Position Statement: Evaluation Prior to Hearing Aid Fitting
Position StatementHearing loss is a medical condition requiring evaluation, diagnosis, and discussion of treatment options by a qualified physician, such as an Otolaryngologist …
Position Statement: Cochlear Implants
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery considers unilateral and bilateral cochlear implantation as appropriate treatment for adults and c…
CDC Releases Guidance for People Who Have Been Fully
NewsThis set of public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people will be updated and expanded based on the level of community spread of SARS-CoV-2, the pr…
Position Statement: Ranitidine
Position StatementRecently in September 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the discovery of a nitrosamine impurity called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) …
UPDATE: AAO-HNS Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to Approved COVID-19 Vaccines
Position StatementUPDATE to AAO-HNS Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to Approved COVID-19 Vaccines Issued December 19, 2020In the AAO-HNS Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to A…
UPDATE to AAO-HNS Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to Approved COVID-19 Vaccines
NewsThe AAO-HNS is providing an update to the December 19, 2020, Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to Approved COVID-19 Vaccines. This update analyzes the most cur…
Position Statement: Hearing Aids
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery states: dispensing of hearing aids, hearing assistive devices and other hearing rehabilitation d…
Position Statement: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Position StatementThe American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS), American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO‐HNS) and the American So…
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Study Looks at Nasal Spray as a Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission
NewsThe authors of a recently published report designed lipopeptide fusion inhibitors that aim to block the first critical step of infection of SARS-CoV-2‒membrane…
Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
TelemedicineThe Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for enforcing certain regulations issued under the Health…
Allergic Reactions Related to COVID-19 Vaccinations in Allergic Patients
Position StatementJoint Statement by the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO–HNS) and the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA)Allergic reacti…
AAO-HNS Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to Approved COVID-19 Vaccines
Position StatementNote: an update to this statement is available HERE.The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) has reviewed the data submitted to t…
AAO-HNS and ENThealth.org Highlight Proper COVID-19 Testing Procedures
NewsSpencer C. Payne, MD, Chair of the Board of Governors, recorded an informational video that provides an overview of proper testing techniques for COVID-19.This…
AMA Telehealth quick guide
TelemedicineThe use of telemedicine and remote care services are critical to the safe management of the COVID-19 pandemic, while also ensuring uninterrupted care for 100 m…
Center for Connected Health Policy: Current State Laws & Reimbursement Policies
TelemedicineThe Center for Connected Health Policy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to maximize telehealth’s ability to improve health outcomes, care deliv…
CPG: Ménière’s Disease – Research Needs
Clinical Practice GuidelineResearch Needs section from Ménière’s Disease CPG Clinical epidemiologic studies to standardize categories of disease stage, severity, and treatment response,…
Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease
Clinical Practice GuidelineThis guideline was published in the April 2020 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease published in Otolar…
