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Anosmia , Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear , Maxillary Sinus , Neoplasms/diagnosis , Otosclerosis , Therapeutic Irrigation , COVID-19 , Female , Humans , PregnancyABSTRACT
In a study by Rodrigues Dias et al. in this month's issue, the authors used a multidimensional assessment, including objective and subjective measures, to examine the potential influences of presbylarynx and presbycusis on the 30-item Voice Handicap Index and on emotional status (as assessed by the Geriatric Depression Scale) in 174 participants.5 The authors conclude that the presence and severity of presbylarynx have strong associations with Voice Handicap Index scores, the voice and quality of life. The authors conclude that clinicians should therefore be assessing suicidality as standard in tinnitus sufferers, and, if suicidal ideation is present, formal suicide risk assessment and appropriate referral to mental health services are important. The Senior Editors would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have contributed to this year's journal, including all the authors, Assistant Editors, reviewers, advisers, production staff, our publishing partners at Cambridge University Press and all other colleagues at The Journal.
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Brain/pathology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , White Matter/diagnostic imaging , COVID-19 Vaccines/adverse effects , Diagnosis, Differential , Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology , Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/diagnosis , Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/etiology , Heart Disease Risk Factors , Humans , Incidental Findings , Ischemic Attack, Transient/diagnosis , Ischemic Attack, Transient/epidemiology , Ischemic Attack, Transient/prevention & control , Lymphadenopathy/diagnosis , Lymphadenopathy/etiology , Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis , Myocardial Infarction/epidemiology , Myocardial Infarction/prevention & control , Stroke/diagnosis , Stroke/epidemiology , Stroke/prevention & controlABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To understand the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volume, quality, and impact of otolaryngology publications. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. METHODS: Fifteen of the top peer-reviewed otolaryngology journals were queried on PubMed for COVID and non-COVID-related articles from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 (pandemic period) and pre-COVID articles from the year prior. Information on total number of submissions and rate of acceptance were collected from seven top-ranked journals. RESULTS: Our PubMed query returned 759 COVID articles, 4,885 non-COVID articles, and 4,200 pre-COVID articles, corresponding to a 34% increase in otolaryngology publications during the pandemic period. Meta-analysis/reviews and miscellaneous publication types made up a larger portion of COVID publications than that of non-COVID and pre-COVID publications. Compared to pre-COVID articles, citations per article 120 days after publication and Altmetric Attention Score were higher in both COVID articles (citations/article: 2.75 ± 0.45, P < .001; Altmetric Attention Score: 2.05 ± 0.60, P = .001) and non-COVID articles (citations/article: 0.03 ± 0.01, P = .002; Altmetric Attention Score: 0.67 ± 0.28, P = .016). COVID manuscripts were associated with a 1.65 times higher acceptance rate compared to non-COVID articles (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 was associated with an increase in volume, citations, and attention for both COVID and non-COVID articles compared to pre-COVID articles. However, COVID articles were associated with lower evidence levels than non-COVID and pre-COVID articles. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3 Laryngoscope, 132:1364-1373, 2022.