A Cross-sectional Study on the Aetiology and Predisposing Factors of Hoarseness of Voice.

The primary objective of the study was to find out the aetiology of hoarseness and analyse people with hoarseness based on socio-demographic profile like age, gender, occupation and socio-economic status. Secondary objective was to find out the predisposing factors of hoarseness and to see their association between benign and malignant causes of hoarseness. The study was conducted for a period of one and half years in 178 patients who were above the age of 18 years of age and presented with hoarseness lasting for more than 2 weeks to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology.

Impact of olfactory disorders on personal safety and well-being: a cross-sectional observational study.

Objectives: Investigate safety perceptions, quantify hazardous events, and analyse their manifestations in individuals with olfactory dysfunction through an online cross-sectional survey.

Methods: An online survey, available from 25th February to 28th September 2022, captured data on demographics, olfactory disorder causes, safety concerns, and experienced hazardous events. Distributed via Fifth Sense channels, it targeted individuals with self-claimed olfactory dysfunction.

Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma in Postmenopausal Females: A Potential Link With Hyperandrogenism.

A 54-year-old female presented to the otolaryngology (ENT) outpatient department with an eight-month history of unilateral nasal obstruction and headache. There was no change in the sense of smell, rhinorrhoea, facial pain, or associated epistaxis. On examination, there was a large, erythematous mass in the superior aspect of the right nasal cavity, filling the space between the nasal septum, middle, and superior meatus.

Understanding the Impact of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis on Smell and Taste: An International Patient Experience Survey.

The aim is to understand the patient experience of living with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP), clinician interactions and how symptoms, smell and taste disturbance are managed. An anonymized, online survey was distributed through a UK charity, Fifth Sense, a UK otolaryngology clinic and online support groups to capture qualitative and quantitative data. Data were collected from 1st December 2022 to 1st February 2023.

Assessment of COVID-19-related olfactory dysfunction and its association with psychological, neuropsychiatric, and cognitive symptoms.

Purpose Of Review: To provide a detailed overview of the assessment of COVID-19-related olfactory dysfunction and its association with psychological, neuropsychiatric, and cognitive symptoms.

Recent Findings: COVID-19-related olfactory dysfunction can have a detrimental impact to the quality of life of patients. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, olfactory and taste disorders were a common but under-rated, under-researched and under-treated sensory loss.