Journal Reviews

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Impact of COVID-19 on ear surgeries

3 November 2022 | | Neurotology, Otology, COVID-19 | Humans, COVID-19, Pandemics, Mastoidectomy, Ear, Middle, Cadaver, Virion, Otolaryngology, Mucous Membrane, SARS-CoV-2, Endoscopy

The authors review the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the practice of ear surgeries in this article. The pandemic has changed how we practise medicine and introduced new guidelines to ensure safety of healthcare personnel. Studies have demonstrated COVID-19...

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How patients reacted to postponement of cochlear implant surgery due to COVID-19

2 March 2022 | | Otology, COVID-19 | Cochlear Implantation, Communication, Covid-19, Pandemics, Psychology, Qualitative Research, Quality Of Life

The onset of COVID-19 in 2020 required widespread cancellation of elective surgeries, one of these being cochlear implant for profoundly deafened adults and post-lingually deafened children. Through a questionnaire, to which 23 out of 38 patients responded, this qualitative study...