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Acid reflux treatment for hoarseness
Acupressure for motion sickness (protocol stage)
Acupuncture for allergic rhinitis (title stage)
Acupuncture for tinnitus (title stage)
Adenoidectomy for recurrent upper respiratory tract infections in children (title stage)
Adjuvant antiviral therapy for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Allergen injection immunotherapy for perennial allergic rhinitis (protocol stage)
Allergen injection immunotherapy for seasonal allergic rhinitis
Alternative methods of adenoidectomy versus curettage in children (title stage)
Alternative strategies for drainage of peritonsillar abscess (protocol stage)
Antibiotic prophylaxis in clean and clean-contaminated ear surgery
Antibiotic treatment for otitis media with effusion in children aged 6 months - 12 years (protocol stage)
Antibiotics to reduce post-tonsillectomy morbidity
Anticonvulsants for tinnitus (title stage)
Antidepressants for patients with tinnitus
Antihistamines and/or decongestants for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children
Antihistamines as an adjunct to topical nasal steroids for intermittent and persistent allergic rhinitis in children (protocol stage)
Antihistamines for motion sickness (protocol stage)
Antiviral therapy for Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus with facial palsy) in adults (protocol stage)
Antivirals for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (protocol stage)
Arterial ligation versus embolisation for intractable posterior epistaxis (protocol stage)
Autoinflation for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion
Behavioural therapy for unilateral vocal cord paralysis in adults (title stage)
Betahistine for Ménière's disease or syndrome
Botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of spasmodic dysphonia
Capsaicin for allergic rhinitis in adults
Chemotherapy as an adjunct to radiotherapy in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Chemotherapy in head and neck cancer (title stage)
Chinese herbal medicine for treating allergic rhinitis (title stage)
Coblation versus other surgical techniques for tonsillectomy
Cognitive behavioural therapy for tinnitus
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Corticosteroids as adjuvant to antiviral treatment in Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus with facial palsy) in adults
Corticosteroids for vestibular neuritis (title stage)
Dexamethasone for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting after middle ear surgery (title stage)
Dietary probiotic supplementation for allergic rhinitis (protocol stage)
Dissection versus diathermy for tonsillectomy
Diuretics for Ménière's disease or syndrome
Dry mopping for chronically discharging eardrum perforations (title stage)
Ear drops for the removal of ear wax
Endoscopic versus open surgical intervention for inverted nasal papilloma (title stage)
Enteral feeding methods for nutritional management in patients with head and neck cancers being treated with radical radiotherapy (title stage)
Erythropoietin as an adjuvant treatment with (chemo) radiation therapy for head and neck cancer (protocol stage)
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis
Gastrodia for the symptoms of vertigo (title stage)
Ginkgo biloba for tinnitus
Grommets (ventilation tubes) for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children
Grommets (ventilation tubes) for recurrent acute otitis media in children (protocol stage)
Grommets for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children with cleft palate (title stage)
Harmonic scalpel versus other surgical procedures for tonsillectomy (protocol stage)
Head bandaging for the prevention complications following ear surgery (title stage)
House dust mite avoidance measures for perennial allergic rhinitis
Hyperbaric oxygen as an adjuvant treatment for malignant otitis externa
Hyperbaric oxygen for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus
Hyperfractionated or accelerated radiotherapy in head and neck cancer (protocol stage)
Identification of children in the first four years of life for early treatment for otitis media with effusion
Inferior turbinate surgery for allergic rhinitis in patients with failed medical treatment (title stage)
Inferior turbinate surgery for nasal obstruction in allergic rhinitis after failed medical treatment (protocol stage)
Interventions for acute auricular haematoma
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Interventions for chronic suppurative otitis media
Interventions for ear discharge associated with grommets (ventilation tubes)
Interventions for Frey's syndrome in patients following parotidectomy (title stage)
Interventions for improving vocal quality in patients with emotional dysphonia (title stage)
Interventions for laryngomalacia (title stage)
Interventions for otitis externa (protocol stage)
Interventions for preventing voice disorders in adults
