Consensus-based recommendations using modified Delphi methodology.

Clear surgical indications and contraindications were established.

Comprehensive perioperative care recommendations are provided.

Surgical indication prioritizes vocal gender incongruence, not acoustic measures.

Most recommendations rely on low-grade evidence (case series and expert opinion).

Minimal ETE is associated with adverse risk features in thyroid carcinoma.

Patients with minimal ETE had higher recurrence rates in univariate analysis.

Minimal ETE was not an independent predictor of poor outcomes.

Risk stratification should not rely solely on the presence of minimal ETE.

A successful establishment of a prognostic model for head and neck tumors.

Differential autophagy genes in tumor models.

A bioinformatics analysis about head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

ROE and VAS scores significantly improve post-injection.

Single TA injection using FAN technique ensures even drug distribution.

FAN technique provides safe, minimally invasive TA delivery.

Tailored TA regimen offers sustained benefits in thick-skinned patients.

Combined sensory dysfunction increased the odds of cognitive impairment.

More severe hearing loss increased the likelihood of cognitive impairment.

Patients with hearing loss should be screened for other sensory disorders.

Mendelian analysis reveals genetic association between AD and CRS.

No reverse genetic association detected from CRS toward AD.

Results support shared inflammatory pathways in AD and CRS.

Many COVID-19 patients experience olfactory dysfunction.

Self-reported olfactory complaints often do not match the results of smell tests.

Long COVID shows a predominantly identification-dominant olfactory impairment.

Recognizing key features helps refine diagnosis and guide targeted treatment.

ZPFP surgery significantly reduced AHI and T90 scores, improving OSA severity.

A 10-year follow-up period evaluating palatoplasty outcomes.

Patients demonstrated significant enhancements in SAQLI and ESS scores.

Postoperative ZPFP complications were mild, with no mortality or severe adverse events.

Patients’ non-adherent to CPAP benefited significantly from ZPFP surgical intervention.

First Indian study to evaluate long-term QOL outcomes in CI and HA children.

Multi-tool analysis reveals cochlear implants greatly outperform hearing aids.

HUI-3 effectively captures hearing-related QOL gains missed by EQ-5D.

Functional auditory outcomes strongly linked to improved health utility scores.

Robust evidence supporting CI as the superior intervention for paediatric deafness.

CT-based measurements guide safer and more effective frontal sinus surgeries.

First study to objectively measure drainage gain in Draf frontal sinusotomy.

Incomplete beak removal compromises surgical success in frontal sinusotomy.

Draf IIB is only effective with full frontal beak removal.

Complete removal of the frontal beak triples frontal sinus drainage pathway.

There was a progressive reduction in myelination of the facial nerve with aging.

Reduction in the cross-sectional area of facial nerve axons occurs at older ages.

Increase in the quantity of small myelin fibers at older ages.

Decrease in the quantity of large myelin fibers at older ages.

The number and density of nerve fibers were not altered during aging.

S100A8 is upregulated in AR and correlates with disease severity.

S100A8 negatively regulates tight junction proteins in the nasal epithelium.

Knocking down S100A8 restores the barrier integrity in HDM-exposed HNECs.

Culturally adapted the SNOT-22 for Colombian patients with expert input.

High internal consistency: Cronbach’s α = 0.97, omega = 0.96.

Strong correlation with symptom severity (VAS, Spearman r = 0.74).

Effectively discriminate patients with and without rhinosinusitis.

High diagnostic accuracy: AUC = 0.92, sensitivity = 71.5%.

This study identifies four genes as potential biomarkers for CRSwNP.

Machine learning techniques were used to effectively identify key genes.

Clustering analysis reveals two distinct molecular subtypes of CRSwNP.

This study identified sensitive drugs with therapeutic potential for two clusters.

Anatomy-based fitting is relatively a new cochlear implant mapping technique.

Frequency-to-place mismatch is addressed by Anatomy-based fitting.

Quality of life improved after using an anatomy-based fitting method for 6-months.

Enhanced subjective feedback.

Improved vowel recognition in quiet is strongly linked with improved enjoyment of entertainment domain in CIQoL-35.

Auditory stimulation may modulate cognitive function in older adults.

Cognitive scores improved after 6- and 12-months of hearing aid use.

Greater cognitive benefits were observed in participants with prior decline.

Verbal fluency and visuospatial skills showed significant post-HA gains.

Hearing aids reduced self-perceived auditory handicap over time.

The literature shows the impact of female sex hormones on the nervous system.

Estradiol acts to modulate physiological functions related to vestibular activity.

There is a high prevalence of vestibular symptoms and diseases in midlife women.

Hormonal changes in menopause transition influence specific vestibular disorders.

Understanding how menopause affect vestibular patients may help improve their care.

Automated audiometry achieves 71%–98.5% accuracy in nonclinical settings.

Smartphone hearing screenings are 12.3% faster than conventional methods.

Automated self-hearing tests are promising for early detection in children.

Automated audiometry delivers reliable audiograms and reducing costs.

Automated audiometry improves hearing healthcare access, valid and reliable.