Welcome to the November/December update. ENT and audiology research continues to progress relentlessly and new evidence is being added to the collection as it emerges to keep you well informed. This update highlights the recent additions to the site that are available at www.library.nhs.uk/ent - please follow the links for further details of each resource.We welcome feedback on this and any other aspect of the library - please contact us with any suggested additions or comments.
Recent Additions to the Collection
Guidelines
American Academy of Pediatrics. Hearing assessment in infants and children: recommendations beyond neonatal screening
British Academy of Audiology. Guidelines for referral to audiology of adults with hearing difficulty (2009)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews
Interventions for dysphagia in oesophageal cancer
Pressure modification for improving usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea
Vasodilators and vasoactive substances for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Other Systematic reviews
ENT
A review of outcomes following inferior turbinate reduction surgery in children for chronic nasal obstruction
An economic analysis of continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome
Botulinum toxin A in the treatment of sialorrhea
Combined corticosteroid and antiviral treatment for bell palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Dysautonomia rating scales in Parkinson's disease: Sialorrhea, dysphagia, and constipation - Critique and recommendations by movement disorders task force on rating scales for Parkinson's disease Effects of therapy in oropharyngeal dysphagia by speech and language therapists: a systematic review
Efficacy of short course, <4 days, of antibiotics for treatment of acute otitis media in children. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials Facial aesthetics: is botulinum toxin treatment effective and safe? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials Is musical hallucination an otological phenomenon? a review of the literature
Levocetirizine for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria in adults and children
Managing the patient presenting with xerostomia: a review
Physicians appeals on the dangers of mobile communication - what is the evidence? Assessment of public health data. Surgical management of drooling: a meta-analysis
Systematic review of the effectiveness of botulinum toxin or radiotherapy for sialorrhea in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The benefits of steroids versus steroids plus antivirals for treatment of Bell's palsy: a meta-analysis The efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy for house dust mites respiratory allergy: results of a GA2LEN meta-analysis.
The role of the nose in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnoea and snoring
2009 Annual Evidence Update on Hyperthyroidism
Events and Courses
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