{"title":"Head and Neck Cancer: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines, Sixth Edition - CORRIGENDUM.","authors":"Jarrod J Homer, Stuart C Winter","doi":"10.1017/S0022215125102491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215125102491","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16293,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Laryngology and Otology","volume":" ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144497354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Scapular tip free flap reconstruction of complex midface defects using electromagnetic navigation.","authors":"Mathieu Belzile, Pierre-Hugues Fortier, Laurent Fradet, Jérôme Costisella","doi":"10.1017/S002221512510248X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S002221512510248X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16293,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Laryngology and Otology","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144497355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Omidvari, Alimohamad Asghari, Mohsen Ahadi, Ahmad Daneshi, Zahra Azad
{"title":"Vestibular dysfunction and hearing outcome in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.","authors":"Ali Omidvari, Alimohamad Asghari, Mohsen Ahadi, Ahmad Daneshi, Zahra Azad","doi":"10.1017/S0022215125000672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215125000672","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe vestibular dysfunction accompanied by sudden sensorineural hearing loss and explore its potential prognostic role.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 44 Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing loss cases were enrolled. Pure tone audiometry (PTA) was performed at the first visit and three months after standard therapy. Patients' improvement and severity of hearing loss were categorised based on Siegel and American Speech and Hearing Association criteria. Their recovery rate and factors affecting recovery were explored.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of the participants was 52.1 years. The caloric and cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential test abnormalities were detected in 36.4 and 31.8 per cent of participants. Vertigo was present in 36.4 per cent at the first visit. Based on American Speech and Hearing Association criteria, 16 patients experienced at least 1 grade improvement to a less severe hearing loss status at the follow up. A total of 31.7 per cent of patients demonstrated complete or partial recovery. Vestibular dysfunction was associated with poorer PTA results.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Abnormal caloric and cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential tests, as well as the presence of vertigo, can indicate more profound inner-ear damage.</p>","PeriodicalId":16293,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Laryngology and Otology","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144484758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bilateral radiation-induced squamous cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal: the effect of immunosuppressive therapy.","authors":"Cole Needham, Jonn Wu, Desmond A Nunez","doi":"10.1017/S0022215125102569","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215125102569","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16293,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Laryngology and Otology","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144475594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tomàs Pérez-Carbonell, Miguel Orts-Alborch, Vanesa Pérez-Guilén, Ignacio Pla-Gil, Clara Espina-González, Maria Aragonés-Redó, Jaime Marco-Algarra
{"title":"Beyond frequency: duration, intensity, and quality of life in Ménière's disease.","authors":"Tomàs Pérez-Carbonell, Miguel Orts-Alborch, Vanesa Pérez-Guilén, Ignacio Pla-Gil, Clara Espina-González, Maria Aragonés-Redó, Jaime Marco-Algarra","doi":"10.1017/S0022215125102624","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0022215125102624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyse the evolution of the vertigo index and its relationship with perceived disability in unilateral and bilateral Ménière's disease, assessing differences based on disease progression and clinical subtypes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A longitudinal descriptive study was conducted on unilateral and bilateral Ménière's disease patients, with data collected between 1977 and 2023 from two referral centres. Clinical and functional data were retrospectively reviewed to ensure compliance with updated diagnostic criteria. The vertigo index, integrating episode duration and frequency, quantified vertigo burden. Functional impact was assessed using the six-item American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery disability scale, categorising patients into mild or moderate/severe disability groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Bilateral Ménière's disease patients had a higher proportion of moderate/severe episodes (31.4 per cent) than unilateral Ménière's disease patients (11 per cent). In unilateral Ménière's disease patients, disability perception increased after 20 years of disease evolution. The vertigo index declined over time, except in later stages, where episodes were more disabling.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings underscore the need for long-term follow up, particularly in bilateral Ménière's disease, where greater disability was observed. Disease management should adapt over time, addressing both vertigo burden and psycho-affective consequences.</p>","PeriodicalId":16293,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Laryngology and Otology","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144475593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The saccule and gravity.","authors":"Hiroaki Ichijo, Hisako Ichijo","doi":"10.1017/S0022215125102600","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0022215125102600","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The important role of the saccule is the sensing of gravity. In other words, gravity always stimulates the macula of the saccule.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of this study was to clarify whether nystagmus and dizziness occur by intentional changes upon stimulation to the saccules.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The subjects were eight healthy humans. Experiment 1: Subjects were asked to maintain a supine position to check for nystagmus and dizziness. Experiment 2: Subjects were asked to tilt their heads 45º to the left in the supine position to check for nystagmus and dizziness. Experiment 3: Subjects were asked to maintain a left-ear-down 90º position to check for nystagmus and dizziness.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In all the experiments, no one revealed nystagmus and no one complained of dizziness.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Neither nystagmus nor dizziness occurs by intentional changes in the stimulation to the saccules.</p>","PeriodicalId":16293,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Laryngology and Otology","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144368986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emre Orhan, Serdar Can Güven, Recep Karamert, Zafer Günendi, Bülent Gündüz
