Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Articles

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Meet Our Experts

Meet Our Experts: Kailyn Frazier, M.D. and Jenny X. Chen, M.D., Ed.M.

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Promising Results for Vestibular Implants in BVH

Device tested at Johns Hopkins improves symptoms, quality of life for patients with bilateral vestibular hypofunction

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Caring for Patients with Sinonasal Tumors

Johns Hopkins is one of the highest volume centers in the country for these rare cancers.

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Individualized Gender-Affirming Voice Care

Multidisciplinary team works with patients to meet their voice goals through medication, surgery and voice therapy.

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Major Renovation Upholds Johns Hopkins’ Status as Leader in Otolaryngology Surgical Training

The newly named Niehaus Family Surgical Skills Laboratory allows trainees profound opportunities to refine techniques.

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Emily Boss Named Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Emily Boss has been appointed director of pediatric otolaryngology, effective immediately.

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New Johns Hopkins Study Examines Evolution of How COVID Variants Infect the Nasal Passages

Although loss of the sense of smell was widely seen in patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 original strains through the subsequent delta strains, the more recent omicron variants much less frequently cause loss of smell function.

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Preserving Laryngeal Structure and Function for Patients with Cancer

Johns Hopkins experts offer innovative surgical techniques that may lessen the damaging impact on the voices of patients with laryngeal cancer.

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Using AI to Enhance Lateral Skull Base Surgery

Johns Hopkins surgeon-scientist Francis Creighton is leading research to develop cooperative robots that can help surgeons avoid critical structures.

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New Johns Hopkins Study Highlights Connections Between Multiple Sensory Defects, Health Span and Life Span in Older Adults

A new Johns Hopkins Medicine study, published Jan. 18 in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, suggests that the number and severity of sensory impairments are strongly tied to decreased physical functioning and increased mortality risk.

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Community Cancer Care Linked with Poorer Outcomes for Some HeadNeck Cancers

Care for patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-related squamous cell cancers of the oropharynx (an area in back of the throat) is shifting toward community cancer centers, but patients treated in this setting may be less likely to survive, ...

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Johns Hopkins Otolaryngologists Aim to Help Astronauts Adjust to Return from Space

Can moving their heads from side to side or up and down help astronauts more quickly readjust to gravity upon their return from space?

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A Window into Complex Rhinoplasty

Chief of Facial Cosmetic Surgery Shaun Desai specializes in complex rhinoplasty and has performed several hundred procedures in his nine years at Johns Hopkins.

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Work-Life Balance ‘Crucial’ for Head and Neck Cancer Caregivers

Caregivers carry important responsibilities, especially those caring for patients with head and neck cancer. However, it is necessary to bring awareness to the quality-of-life caregivers have when working with nonworking patients who have head and neck cancer.

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Research Advances in Head and Neck Surgery at Johns Hopkins

Physicians in the Johns Hopkins Division of Head and Neck Surgery are advancing clinical research in their field. The following are just a few developments taking place.

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Improving Patient Care, From General Dentistry to the Most Complex Craniofacial Reconstructions

Robin Yang leads the Johns Hopkins Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry through growth and change.

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Quick Intervention Guide for Sudden Hearing Loss

Timely recognition of sudden sensorineural hearing loss by the initial evaluating physician affects the availability of treatment options as well as the treatment success rates.

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Clinicians’ Review of Scientific Studies Underscores Links Between Climate Change and Nose and Sinus Conditions

In a new review article, Johns Hopkins Medicine experts and collaborators across the U.S. emphasize that climate change — particularly global warming — is contributing to an increase in the rates and to greater severity of nasal and sinus ...

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The Nose Knows: Study Suggests It May Be Wise to Screen For Smell Loss to Predict Frailty and Unhealthy Aging

In a study using data from nearly 1,200 older adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have added to a growing body of evidence that loss of the sense of smell is a predictive marker for an increased risk of frailty as people age.

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Research and Clinical Advances in Laryngology at Johns Hopkins

Physician-researchers in the Division of Laryngology advance clinical research and practice — leading studies on retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction, gender-affirming voice care and more.

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Program That Trains Community Health Workers to Deliver Hearing Care Shows Success Among Low-Income Older Adults

A first-in-kind program that trains trusted older adult community health workers to fit and deliver low-cost hearing technology to peers with hearing loss significantly improved communication function among participants, according to the ...

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Research and Practice Advances in Pediatric Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Johns Hopkins researchers are studying otolaryngology-related surgery for patients with achondroplasia, how COVID-19 affects infant hearing screening and more.

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Rhinology Research Thrives at Johns Hopkins

Faculty members investigate the connection between loss of smell and frailty with age; how a molecule from nasal polyps destroys certain immune cells; new treatments for olfactory neuroblastoma; and more.

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Research Advances in Otology at Johns Hopkins and Beyond

Johns Hopkins researchers innovate treatment for superior canal dehiscence, help develop nanoparticles to treat hearing loss, and more.

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A Year of Record-Breaking Research in the Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

In 2021, the Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery was awarded more NIH funding than any peer department in the country and garnered more citations of its research than ever before.

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2021 Year in Review: Leading the Way in Clinical Care and Research in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

The department launched a new center for facial schwannomas, achieved national recognition for the treatment of skull base tumors, and introduced cutting-edge treatments for small papillary thyroid cancer and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP).

