Angles in Endoscopic and Microscopic Otologic Surgeries.

Objective: To quantitatively compare the ergonomic risk of otologic surgeries performed with endoscopes and microscopes.

Study Design: Observational cross-sectional study.

Setting: Operating room of a tertiary academic medical center.