Journal Reviews

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Does sleep quality improve when we adequately treat CRS?

2 September 2022 | | Rhinology / Sinus | Chronic rhinosinusitis, patient-reported outcome measures, quality of life, sinonasal disorders, sleep apnea, sleep disorders

In addition to the well-known symptoms associated with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), patients often suffer with poor sleep quality which is also detrimental to health and wellbeing. This meta-analysis looked at 35 papers reporting outcomes for CRS patients post surgery on...

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Patient reported outcomes following total laryngectomy using the Swallowing Outcomes After Laryngectomy (SOAL) questionnaire

7 July 2020 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | SOAL, dysphagia, laryngectomy, patient-reported outcome measure, swallowing

Following a total laryngectomy, alterations in the pharyngeal musculature and changes in the pharyngo-oesophageal segment due to reconstruction, results in altered bolus transit. Swallowing dysfunction after total laryngectomy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma can vary from 10%-90%. There...