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You’re under arrest, you damned post-tonsillectomy bleed!

Tonsillectomy is a common, well-tolerated procedure most commonly performed in children for recurrent tonsilitis and sleep apnoea. Post-tonsillectomy bleeding (PTB) is a relatively uncommon complication that poses significant risks to patients and high rates of readmission and reintervention. Institutional guidance...

Posterior TM perforations carry greater hearing loss: practical pointers for clinic

This single-centre prospective study of 100 adults with central pars tensa perforations examined how perforation size and quadrant relate to hearing loss. Using video-otoscopy to estimate perforation area and pure tone audiometry for thresholds, the authors found hearing loss in...

Through thick and thin, the type of thickener matters!

Commercial thickeners are frequently used to modify the consistency of liquids as a way of making drinking easier for people with dysphagia. The authors of this paper examine five thickening agents testing four different levels of viscosity, ranging from IDDSI...

Treating subglottic stenosis means treating it again

Subglottic stenosis is caused by the fibrosis of the subglottis, which may be idiopathic or iatrogenic, often requiring multiple procedural interventions to prevent life-threatening narrowing of the upper trachea. The authors of this systematic review and meta-analysis looked at 55...