Impact of subspecialty training on management of laryngopharyngeal reflux: results of a worldwide survey.

Objective: To study the management of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) among the subspecialties of practicing otolaryngology-head and neck surgeons and their trainees.

Methods: A survey was sent to over 8000 otolaryngologists (OTOHNS) over 65 countries, utilizing membership lists of participating otolaryngological societies. The outcomes were answers to questions regarding LPR knowledge and practice patterns, and included queries about its definition, prevalence, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.

Management of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Asia.

Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the current practices of Asian otolaryngologists for laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR).

Methods: An online survey about LPR was sent to 2,000 members of Asian otolaryngological societies, and a subgroup analysis was performed between Western and Eastern Asian otolaryngologists. The survey was conducted by the Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Study Group of Young Otolaryngologists of the International Federation of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies.

Cochlear Implantation in Children with Usher's Syndrome: A South Asian Experience.

Usher's syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by dual sensory impairment involving both the ears and eyes. Cochlear implantation paves a way to restore hearing loss in such individuals but poor vision among these patients poses additional challenges for the habilitationists. This study aimed to compare the habilitation outcomes and hearing-related quality of life scores of cochlear implantees having Usher syndrome with age-matched cochlear implantees with no such syndromic association.

Treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease: A systematic review.

Backgroung: For a long time, laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) has been treated by proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) with an uncertain success rate.

Aim: To shed light the current therapeutic strategies used for LPRD in order to analysis the rationale in the LPRD treatment.

Methods: Three authors conducted a PubMed search to identify papers published between January 1990 and February 2019 about the treatment of LPRD.

A sustainable model for cochlear implantation in the developing world: perspectives from the Indian subcontinent.

Purpose Of Review: The overall prevalence of deafness in India is 0.2%, but the prevalence in the southern state of Tamil Nadu is much higher (around 0.6%) because of consanguinity.

Cochlear implantation in early deafened, late implanted adults: Do they benefit?

Objectives: The aim of this study was to quantify the benefit gained from cochlear implantation in pre- or peri-lingually deafened patients who were implanted as adults Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study. Auditory (BKB/CUNY/3AFC/Environmental sounds), quality of life (GBI/HUI3) and cognitive (customized questionnaire) outcomes in 26 late implanted pre- or peri-lingually deafened adults were compared to those of 30 matched post-lingually deafened, traditional cochlear implant users.

Results: There was a statistically significant improvement in all scores in the study group following cochlear implantation.