Interventions for primary atrophic rhinitis (title stage)
Interventions for recurrent idiopathic epistaxis (nosebleeds) in children
Interventions for T3 squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx (title stage)
Interventions for treating functional dysphonia in adults
Interventions to prevent occupational noise induced hearing loss (protocol stage)
Interventions to promote the wearing of hearing protection
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Intranasal corticosteroids for nasal airway obstruction in children with moderate to severe adenoidal hypertrophy
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Intratympanic aminoglycosides for control of vertigo in Ménière's disease or syndrome (protocol stage)
Intratympanic glucocorticoids for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (title stage)
Leukotriene receptor antagonists for chronic rhinosinusitis (title stage)
Medical interventions for the post-surgical management of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (protocol stage)
Medical versus surgical interventions for nasal polyps (protocol stage)
Microdebrider versus CO2 laser for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (title stage)
Middle ear pressure modulatory systems (e.g. the Meniett? system) for Ménière's disease (title stage)
Nasal packing following septoplasty (title stage)
Nasal saline irrigations for the symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis
Non-surgical interventions for hyperfunctional dysphonia in children (title stage)
Oral antihistamines for the symptom of nasal obstruction in adolescents and adults with persistent allergic rhinitis (protocol stage)
Oral or topical nasal steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children
Oral rinses and mouthwashes to improve outcomes following tonsillectomy (title stage)
Oral steroids for nasal polyps
Perioperative local anaesthesia for reducing pain following tonsillectomy
Perioperative prophylactic antibiotics in head and neck cancer surgery (protocol stage)
Postoperative chemoradiation for head and neck cancers (protocol stage)
Radiotherapy versus open surgery versus endolaryngeal surgery (with or without laser) for early laryngeal squamous cell cancer
Scopolamine (hyoscine) for preventing and treating motion sickness
Sodium fluoride or bisphosphonates for otosclerosis (title stage)
Sound therapy (masking) in the management of tinnitus in adults (protocol stage)
Stereotactic radiosurgery for acoustic neuroma (protocol stage)
Steroids for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Steroids for improving recovery following tonsillectomy in children
Sublingual immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis
Surgery for chronically discharging ears with underlying eardrum perforations (protocol stage)
Surgery for Ménière's disease (protocol stage)
Surgery for vocal cord paralysis and paresis (protocol stage)
Surgical and non-surgical interventions used primarily for snoring (protocol stage)
Surgical interventions for nasal polyps (protocol stage)
Surgical interventions for pharyngeal pouch
Surgical management for acquired stenosis of the external ear canal (title stage)
Surgical versus non-surgical interventions for vocal cord nodules
Systemic antibiotics for chronically discharging eardrum perforations (title stage)
Systemic antibiotics versus topical treatments for chronically discharging ears with underlying eardrum perforations
The Epley (canalith repositioning) manoeuvre for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
The role of surgery for tympanic membrane retraction pockets (title stage)
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Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) for tinnitus (protocol stage)
Tonsillectomy or adeno-tonsillectomy versus non-surgical treatment for chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis
Topical anaesthetic or vasoconstrictor preparations for flexible fibre-optic nasal pharyngoscopy and laryngoscopy (protocol stage)
Topical antibiotics without steroids for chronically discharging ears with underlying eardrum perforations
Topical antifungals for otomycosis (title stage)
Topical antiseptics for chronically discharging eardrum perforations (title stage)
Topical nasal steroids for intermittent and persistent allergic rhinitis in children
Topical nasal steroids for nasal symptomsdue to intermittent or persistent allergic rhinitis in adults (protocol stage)
Topical steroids for chronically discharging ears with underlying eardrum perforations (title stage)
Topical steroids for nasal polyps (protocol stage)
Tranexamic acid for epistaxis (nosebleeds) (protocol stage)
Universal neonatal hearing screening versus selective screening as part of the management of childhood deafness
Vasodilators and vasoactive substances for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (protocol stage)
Vestibular rehabilitation for unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction