Journal Reviews

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Non-surgical and surgical management of arytenoids granuloma

3 July 2023 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Antireflux Treatment, Conservative Management, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Laryngeal Granuloma, Laser Surgery, Proton Pump Inhibitor, Recurrence, Resolution, Speech Therapy, Vocal Process Granuloma

Arytenoid granulomas are often a sequelae of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Unless there is suspicion of malignancy, they require a very balanced approach between conservative management and surgical intervention. The authors present a series of 62 patients with whom the primary...

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Lockdown has been bad for children, but it might mean they don’t need surgery anymore

2 November 2020 | | Paediatric ENT | COVID-19, Lockdown, OSAS, URTIs, Adenotonsillar hypertrophy, Therapy

Our editor’s choice for this edition reviews an article looking at the effects of lockdown on symptom prevalence in children with adenotonsillar diseases. In this unprecedented COVID-19 era that we are all living and working in, risk assessment has taken...

Mindfulness meditation versus relaxation therapy for tinnitus

1 January 2018 | | Meditation, Relaxation Therapy, Tinnitus

Tinnitus, defined by McFadden as “a conscious experience of sound that originates in the head of its owner, without an external acoustic source”, has a high prevalence and variable psychological impact. It results from maladaptation of the brain to a...