Stories from the Road
August 17, 2023in low-resource areas as they are throughout the world. Dr. Harris and Dr. Muganda regularly see perforated ear drums and chronic otitis media with accompanying skin cysts, known as cholesteatomas, that require surgical care. Moreover, skull base fractures from traumas can lead to inner…
Pearls from Your Peers
March 4, 2022the biggest difference between pediatric and adult dizziness is?Some studies have reflected that in kids with hearing loss, even just from otitis media, 70% will have a vestibular loss in the long term as well. The mechanism is not clear and highly debated. But…
UPDATE! Tympanostomy Tubes in Children
February 7, 2022six months to 12 years with tympanostomy tubes or being considered for tympanostomy tubes in any care setting as an intervention for otitis media of any type. This applies to all KASs unless otherwise specified. The target audience includes specialists, primary care clinicians, and allied…
A Surge of Pediatric Intraorbital and Intracranial Infections
May 30, 2023plans for our pediatric patients.Resources Khuon D, Ogrin S, Engels J, Aldrich A, Olivero RM. Notes from the Field: Increase in Pediatric Intracranial Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Eight Pediatric Hospitals, United States, March 2020–March 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2022…
AAO-HNSF 2023 Humanitarian Travel Grant Report: Kampala, Uganda
May 6, 2024resources and therapies available, which we often take for granted. From left to right: Dr. Joseph Curry, Dr. Don Weed, Dr. Jeff Otiti, Dr. Chad Zender, and Dr. James Netterville.The support of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Humanitarian Travel…