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A Definitive Endoscopic Fix for Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis

Johns Hopkins is one of few medical centers to offer the Maddern procedure, through which scar tissue from the condition can be permanently removed to restore breathing.

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With Basic Biology and Clinical Savvy, Scientists Solve A Mystery in The Nose

A multidisciplinary team, including rhinologist Jean Kim, uncovers how a massive protein complex found in the nose and which causes chronic inflammation in sinus tissue and nasal polyps is formed.

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A Potential Innovation in Treatment for Neurogenic Cough: Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block

This investigational therapy may represent a new option beyond behavioral modification and neuromodulators. Johns Hopkins is currently the only center in the mid-Atlantic region offering the approach.

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Otolaryngology in Space: Johns Hopkins Medicine Studies Impact of Microgravity on Balance

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Study: HPV Vaccination Will Reduce Throat and Mouth Cancers, But Overall Impact Will Take 25-Plus Years To See

Vaccinations against human papillomavirus (HPV), a major cause of throat and back of mouth cancers, are expected to yield significant reductions in the rates of these cancers in the U.S., but will not do so until after 2045, according ...

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Research Story Tip: Researchers ID Anti-Inflammatory Proteins as Therapy Targets for Nasal and Sinus Problem

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Airway Injuries and Tracheotomies After COVID-19

Breathing issues are not yet over for some patients who have recovered from COVID-19: those with laryngeal or tracheal damage from prolonged intubation and those with tracheotomies.

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Research Story Tip: Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Show How Air Pollution May Contribute to Loss of Smell

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have studied one of the known causes of anosmia — long-term exposure to air pollution — to better understand how it can rob someone of the ability to smell and taste.

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2020 Year in Review: Clinical Care and Research in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

In the midst of responding to the pandemic, faculty and staff members innovated in the area of patient care.

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A Banner Year for Research in the Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

The department received the highest amount of NIH funding across all similar departments in the country in 2020 — totaling more than $15 million — and the number of papers published by faculty increased by 27% in 2020 compared with 2019.

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Implant Improves Balance, Movement and Quality of Life for People with Inner Ear Disorder

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that a device implanted in the inner ear can facilitate walking, relieve dizziness and improve quality of life for the 1.8 million adults worldwide with bilateral vestibular hypofunction (BVH), ...

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Behaviors Surrounding Oral Sex May Increase HPV-Related Cancer Risk

A wide breadth of behaviors surrounding oral sex may affect the risk of oral HPV infection and of a virus-associated head and neck cancer that can be spread through this route, a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center suggests.

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A Smart Otoscope to Better Diagnose Ear Infections

Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, Johns Hopkins physicians are developing a tool for more sensitive and specific diagnosis.

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A Full Spectrum of Care for Patients with Swallowing Disorders

As one of the most comprehensive programs for swallowing disorders in the mid-Atlantic, laryngologist Shumon Dhar and his colleagues offer an array of diagnostic and therapeutic options.

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Constructing a New Trachea to Avoid Permanent Tracheostomy

Using a thermoplastic polymer and the patient’s rib cartilage and vascularized fascia, Johns Hopkins facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon Kofi Boahene and team successfully replaced the patient’s trachea.

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A Clinical Consensus on Tongue-Tie

Pediatric otolaryngologist Jonathan Walsh and colleagues recently established boundaries for the definition, diagnosis and treatment of pediatric ankyloglossia, commonly known as tongue-tie.

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New Research on HPV

Study led by Johns Hopkins researchers provides longest natural history for HPV infections of the mouth and throat, offers glimpse into potential screening strategies.

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COVID-19 Story Tip: Have You Heard? Middle Ear, Mastoid Harbor Sars-Cov-2 and May Pose Risk for Medical Staffs

A team of otolaryngologists and pathologists at Johns Hopkins Medicine has confirmed that SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind the current COVID-19 pandemic, can colonize the middle ear and mastoid region of the head behind the ear.

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Learning About the Vestibular System with MRI

For nearly a decade, Johns Hopkins researcher has studied how magnetic fields affect vestibular sensation.

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Johns Hopkins Among Few in U.S. to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation

For certain patients, an implanted device delivered via minimally invasive surgery offers an alternative to continuous positive airway pressure.

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Johns Hopkins Launches Center for HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer

New center brings together experts that focus on these unique tumors.

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Stem Cells With ‘Dual Identity’ Linked to Loss of Smell From Sinus Inflammation

There’s a stem cell in your nose that can switch identities to potentially serve as a protective mechanism.

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New Clinic Focuses on Early Detection and Treatment of Newborn Hearing Loss

Delayed diagnosis of newborn hearing loss can dramatically impact speech and language development.

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Johns Hopkins-Quality Otolaryngology Care in the Community

ENTAA Care, a member of Johns Hopkins Regional Physicians, serves patients throughout Maryland.

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For Patients with Cochlear Implants: Auditory Rehabilitation Therapy Is Key

At the Johns Hopkins Listening Center, a team of dedicated auditory rehabilitation therapists helps patients train their brains to interpret the signals delivered by cochlear implants.

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Johns Hopkins Expands Otolaryngology Services — Among Others — at New Ambulatory Surgery Center

Opens in stages beginning May 28.

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A Direct Procedure for Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

Headway Winter 2019

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An Incisionless Approach to Ear Drum Repair

Taking advantage of enhanced visualization through a high-definition endoscopic approach, pediatric otolaryngologists repair perforated eardrums in a minimally invasive and less painful manner.