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Dennis S. Poe, MD, PhD, and Ralph B. Metson, MDToday, surgery on the Eustachian tube (ET) can be performed with safety and efficacy for the treatment of obstructive and patulous ET dysfunction (ETD). Until recently, the management of chronic otitis media with effusion or retraction…

entSM registry:AAO12 – Tympanostomy Tubes: Topical Ear Drop Monotherapy Acute OtorrheaAAO16 – Age-related Hearing Loss: Audiometric EvaluationAAO20 – Tympanostomy Tubes: Hearing Test AAO21 – Otitis Media with Effusion: Hearing Test for Chronic OME ≥ 3 monthsAAO36 – Tympanostomy Tubes: Resolution of Otitis Media with Effusion in Adults and Children…

run the gamut from using machine learning for disease diagnosis (e.g., “AI Model Versus Clinician Otoscopy in the Operative Setting for Otitis Media Diagnosis,” “The Use of Deep Learning Software in the Detection of Voice Disorders: A Systematic Review”) to surgical instrument detection (“Convolutional…

Worimi Country in New South Wales, Australia. He treats a wide range of pediatric and adult patients, with a particular focus on otitis media, pediatric airway, cochlear implantation, and voice disorders. Graduating from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and a fellow of the…

and educators to build lasting clinical capacity, offer hands-on training, and implement accessible innovations—such as the Earflo® device for otitis media with effusion—particularly in settings where surgery is not possible. The initiative enables local health workers to address unmet medical needs…

the clinical setting to help in diagnosis. For example, there is extensive research being conducted in applying AI to the diagnosis of otitis media (OM).2 Currently, the handheld otoscope is the standard of care used to diagnose OM with pneumatic otoscopy increasing diagnostic accuracy…

residents shared their experience with airway foreign bodies, abscesses, and neck trauma. They also described patients regularly presenting with advanced complications of otitis media and cholesteatoma, not infrequently resulting in death.On the first day, the faculty assisted a Ugandan otologist with a bilateral cochlear…

chief complaints makes up a large portion of clinical practice. LPR and GERD have even been implicated in rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, recurrent otitis media, and eustachian tube dysfunction.4-8 With myriad manifestations that cross the breadth of our specialty, it is important for otolaryngologists…

almost no surgical equipment, like operating microscopes, and basic supplies, like geofoam, to address the most prevalent ear diseases, such as chronic otitis media.” — Muluken Bekele Wondimagegnehu, MD,2024 Eugene N. Myers MD Award Recipient and otolaryngologist, Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, EthiopiaAdditionally, there are…

Glenis K. Scadding, MD, MA, Lars-Olaf Cardell, MD, PhD, Diego M. Conti, MD, Peter W. Hellings, MD, PhD, and Michael Blaiss, MD, on behalf of the European Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airway Diseases (EUFOREA) Author disclosures appear at the end…

The AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC) recognizes that the results of some exciting research comes in too late to meet the general Call for Science submission deadline each year. To ensure that the most cutting-edge research is included in the Annual Meeting…

Daniel C. Chelius, Jr., MDAnnual Meeting Program CoordinatorDaniel C. Chelius, Jr., MD, Annual Meeting Program Coordinator“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” —Benjamin Franklin“Tell me about your favorite teacher.” It’s one of my favorite…

AAO-HNSF recently revised the previously submitted Otolaryngology MVP to create one MVP covering most subspecialties within otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. The revised MVP is based on the existing quality measures available in the Reg-ent measure portfolio. CMS recently published this revised Otolaryngology…

Jason R. Brown, DO, John P. Dahl, MD, Philip D. Knollman, MD, Lilun Li, MD, and James M. Ruda, MD, Pediatric Otolaryngology CommitteeAs the winter season is upon us, there has been a rise in complicated upper respiratory infections in children. Studies have found that…

Earlier this year, the Reg-ent registry crossed an important milestone, thanks to increasing participation by new and previously registered practices—exceeding over 50 million recorded visits by 10 million unique patients from over 1,500 providers at both academic and private practice centers. This…