The effect of continuous positive airway pressure on middle ear pressure.

Objectives/hypothesis: To investigate the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on middle ear pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Study Design: Prospective clinical case-control study.

Methods: Seventy-eight patients with moderate and severe OSAS (the mean apnea-hypopnea indexes were 22.

New criteria of indication and selection of patients to cochlear implant.

Numerous changes continue to occur in cochlear implant candidacy. In general, these have been accompanied by concomitant and satisfactory changes in surgical techniques. Together, this has advanced the utility and safety of cochlear implantation.

Septal perforation repairing with combination of mucosal flaps and auricular interpositional grafts in revision patients.

Objectives: To examine the closure of nasal septal perforations with bilateral nasal floor flaps combined with auricular cartilage grafts and a normally functioning nose in revision patients.

Study Design: Case series with chart review.

Setting: A tertiary referral hospital in Turkey.

First bite syndrome as presenting symptom of parapharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma.

Introduction: First bite syndrome refers to the development of pain in the parotid region after the first bite of each meal.

Case Report: A man was referred to our institution with first bite syndrome as his only symptom. Magnetic resonance imaging of the head and neck revealed a deep lobe parotid mass in close contact with the external carotid artery.

Magnetic airway implants for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate repelling magnetic implants to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using a canine model.

Study Design And Setting: Magnetic forces equivalent to effective CPAP were estimated with benchtop studies. An acute canine model was used to simulate pharyngeal collapse.

"Code 99"--SOHN chapter extreme makeover.

Regional Chapters, both old and new, often experience a lack of participation and interest despite large membership numbers. Often, a few overworked members keep the Chapter afloat. This article, co-authored by two Chapter leaders, explores reasons for these changes and offers some tips for an "Extreme Chapter Makeover".

Efficacy of the Semont maneuver in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Objectives: To assess the efficacy of the Semont maneuver in the treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) of the posterior semicircular canal and to evaluate the possible effect of various factors on the efficacy of this maneuver.

Design And Setting: Retrospective study in an outpatient clinic.

Patients: Two hundred seventy-eight patients presenting with symptomatic, unilateral BPPV of the posterior semicircular canal, exclusively treated with the Semont maneuver.

Best practice forum: standard high level disinfection protocol development.

Gluteraldehyde-based high-level disinfection (HLD) poses significant safety risks for staff and patients as well as institutional cost concerns. A value analysis team reviewed HLD practices, available products, and environmental requirements in view of the literature and standards developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Institutional areas were identified and standardized unit-specific educational and competency programs were established.

Temperature-controlled radiofrequency tonsil reduction: extended follow-up.

Objective: Initial evaluation has shown that temperature-controlled radiofrequency submucosal tonsil reduction (Tonsil Somnoplasty) effectively treats obstructive symptoms of tonsillar hypertrophy with minimal associated discomfort and rapid return to normal activity and diet. This study assesses the effects of treatment over an extended follow-up period of up to a year.

Study Design: Twelve adults with symptomatic chronic tonsil enlargement underwent an average of 1.

The use of preoperative lidocaine to prevent stridor and laryngospasm after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.

The most important complications from tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are bleeding, stridor, and laryngospasm. This controlled, double-blind study was designed to investigate the effects of topical and intravenous lidocaine on stridor and laryngospasm. A total of 134 patients scheduled for elective tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy were randomly separated into four groups.