Cochrane Reviews - by sub-topics 'Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders'

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Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Group (94)

Non-malignant disease (87)

Ear (44)

External ear (4)

Absence of pinna (0)

Atresia of external auditory canal (0)

Polyp of external auditory canal (0)

Congenital bat ear (0)

Exostosis of external auditory canal (0)

Stenosis of external auditory canal (0)

Haematoma of pinna (1)

Interventions for acute auricular haematoma

Otitis externa (2)

Hyperbaric oxygen as an adjuvant treatment for malignant otitis externa

Interventions for acute otitis externa (protocol stage)

Ear wax (cerumen) (1)

Ear drops for the removal of ear wax

Per-auricular sinus/fistula (0)

Benign neoplasms - external ear (0)

Middle ear and mastoid (12)

(Acute otitis media) - See also Acute Respiratory Infections Group (1)

Grommets (ventilation tubes) for recurrent acute otitis media in children

Acute mastoiditis (0)

Chronic otitis media (10)

Chronically discharging eardrum perforations (4)

Interventions for chronic suppurative otitis media (withdrawn)

Surgery for chronically discharging ears with underlying eardrum perforations (protocol stage)

Systemic antibiotics versus topical treatments for chronically discharging ears with underlying eardrum perforations

Topical antibiotics without steroids for chronically discharging ears with underlying eardrum perforations

Chronic secretory otitis media, otitis media with effusion (OME), "glue ear" (6)

Antihistamines and/or decongestants for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children

Autoinflation for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion

Grommets (ventilation tubes) for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children

Identification of children in the first four years of life for early treatment for otitis media with effusion

Interventions for ear discharge associated with grommets (ventilation tubes)

Oral or topical nasal steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children

Cholesteatoma (0)

Conductive hearing loss (0)

Eustachian tube malfunction (0)

Mastoid cavity problems (0)

Ossicular problems (anomaly, discontinuity, dislocation, loss, fixation) (0)

Otosclerosis (0)

Tympanic membrane perforations (0)

Tympanic membrane retractions (1)

Surgery for tympanic membrane retraction pockets (protocol stage)

Inner ear (27)

Anomalies of inner ear (0)

Hearing loss (8)

Sensorineural (0)

Sudden sensorineural (5)

Antivirals for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (protocol stage)

Hyperbaric oxygen for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus

Intratympanic glucocorticoids for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (protocol stage)

Steroids for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Vasodilators and vasoactive substances for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Noise induced (2)

Interventions to prevent occupational noise induced hearing loss

Interventions to promote the wearing of hearing protection

Drug induced (0)

Presbyacusis (0)

Screening (1)

Universal neonatal hearing screening versus selective screening as part of the management of childhood deafness

Tinnitus (9)

Acupuncture for tinnitus (protocol stage)

Anticonvulsants for tinnitus (protocol stage)

Antidepressants for patients with tinnitus

Cognitive behavioural therapy for tinnitus

Ginkgo biloba for tinnitus

Hyperbaric oxygen for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus

Sound therapy (masking) in the management of tinnitus in adults (protocol stage)

Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) for tinnitus (protocol stage)

Transcranial magnetic stimulation for tinnitus (protocol stage)

Ménière's disease (3)

Betahistine for Ménière's disease or syndrome

Diuretics for Ménière's disease or syndrome

Surgery for Ménière's disease (protocol stage)

Perilymph fistula (0)

Labyrinthitis (0)

Vertigo (2)

The Epley (canalith repositioning) manoeuvre for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Vestibular rehabilitation for unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction

Herpes zoster oticus (Ramsay Hunt syndrome) (2)

Antiviral therapy for Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus with facial palsy) in adults

Corticosteroids as adjuvant to antiviral treatment in Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus with facial palsy) in adults

Endolymphatic hydrops (0)

Motion sickness (3)

Acupressure for motion sickness (protocol stage)

Antihistamines for motion sickness (protocol stage)

Scopolamine (hyoscine) for preventing and treating motion sickness

Vestibular neuritis (0)

Auditory nerve (0)

Acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) (0)

Vestibular neuritis (0)

