http://www.enttoday.org News Section Rss http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/737871/Hoarseness_Guidelines_Continue_to_Draw_Scrutiny_Panel_members_question_evidence-.html The newly adopted clinical practice guidelines (CPG) on hoarseness—and concerns that portions are overly simplistic and could harm care—took center stage here in a panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, part of the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings held here April 28-May 2. 2010-06-09T03:58:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/737869/Harvard_Economist_Offers_Health_Reform_Solution_Says_change_must_focus_on_cost_c.html The newly adopted clinical practice guidelines (CPG) on hoarseness—and concerns that portions are overly simplistic and could harm care—took center stage here in a panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, part of the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings held here April 28-May 2. 2010-06-09T03:55:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/737867/Research_Breakthroughs_Award-winning_studies_blaze_new_trails_in_hearing_treatme.html A test that measures in real time how a noise stimulus on one side affects contralateral otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) could be a new, more accurate predictor of hearing in newborns, according to award-winning research presented at the Annual Meeting of the Triological Society, part of the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings held here April 28-May 2. 2010-06-09T03:52:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/737865/Team_Approach_Jointly_staffed_airway_clinic_lauded_as_model_for_future_care.html An airway clinic jointly staffed by an otolaryngologist and a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City acts as a model for the future care of airway disorders, according to a presentation given at the Annual Meeting of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association (ABEA), part of the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) held here April 28-May 2. 2010-06-09T03:51:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/737855/Double_Benefit_The_case_for_bilateral_cochlear_implants.html Since the advent of the cochlear implant more than 20 years ago, the devices have benefited thousands of patients. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as of April 2009, approximately 188,000 people worldwide have received cochlear implants. In the U.S., about 42,000 adults and 26,000 children have received them. Today, the fantasy of two implanted artificial cochlea is a reality. 2010-06-09T03:35:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/588769/Health_Care_as_a_Commodity_Competition_should_be_focus_of_health_reform_lecturer.html Donald Palmisano, Esq., MD, believes the key to curing the health care crisis in the U.S. involves respecting the sacredness of the doctor-patient relationship and capping the size of malpractice awards. 2010-03-01T23:51:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/588767/Digital_Efficiency_Panel_discusses_the_inevitability_of_EMRs.html Electronic medical records (EMRs) are costly and require significant staff time to implement but have the potential to bring huge benefits to patients and doctors alike, said speakers at the Triological Society’s Combined Sections Meeting held here Feb. 4-7. 2010-03-01T23:50:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/588765/The_Great_Unknowns_Panel_discusses_research_on_pediatric_tonsillitis_ottitis_sin.html The title of this session at the Triological Society’s Combined Sections Meeting held here Feb. 4-7 asked a tough question: Why are otolaryngologists still talking about pediatric tonsillitis, otitis and sinusitis? 2010-03-01T23:48:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/496247/Product_Watch.html Each month, Product Watch offers readers the latest information on new and innovative products for otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons. 2009-12-01T02:44:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/527281/Dissonance_Between_Patients_and_Physicians_Perceptions_of_Allergic_Rhinitis_and_.html The largest survey to date of patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) and physicians who treat them revealed that patients' and physicians' perceptions of this disorder are not always in sync. 2007-02-01T06:29:00Z