{"title":"Interdisciplinary Cleft Care: Global Perspectives, FIRST EDITION, Usama S. Hamdan, Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, Raj M. Vyas, Brian C. Sommerlad, David W. Low, Plural Publishing Inc 2023, 742 pages, ISBN 13: 978-1-63550-344-9 Price $US 299.99","authors":"L. Flood","doi":"10.1017/s0022215122002390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215122002390","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22757,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Laryngology & Otology","volume":"79 1","pages":"117 - 117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85529198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"JLO volume 136 issue 11 Cover and Back matter","authors":"","doi":"10.1017/s0022215122002237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215122002237","url":null,"abstract":"The article discusses Endoscopic stapes surgery, advanced head and neck cancer following the coronavirus disease pandemic, and upper airway remodeling in obstructive sleep apnoea. Topics include Low accuracy of 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging in identification of the bony defect in patients with superior semi-circular canal dehiscence syndrome;adenotonsillectomy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in extreme paediatric obesity, and Stapedotomy using skeeter drill.","PeriodicalId":22757,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Laryngology & Otology","volume":"34 1","pages":"b1 - b2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88438417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Virtual issue: ENT care of older adults.","authors":"Edward W Fisher, David Sandler","doi":"10.1017/S0022215122001207","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0022215122001207","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22757,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Laryngology & Otology","volume":"41 1","pages":"785-787"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75804690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N Mehta, E Arram, M J Rouhani, L Dimitrov, H K Ubhi, S Khalil, S R Saeed
{"title":"Superior semi-circular canal dehiscence syndrome: quantifying the effectiveness of treatment from the patient's perspective.","authors":"N Mehta, E Arram, M J Rouhani, L Dimitrov, H K Ubhi, S Khalil, S R Saeed","doi":"10.1017/S0022215121003650","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S0022215121003650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Superior semi-circular canal dehiscence syndrome is a disorder characterised by auditory and vestibular symptoms that can significantly impact quality of life, and yet it has no disease-specific quality of life instrument.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Thirty-six patients who underwent transmastoid superior semicircular canal resurfacing and plugging were included from an initial cohort of 60 surgically managed patients. A sub-cohort of 19 consecutive patients completed validated symptom and quality of life questionnaires before and after surgery. Of the 36 patients, 31 participated in a telephone semi-structured interview post-operatively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Following surgery, there was a statistically significant improvement in autophony index score (<i>p</i> = 0.02), symptom severity score (<i>p <</i> 0.001) and sound hypersensitivity (<i>p</i> = 0.01). Thematic analysis of telephone interviews suggested three main symptom themes: auditory hypersensitivity, dysequilibrium, headache and concentration difficulties. Dysequilibrium was found to persist post-operatively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Surgery improves overall symptoms and quality of life. However, important symptom themes may be overlooked using the outcome measures that are currently available. A unified disease-specific outcome measure is urgently required to better understand the impact of symptoms and measure treatment effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":22757,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Laryngology & Otology","volume":"1 1","pages":"809-822"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81885870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"To Hear Again, To Sing Again, A Memoir by Ellis Douek, ENT Surgeon and Hearing Implant Pioneer, Ellis Douek, Publisher; World Scientific Publishing, ISBN: 978-981-125-543-4 (hardcover), Pages 188, Price £40","authors":"L. Flood","doi":"10.1017/s0022215122001815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215122001815","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22757,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Laryngology & Otology","volume":"5 1","pages":"1336 - 1336"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85747332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}