Other (1)

Ear ache (otalgia) (0)

Ear surgery (1)

Antibiotic prophylaxis in clean and clean-contaminated ear surgery

Larynx (6)

Laryngitis (0)

(Acute infective laryngitis) - see Acute Respiratory Infections Group (0)

Chronic laryngitis (0)

(Epiglottitis) - see Acute Respiratory Infections Group (0)

(Croup) - see Acute Respiratory Infections Group (0)

Congenital laryngeal web (0)

Laryngeal cleft (0)

Laryngomalacia (0)

Other (0)

Stridor (0)

Subglottic stenosis (0)

Vocal cord nodule (1)

Surgical versus non-surgical interventions for vocal cord nodules

Vocal cord paralysis (0)

Vocal cord polyp (0)

Laryngeal oedema (0)

Laryngeal spasm (0)

Laryngeal perichondritis (0)

Hoarseness (1)

Acid reflux treatment for hoarseness

Aphonia (0)

Functional dysphonia (2)

Interventions for preventing voice disorders in adults

Interventions for treating functional dysphonia in adults

Spastic dysphonia (1)

Botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of spasmodic dysphonia

(Laryngeal tuberculosis) - see Infectious Diseases Group (0)

Benign neoplasms - larynx (1)

Adjuvant antiviral therapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis

Nose and sinuses (23)

Nose (19)

Choanal atresia (0)

Nosebleed (epistaxis) (3)

Arterial ligation versus embolisation for intractable posterior epistaxis (protocol stage)

Interventions for recurrent idiopathic epistaxis (nosebleeds) in children

Tranexamic acid for epistaxis (nosebleeds) (protocol stage)

Nasal polyps (4)

Medical versus surgical interventions for nasal polyps (protocol stage)

Oral steroids for nasal polyps

Surgical interventions for nasal polyps (protocol stage)

Topical steroids for nasal polyps (protocol stage)

Nasal turbinate hypertrophy (0)

Rhinitis (11)

(Infective rhinitis) - See Acute Respiratory Infections Group (0)

Non-infective allergic rhinitis (11)

Allergen injection immunotherapy for perennial allergic rhinitis (protocol stage)

Allergen injection immunotherapy for seasonal allergic rhinitis

Antihistamines as an adjunct to topical nasal steroids for intermittent and persistent allergic rhinitis in children (protocol stage)

Capsaicin for allergic rhinitis in adults

Chinese herbal medicine for allergic rhinitis (protocol stage)

Dietary probiotic supplementation for allergic rhinitis (protocol stage)

House dust mite avoidance measures for perennial allergic rhinitis

Inferior turbinate surgery for nasal obstruction in allergic rhinitis after failed medical treatment (protocol stage)

Local nasal immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis (protocol stage)

Sublingual immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis

Topical nasal steroids for intermittent and persistent allergic rhinitis in children

Non-infective non-allergic rhinitis (0)

Other (1)

Topical anaesthetic or vasoconstrictor preparations for flexible fibre-optic nasal pharyngoscopy and laryngoscopy (protocol stage)

Acquired deformity of the nose (0)

Deviated nasal septum (0)

Abscess of nasal septum (0)

Haematoma of nasal septum (0)

Perforation of nasal septum (0)

Fractured nasal bones (0)

Benign neoplasms - nasal cavity (0)

Anosmia (0)

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea (0)

Sinuses (4)

Sinusitis (4)

(Acute infective sinusitis) - see Acute Respiratory Infections Group (0)

Chronic infective sinusitis (0)

Non-infective sinusitis (4)

Aspirin desensitisation therapy for aspirin-intolerant chronic rhinosinusitis (protocol stage)

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis

Leukotriene receptor antagonists for rhinosinusitis (protocol stage)

Nasal saline irrigations for the symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis

Nasal sinus mucocoele (0)

Antrochoanal polyp (0)

Benign neoplasms - sinuses (0)

Pharynx (14)

Adenoids (3)

Adenoidectomy for recurrent or chronic nasal symptoms and middle ear disease in children up to 18 years of age (protocol stage)

