Tracheoesophageal speech is the most common voicing method used by laryngectomees. This method requires the installation of tracheoesophageal prosthesis (TEP), which requires continuous maintenance to achieve optimal speaking abilities and prevent fluid leakage from the esophagus to the trachea. The present manuscript describes the available types of TEPs, the procedures used to...
IntroductionThe novel coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has rapidly spread worldwide, challenging healthcare resources and communities to an unprecedent degree. Simultaneously, the amount of clinical and scientific information released has overwhelmed journal platforms.ObjectivesThis review aims to summarize the available diagnostic tools and current guidelines to safely assist...
IntroductionHead and neck specialists and otorhinolaryngologists are greatly exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission in their everyday praxis. Many articles are being published regarding medical staff protection and patient management during the pandemic.ObjectiveTo provide an easy access to and a trustful review of the main aspects that have changed in the...
IntroductionInspiratory maneuver corresponds to a simple method used during videolaryngoscopy to increase characterizations of laryngeal findings, through the movement of the vocal fold cover and exposure of the ligament, facilitating its evaluation.ObjectiveTo evaluate the increase in diagnosis of benign laryngeal lesions from the usage of inspiratory maneuvers during...
IntroductionParotid gland tumors include a wide variety of inflammatory and neoplastic diseases. The majority of these tumors are benign (80%), which usually require superficial parotidectomy, while the incidence of malignant tumors is lower (20%), requiring more radical surgery with or without neck dissection. The diagnosis cannot be established on the basis of clinical history...
IntroductionThe excessive noise observed in the school environment can cause damages or losses to the learning process as well as risks to the health of teachers and students, such as physical, mental and social impairments, including, among them, hearing loss.ObjectiveTo assess otoacoustic emissions in teachers and determine whether classroom noise reduces distortion-product...
IntroductionSensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a serious public health problem. Some evidence suggests a significant relationship between SNHL and balance disorders. The inability to maintain balance associated with SNHL while standing further increases the risk of falls among older people.ObjectiveTo investigate the association between SNHL on the postural balance in elderly...
IntroductionSuccessful cochlear implantation requires an appropriate insertion depth of the electrode, which depends on cochlear duct length CDL). The CDL can vary due to ethnic factors.ObjectiveThe objective of the current study was to determine the CDL in an Indian adult cadaveric population.MethodsThe present was a cadaveric study using the temporal bones obtained after...
IntroductionMerkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine malignant cancer. It is an epidermal cancer common in the head and neck.ObjectivesThough there is limited number of cases described in the literature for the treatment difficult to obtain. Our purpose was to present the clinical course and treatment of four patients with MCC.MethodsWe conducted a...
IntroductionIt is well established that America is in the midst of an opioid crisis with 46 people dying every day from overdoses involving prescription opioids. In the last 2 years, multiple articles have been published indicating that the amount of opioid pain medication needed after discharge from thyroid and parathyroid surgery is low.ObjectiveTo objectively examine the...
IntroductionThe prevalence of vestibular disorders in childhood ranges from 0.4% to 15%; they may be the result of several factors, but most of the time it's an episodic vestibular syndrome related to migraine equivalents.ObjectiveTo evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of children with vestibular signs and symptoms.MethodsThe present cross-sectional study evaluated...
IntroductionCurrent practice guidelines in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) often require invasive diagnostic testing.ObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the significance of extra-esophageal symptoms and reliability of a screening risk score that is simple to use.MethodsA longitudinal retrospective single-institution cohort study. Setting: A university...
IntroductionAuditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is a clinical condition in which individuals have normal cochlear responses and abnormal neural responses. There is a lack of evidence in the literature regarding the neural discrimination skill in individuals with ANSD, especially when the signal is presented in the presence of noise.ObjectivesThe present study was...
IntroductionThe prevalence of deafness is high in Pakistan. Knowledge regarding the clinical features of patients with profound hearing loss will not only help identify the cause but will also help in the strategic planning for public health interventions.ObjectiveThe present study was conducted to cover in detail the clinical aspects of children with hearing loss, that is, age...
IntroductionIsolated amyloidosis involving the head and neck is a rare entity. The pathophysiology of the localized disease appears to be distinct from that of the systemic counterpart. Systemic progression of the localized disease is unusual, and the prognosis of the localized form is excellent.ObjectiveTo describe the demographic and clinicopathological characteristics of...
IntroductionCochlear implants (CIs) enable objective measures of the neural function in implanted patients through the measurements of the neural response telemetry (NRT) and of the Auditory nerve Recovery Function (REC). These measurements help in programming the speech processor and understanding the auditory system.ObjectiveTo compare the NRT and the REC in prelingual and...
IntroductionThe surgical outcome of chronic otitis media (COM) of the mucosal type in the pediatric population with high rates of recurrent tympanic membrane perforation is indeed a concern for the attending surgeon.ObjectiveThe present study was done to evaluate the outcome of tympanoplasty in children with chronic otitis media mucosal type.MethodsA retrospective analysis of the...
IntroductionCystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that limits the quality of life mainly due to respiratory symptoms. The relationship between findings of the upper airways and CF lung disease is not yet completely understood.ObjectiveThe aim of the present study is to describe the most frequent nasal findings and pathogens in patients with CF and investigate the association...
IntroductionTonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are common procedures. Most surgeries in children and young adults are recommended due to recurring infections or obstructive constraints. However, occult malignant findings are reported in the literature. The clinical guidelines still refrain from recommending routine histopathologic analyses when discussing these procedures...
IntroductionThere have been reports indicating that patients with frequently recurring benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) had vitamin D deficiency, and some studies indicated that the treatment of severe vitamin D deficiency is effective in the reduction of the recurrence of BPPV.ObjectiveThe purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of Vitamin D3 injection...
IntroductionOtitis media (OM) is considered one of the most common reasons patients seek medical care in childhood. The fluctuating nature of hearing loss in cases of OM leads to irregular sound stimulation of the central auditory nervous system.ObjectivesTo analyze the long-latency auditory-evoked potential (LLAEP) by verbal and nonverbal sounds in children with a history of OM...
IntroductionFrom April 2009 to December 2016, 661 consecutive patients undergoing sinus surgery completed a quality of life (QOL) questionnaire (SNOT-22) preoperatively and at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively.Objective(1) To evaluate the long-term efficacy of sinus surgery using QOL instruments. (2) To determine the optimal evaluation time for surgical efficacy. (3) To...
IntroductionThe auditory structures of the brainstem are involved in binaural interaction, which contributes to sound location and auditory figure-background perception.ObjectiveTo investigate the performance of young adults in the masking level difference (MLD) test, brainstem auditory-evoked potentials (BAEPs) with click stimulus, and frequency-following response (FFR), as well...
EditorialIAO Systematic Review Award 2020Geraldo Pereira Jotz1 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6289-7827Aline Gomes Bittencourt2 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1864-187XAdilson Marcos Montefusco3 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4896-58861Department of Morphological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil2Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal do...
EditorialSpecial Article COVID-19“Green July” 2020 and Another Good Reason to Quit Smoking: Help to Stop Spreading SARS-COV-2 and Save Lives!Marilia D'Elboux Guimarães Brescia1 * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1988-8543Fabio Luiz de Menezes Montenegro1 * http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5749-2363Sergio Samir Arap1 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0384-4017Marco Aurelio Valmondes Kulcsar1 http...