Forskningsenheden for Øre-Næse-Hals, Aalborg Universitetshospital

Lær om personlig medicin i Dagens Medicin Danmark ✨ "Patienter mangler viden om, hvad personlig medicin går ud på", sådan lyder overskriften på en artikel fra Dagens Medicin. Målrettet behandling til patienter bliver ofte omtale med optimisme blandt læger og politikere, men der kan synes at mangle en kobling til patienterne, særligt på forståelsesfronten. Dagens Medicin har sat Christian Sander Danstrups fund om personlig medicin i spotlyset, da han for nyligt har udgivet en artikel, som viser, at vi ikke rigtigt forstår konceptet med personlig medicin - men at vi samtidigt forholder os overvejende positivt til det 🙌 Han foretog sit studie på hovedhalskræft patienter, hvor han fandt, at hele 83-93% af patienterne er positive over for personlig medicin i forbindelse med gen-tests og gen-forskning! Det kan man som forskere og læger være glade for, da dette kan betyde bedre behandling for patienterne. Men i samme studie finder Christian, at 72% havde ingen eller begrænset viden om personlig medicin - nogle patienter havde endda en fejlagtig opfattelse af begrebet 🧬 Christian fortæller: "Vi har et ansvar over for patienterne i at informere og uddanne dem i personlig medicin, og at skabe et fælles forståelsesgrundlag mellem patienterne og det sundhedsfaglige personale, så vi alle kan drage fordel af dets potentiale" 👨⚕️💬 🗨️🤒 Læs artiklen i Dagens Medicin: https://lnkd.in/dhBPV_H5 Læs artiklen (open access) i tidsskriftet her: https://lnkd.in/dvxzdNHq Artiklen er skrevet i samarbejde med Maria Andersen, Søren Lundbye-Christensen, Mia Sommer og Nina Munk Lyhne. #ØNH #Forskning #PersonligMedicin #AalborgUniversitetshospital

The wait is finally up – well, almost! Come on into a world of sound with your bone-anchored hearing system just 1-2 weeks post-surgery. Who said patience was a virtue? 😉👂 #HearHear Our latest study, led by Marie Louise Møller, Søren Foghsgaard, and Dan Dupont Hougaard, delves into the exciting world of bone-anchored hearing systems (BAHS). They found that patients can have loaded their sound processors just 1-2 weeks after surgery 🔊 In our research project, 60 adult patients were included with the aim to examine if loading of the sound processors was safe already after 1-2 weeks with two separate BAHS implants 🤔 So, what did we find out? On average, patients included in the study were loaded following implantation with the Ponto Wide implant 11.6 days after surgery and those patients who were implanted with the Ponto BHX implant were loaded 9.7 days after surgery. And the best part? Minimal skin and soft tissue reactions throughout the 12-month follow-up period. In fact, 86% of Ponto BHX and 85% of Ponto Wide users experienced no skin and soft tissue reactions at all, and the remaining patients experienced only mild reactions 🙌 This research isn't just about numbers – it's about making a real difference in people's lives. Stay tuned for more exciting updates as we continue this journey of innovation and compassion! 💡 Read the abstract or article (closed access) here: https://lnkd.in/dbz2jjKj #ENT #Research #Audiology #SoundsLikeScience

Excited to share our latest research breakthrough (open access)! 🌟 We are thrilled to announce the publication of Ida Ehlers Albertsen's recent study validating the ICD diagnosis code for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hot off the press in the Danish Medical Journal 🤩 Validating a diagnosis code is crucial for ensuring the data's quality in future register-based research utilizing that code. This study demonstrated high validity, making this code a valuable resource for epidemiological research aiming to identify patients with OSA 🔍 "The motivation behind our study stems from the importance of reliable data on OSA in epidemiological studies investigating risk and prognosis among patients. Despite the potential of nationwide Danish registries, the ICD-10 code for OSA had not been previously validated. Thus, to optimize future epidemiological research in this area, we wanted to validate the diagnosis code", says Ida 🖥️ ✅ The first author is Emilia Colding Ofverlind, a medical student with a special interest in ENT. She enthusiastically joined this project when Ida offered her the opportunity. "I've had the privilege of mentoring Emilia throughout the process, providing guidance and support. It has been a rewarding journey for Emilia, delving into medical records and getting independent hands-on experience in data processing, with invaluable assistance from Peter Brønnum Nielsen", continues Ida 🏥 👩⚕️ This study underscores the importance of addressing numerous epidemiological questions surrounding OSA. The findings indicate a high positive predictive value for the OSA ICD code, enabling researchers to select valid data for future epidemiological investigations into OSA 📖 🤔 Exciting times lie ahead for epidemiological research in the field of OSA, and we are thrilled to contribute to this evolving landscape. Let's continue to explore and unravel the complexities of sleep disorders together! 🧠 Read the full article here (open access): https://lnkd.in/dN3K2dVr Authors: Emilia Colding Ofverlind, Jesper Bille, Thure Filskov Overvad, Peter Brønnum Nielsen & Ida Ehlers Albertsen ✍️ #SleepApnea #RegisterBased #Research #ENT #OSA #DiagnosisCode #DanishMedicalJournal #Aalborg

