Experts Update Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment of Earwax (Cerumen Impaction) Important Patient Education on Healthy Ear Care
Clinical Practice Guideline, Press ReleaseALEXANDRIA, VA— An updated clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published today in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery provides evidence-based recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of earwax (cerumen impaction) as well as important patient information on…
Experts Develop Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline on Rhinoplasty: Provides Framework to Improve Patient Care
Clinical Practice Guideline, Press ReleaseALEXANDRIA, VA — The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation addresses the limited literature and availability of multi-disciplinary clinical practice guidelines accessible to clinicians and patients regarding rhinoplasty, with the development of the Clinical Practice Guideline: Improving Nasal Form and Function after…
BPPV: Experts Update Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment
Clinical Practice Guideline, Press ReleaseALEXANDRIA, VA — The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Update) today in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. The updated guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for healthcare providers on diagnosis and treatment of benign…
Neck Mass in Adults: Guideline for Evaluation Provides Framework for Timely Diagnosis
Clinical Practice Guideline, Press ReleaseCHICAGO, IL —With the development of the Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults, published today in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and presented at the AAO-HNSF 2017 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience in Chicago, IL, the appropriate testing and physical examination…
Voice Problems: Updates to Treatment and Care of Patients with Hoarseness
Clinical Practice Guideline, Press ReleaseALEXANDRIA, VA — The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Hoarseness (Dysphonia) (Update) today in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. The updated guideline provides some substantially revised, evidence-based recommendations for healthcare providers when treating patients with hoarseness…
NIH Begins Study of Allergic Reactions to Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines
NewsA clinical trial is underway to determine whether people who are highly allergic or have a mast cell disorder are at increased risk for an immediate, systemic allergic reaction to the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines.…
CDC and FDA Recommending a Pause in the Use of the J&J COVID-19 Vaccine
NewsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are reviewing data involving six U.S. cases of a rare type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J COVID-19 vaccine that were reported…
Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia After Common Otolaryngology Operations: New Clinical Practice Guideline
Clinical Practice Guideline, Press ReleaseALEXANDRIA, VA — The American Academy of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia After Common Otolaryngology Operations today in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. This specialty-specific guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on postoperative management for pain…
Clinical Practice Guideline: Adult Sinusitis (Update)
Clinical Practice GuidelineThe guideline was published as a supplement in the April 2015 issue of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. The purpose of this multidisciplinary guideline is to identify quality improvement opportunities in managing adult rhinosinusitis and to create explicit and actionable recommendations to implement these opportunities…
Anosmia
The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention actions listed below follow the Academy’s extensive efforts on this issue, which include a public statement, the launch of a reporting tool for data collection, public outreach through substantial…