Preference Signals and Interview Invitations: Insight Into Recent Updates to the Oto-HNS Residency Application Process.

Objective: While students in the 2023 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Oto-HNS) residency match were allowed 7 preference signals, this number increased to 25 for the 2024 match with the goal of reducing the overall application volume. We sought to understand the impact of this change to application volume and interview patterns.

Study Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Pediatric ear foreign body retrieval: A comparison across specialties.

Objectives: To analyze what characteristics of patients and/or ear foreign bodies should prompt referral to otolaryngology with the goal to maximize successful removal and minimize complications.

Methods: This was a retrospective chart review of pediatric patients who presented for ear foreign body removal from January to December 2016 at a tertiary hospital center. Data collection included successful removal, major or minor complications, use of general or conscious sedation, use of otic or oral antibiotics, age of patient, comorbid behavioral disorders, and foreign body characteristics.

Outcomes Following Cordotomy by Coblation for Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility.

Importance: Bilateral vocal fold immobility (BVFI) can result in considerable voice and airway impairment. Although the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser is commonly used in transverse cordotomy, the coblator, a minimally invasive, low-thermal technology, has been increasingly used in otolaryngology.

Objective: To investigate outcomes associated with coblation to treat BVFI.

Parathyroidectomy in the elderly population: does age really matter?

Objectives/hypothesis: Compare parathyroidectomy patients based on age, including demographics, outcomes, and complications.

Study Design: Retrospective review.

Methods: Prospective parathyroidectomy database covering 1998 to 2007 was reviewed retrospectively.