Congratulations to Trine Kobberø, Anne Myrup Houmøller, and Natalie Borregaard! 🥳 They just published their first article in the American Journal of Otolaryngology from Elsevier, titled: "Individualized repositioning with a mechanical rotational chair facilitates successful treatment of patients with very retractable benign paroxysmal positional vertigo" 👏 The article investigated the treatment of very refractory benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (vrBPPV) using a mechanical rotation chair (MRC) tailored to individual patients' vertical semicircular canal (SCC) angles. Patients with vrBPPV showed significant differences in SCC angles compared to standard angles, with individualized MRC treatment providing subjective relief and objective remission for more patients. The findings suggest that considering individual inner ear anatomy may improve treatment outcomes for vrBPPV 🧠 The article has its roots in the group's bachelor project from Spring 2020. The clinical research at the ENT Department caught their interest, and they decided to write their bachelor project here. After the successful defense of the bachelor project, the authors continued the data collection process, and the article has been in the pipeline ever since 😮💨 Finally, the authors have completed all the work and can share it via an open-access article (link at the bottom) ⬇️ This process has meant a lot of learning and growth for the project group: "We have definitely learned how much time research takes! None of us could have imagined that it would take a full four years for the article to finally come together and find its place in a scientific journal. At times, the process has been hard and frustrating, but we are really happy that it worked out in the end!" 👩⚕️ The article was supervised and co-authored by Yousef Yavarian and Dan Dupont Hougaard 📝 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dHukpanq 👩💻 #ENT #Vestibular #Research #BPPV #MRC #AalborgUH

Make the world stop spinning with Dan Dupont Hougaard 💫 Chief Physician Dan Dupont Hougaard presented ten years of research on, and experience with, one type of our Mechanical Rotation Chairs with patients suffering from Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) as an invited Keynote Speaker at the International Congress of ORL-HNS 2024 (ICORL 2024) in Seoul, South Korea 🧠 Patients suffering from vertigo and/or dizziness are heavily affected by this very common disease where changes in head movement trigger brief spells of vertigo as a direct consequence of the displaced otoliths within the inner ear 👂 A decade of research and clinical application has not only contributed significantly to the level of scientific evidence with the use of these mechanical rotation chairs but also, as a direct consequence of superior BPPV diagnostics and treatments, to improved quality of life for patients facing this debilitating disorder 💪 Dan has found that: ➡️ Mechanical Rotation Chairs offer groundbreaking capabilities of improved diagnostics and treatments - especially for those twenty percent of BPPV cases that fail to be treated by traditional repositional maneuvers because of retractable BPPV. Please share your insight on the topic in the comments and learn more about Dan's research here: https://lnkd.in/dfMprRxe #ICORL #ICORL2024 #ENT #Korea #KeyNoteSpeaker #vestibularfunction #AalborgUH

Transform your insights into impact! 💡 The story of how a moment of reflection evolved into an important oral presentation winning 2nd place at the Danish Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery's (DSOHH) 125th anniversary 💬 Resident Ida Ehlers Albertsen, MD, PhD, unveiled her important research on "Cardiovascular Risk in Young Patients Diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea" at the DSOHH conference, sparking crucial interest 🌟 At the annual meeting, Ida shared the source of inspiration for her study: "The association between obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease is well known. But one day in the sleep clinic, I met a young, slim man with obstructive sleep apnea without comorbidities. He asked me what his risk of developing cardiovascular disease was. This made me think... what is the cardiovascular risk for young, healthy patients with newly diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea? Is it solely the older sleep apnea patients who develop cardiovascular disease - or can the younger patients be affected as well?" Embarking on a meticulous nationwide registry-based cohort study involving around approx. 20,000 patients under 50 with obstructive sleep apnea and approx. 80,000 persons in the control group without sleep apnea, Ida and her team pursued answers 👩💻 The nervous query from a young man ended up producing important results for all Danish patients with obstructive sleep apnea under 50 years old🧍♂️ Over a 5-year follow-up, 31.8% of patients with obstructive sleep apnea had experienced a cardiovascular event compared to 16.5% of the persons in the control group. Particularly common were hypertension and diabetes. Ida emphasized: "Young patients (under 50) with obstructive sleep apnea face an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. In order to prevent cardiovascular disease and death among this large group of individuals, risk stratification, prevention, and disease detection should be considered. There may well be a need for interdisciplinary efforts involving cardiologists, ear-nose-throat doctors, and general practitioners" 👩⚕️ This study is a collaborative effort between ENT specialist Jesper Bille (Aarhus Universitetshospital), cardiologists Gregory Piazza (Harvard Medical School), Professor Gregory Lip (University of Liverpool), and epidemiologist Peter Brønnum Nielsen (Aalborg Universitet), and marks a stride in our understanding and possibly future management of sleep apnea and its associated risks 🧠 Read the full study here (open access): https://lnkd.in/dCNpWzTG #SleepApnea #Research #Collaboration #ENT #Cardiology #Epidemiology