{"title":"A new perspective on primary Sjogren's syndrome: investigation of vestibular and balance functions.","authors":"Emre Orhan, Serdar Can Güven, Recep Karamert, Zafer Günendi, Bülent Gündüz","doi":"10.1017/S0022215125000647","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0022215125000647","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Sjogren's syndrome is a chronic inflammatory condition with an autoimmune history that primarily affects women in middle age (male to female ratio is 1:9). This study aims to evaluate the functional balance status of the patients in primary Sjogren's syndrome and to examine their peripheral and central vestibular functions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 24 patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome and 26 sex-matched controls were included in this study. Gaze, saccade, tracking, optokinetic, video head impulse and sensory organisation tests were performed on the participants.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant decreases were observed in video head impulse and sensory organisation tests in participants with Sjogren's syndrome compared to controls.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study documented the findings of patients with Sjogren's syndrome from a vestibular and balance perspective. The study's findings have guided relevant professionals in the follow-up of patients with Sjogren's syndrome to improve patients' daily life, balancing performance and quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":16293,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Laryngology and Otology","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144333283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sanem Can Çolak, Deniz Uğur Cengİz, Tuba Bayindir, Birgül Cumurcu
{"title":"An Evaluation of Vestibular Functions in Substance Misuse.","authors":"Sanem Can Çolak, Deniz Uğur Cengİz, Tuba Bayindir, Birgül Cumurcu","doi":"10.1017/S0022215125000209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215125000209","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16293,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Laryngology and Otology","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144317084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Edward Balai, Mohammed Hassan Hussain, Karan Jolly, Adnan Darr
{"title":"Accessibility and use of image-guided navigation systems for endoscopic sinus surgery in the UK: a cross-sectional, survey-based study of UK ENT consultants.","authors":"Edward Balai, Mohammed Hassan Hussain, Karan Jolly, Adnan Darr","doi":"10.1017/S0022215125102570","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0022215125102570","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The American Academy of Otolaryngology endorses using image-guided navigation systems in appropriately selected sinus and skull base cases. This study aimed to understand current practices, accessibility and use of image-guided navigation systems in otolaryngology departments across the UK.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A 13-point survey was distributed to UK otolaryngology consultants, with responses collated between May and December 2023.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 154 responses were received. Whilst 28.6 per cent felt it should be mandatory for a department undertaking endoscopic sinus surgery to have image-guided navigation systems, 33.1 per cent reported a lack of access, with financial cost the primary barrier. Half of the respondents reported using image-guided navigation systems for surgery involving the sphenoid sinus and \"full-house\" functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Over three-quarters felt image-guided navigation systems should be utilised for frontal sinus pathology or expanded approaches.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study highlights variations in access to image-guided navigation systems and a range of practices regarding its use for endoscopic sinus surgery amongst UK otolaryngologists.</p>","PeriodicalId":16293,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Laryngology and Otology","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144317083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Louay Salfity, George McNally, Bertie Fernando, Anu Daudia
{"title":"Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy: a retrospective study of our experience.","authors":"Louay Salfity, George McNally, Bertie Fernando, Anu Daudia","doi":"10.1017/S0022215125102508","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0022215125102508","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to assess the surgical and patient reported outcomes for monocanalicular and bicanalicular silicone stent insertion in endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy for distal nasolacrimal duct obstruction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective cohort study was undertaken for all endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy cases performed collaboratively by ENT and ophthalmology at Royal Blackburn Hospital.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 60 patients were included in the study. Tubes were used in 95 per cent of cases; 92 per cent reported a positive outcome. Minor post-operative complications occurred in 30 per cent. When further broken down by tube type, success rates were 94 per cent for monocanalicular and 95.5 per cent for bicanalicular stents, however, the difference was not statistically significant. In contrast, the complication rates were 22 per cent for monocanalicular stents and 63.6 per cent for bicanalicular stents, with this difference being statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both monocanalicular and bicanalicular stents showed similar high surgical success rates. However, monocanalicular stents were better tolerated by patients and associated with fewer complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":16293,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Laryngology and Otology","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144317085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}