Alternative methods of adenoidectomy versus curettage in children (protocol stage)

Intranasal corticosteroids for nasal airway obstruction in children with moderate to severe adenoidal hypertrophy

Nasopharyngitis (0)

(Acute nasopharyngitis) - see Acute Respiratory Infections Group (0)

Chronic nasopharyngitis (0)

Tonsillitis (8)

(Acute tonsillitis) - see Acute Respiratory Infections Group (0)

Chronic tonsillitis (8)

Antibiotics to reduce post-tonsillectomy morbidity

Coblation versus other surgical techniques for tonsillectomy

Dissection versus diathermy for tonsillectomy

Harmonic scalpel versus other surgical procedures for tonsillectomy (protocol stage)

Oral rinses and mouthwashes for improving outcomes following tonsillectomy (protocol stage)

Perioperative local anaesthesia for reducing pain following tonsillectomy

Steroids for improving recovery following tonsillectomy in children

Tonsillectomy or adeno-tonsillectomy versus non-surgical treatment for chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis

Pharyngitis (0)

(Acute pharyngitis) - see Acute Respiratory Infections Group (0)

Chronic pharyngitis (0)

Peritonsillar abscess (quinsy) (1)

Alternative strategies for drainage of peritonsillar abscess (protocol stage)

Retropharyngeal abscess (0)

(Infectious mononucleosis) - see Acute Respiratory Infections Group (0)

Velopharyngeal problems (0)

Pharyngeal pouch (1)

Surgical interventions for pharyngeal pouch

Globus pharyngeus (0)

Benign neoplasms (0)

Oropharynx (0)

Nasopharynx (0)

Hypopharynx (0)

Tonsil (0)

Snoring (1)

Surgical and non-surgical interventions used primarily for snoring (protocol stage)

(Sleep apnoea) - see Airways Group (0)

(Oral cavity) - see Oral Health Group (0)

Neck (0)

Branchial cyst (0)

Cervical lymphadenopathy (0)

Neck abscess (0)

Thyroglossal cyst (0)

Benign neoplasms (0)

Carotid body (0)

Cranial nerve (0)

(Thyroid and parathyroid) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Parathyroid) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Hyperparathyroidism) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Hypoparathyroidism) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Benign neoplasms - parathyroid) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Thyroid) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Goitre) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Hyperthyroidism) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Hypothyroidism) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Thyroiditis) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Benign neoplasms - thyroid) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Thyroid nodule) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Thyroid cyst) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

Salivary gland (0)

Benign neoplasms (0)

Parotid gland (0)

Submandibular gland (0)

Frey's syndrome (0)

Sialadentitis (0)

Sialolithiasis (0)

Skull base (0)

Glomus tumours (0)

Malignant disease (primary and secondary neoplasms) (7)

Ear (0)

External ear (0)

General - head and neck cancer (5)

Enteral feeding methods for nutritional management in patients with head and neck cancers being treated with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy (protocol stage)

Erythropoietin as an adjuvant treatment with (chemo) radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

Hyperfractionated or accelerated radiotherapy in head and neck cancer (protocol stage)

Perioperative prophylactic antibiotics in head and neck cancer surgery (protocol stage)

Postoperative chemoradiation for head and neck cancers (protocol stage)

Nose and sinuses (0)

Nose (0)

Nasal cavity (0)

Sinuses (0)

Ethmoidal sinus (0)

Frontal sinus (0)

Maxillary sinus (0)

Sphenoid sinus (0)

Larynx (1)

Glottis (1)

Radiotherapy versus open surgery versus endolaryngeal surgery (with or without laser) for early laryngeal squamous cell cancer

Subglottis (0)

Supraglottis (0)

Pharynx (1)

Hypopharynx (0)

Nasopharynx (1)

Chemotherapy as an adjunct to radiotherapy in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Oropharynx (0)

Tonsil (0)

Neck (0)

Cervical lymph nodes (0)

(Thyroid and parathyroid) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Thyroid) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

(Parathyroid) - see Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group (0)

Salivary gland (0)

Parotid (0)

Sublingual (0)

Submandibular (0)

Skull base (0)

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