Position Statment: Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery
Position StatementOtolaryngologists use a variety of safe and efficacious techniques and instruments to perform tonsil and adenoid surgery. Based on available data, the AAO-HNS …
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…
CPT for ENT: Stereotactic Computer Assisted Navigation
CPT for ENTsQ: What is stereotactic computer assisted navigation and how can I bill for it (from January 1, 2011) when I perform FESS?A: Stereotactic computer assisted na…
CPT for ENT: Fine Needle Aspiration
CPT for ENTsQ: How do I code for fine needle aspiration?A: The codes are CPT 10021 Fine needle aspiration; without imaging guidance and CPT 10022 Fine needle aspiration; w…
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…