Hvornår går besparelser for langt? 🤔 Dele af hospitalsledelsen og cheflæger på Aalborg Universitetshospital er gået sammen og har udformet et brev, hvor de udtrykker bekymring over politiske udmeldinger omkring besparelser på forskning, udvikling og innovation 👨⚕️ De pointerer, hvordan nedprioriteringen kan få vidtrækkende konsekvenser for forskningsgrupper, som kan risikere at blive opløst, hvis forskere i højere grad skal varetage de kliniske opgaver 🏥 Dette vækker uro og bekymring hos forskningsaktive afdelinger - da det er gennem forskningen, vi udvikler og forbedrer patientbehandlingen 🤒 Hvad synes du om de politiske udmeldinger om, at forskning skal nedprioriteres til fordel for kliniske opgaver? Del din mening i kommentarfeltet og læs mere om problematikken via linket herunder.

I år er det ikke kun påskeliljerne, som blomstrer - men også forskning 🌷 Påsken er en tid for nye begyndelser - en chance for at starte forfra eller forbedre. Og det er præcis det, vores forskere på Øre-Næse-Halskirurgisk Afdeling gør gennem deres arbejde inden for forskning 🤔 Vores forskere er dedikerede til at optimere og skabe nye metoder og processer inden for diagnostik, behandling og opfølgning for vores patienter. Deres vigtige arbejde har en direkte indvirkning på den behandling, vi tilbyder i vores afdeling 💡 Så uanset om du ser påsken som en tid for religion og genopstandelse, eller som en tid for fest og hyggelige sammenkomster (eller begge), så vil vi gerne ønske dig en rigtig dejlig påske! 🐰 Mange påskehilsner fra Øre-Næse-Halskirurgisk Afdeling 🐣 #Påske #Forskning

📣 Ny publikation fra Forskningsenheden for Øre-Næse-Hals på Aalborg Universitetshospital! 🎉 Vi og speciallæge samt ph.d. Lene Dahl Siggaard er glade for at kunne dele, at vores seneste artikel nu er publiceret i Danish Medical Journal (Ugeskrift for Læger)! Artiklen belyser de innovative skridt, vi tager for at forbedre høreområdet i Danmark 🔍 Med baggrund i kapacitetsudfordringer og demografiske skift har vi udviklet og undersøgt screeningspræcisionen af en digital visitationsmetode til voksne førstegangsbrugere af høreapparater på høreområdet. Digital visitation kan for de fleste patienters vedkommende reducere antallet af høreprøver i udredningsforløbet og for nogle patienter fremskynde behandlingsprocessen uden behov for en fysisk konsultation med en øre-næse-halslæge. Målet er effektivt og hurtigt at kunne behandle et stigende antal individer med aldersrelateret høretab i fremtiden 🧓👂 I studiet har vi: • undersøgt og sammenlignet, hvordan to grupper af subspecialiserede ØNH-læger - privatpraktiserende ØNH-læger og ØNH-læger med speciale i medicinsk audiologi - visiterer patienter med høretab ved brug af den nye digitale visitationsmetode, og • fundet, at der ikke er nogen signifikant forskel på, hvordan de to grupper af subspecialiserede ØNH-læger visiterer digitalt. Det betyder, at begge grupper af ØNH-læger vil være i stand til at varetage digital visitation på hørerområdet i fremtiden. Generelt har digital visitation vist høj screening nøjagtighed og er nu et skridt tættere på at blive implementeret som en fast del af høreområdet 🩺💻 Denne tilgang har allerede vakt politisk interesse og understreger potentialet i digital fjernvisitation for at forbedre effektiviteten inden for global hørerehabilitering. Læs mere om vores fund og hvordan dette kan revolutionere høreplejen i både Danmark og globalt her: (https://lnkd.in/dX6F3GWh) 🔗👏 #danishmedicaljournal #ugeskriftet #ugeskriftforlæger #hørelse

🎉 Stor dag for innovation inden for høreområdet! 🎉 I går havde vi æren af at samle et stærkt hold af eksperter, inklusiv Cheflæge Henrik Jacobsen, speciallæge Lene Dahl Siggaard og specialkonsulent MajBritt Winther fra Region Nordjylland, sammen med vores fantastiske samarbejdspartnere fra Sundhedsdatastyrelsen. Målet? En intens og produktiv workshop dedikeret til udviklingen af den digitale Høremappe 🚀 Vores fokus ligger på at fastlægge både indhold og funktionelle krav til Høremappen, så den fremadrettet kan integrere de nødvendige processer for digital visitation på høreområdet i hele Danmark. Med Region Nordjyllands erfaring fra det tidligere InHEAR-projekt har vi et solidt udgangspunkt for at bidrage effektivt til dette arbejde 💪 Dette arbejde er en vital del af en større indsats ledet af en tværregional styregruppe, etableret af Danske Regioners Sundhedsdirektørkreds. Gruppen, som består af audiologiske fagspecialister og regionsrepræsentanter fra alle regioner, vil lede vejen mod pilotafprøvning og implementering af digitale visitationsprocesser. Region Nordjylland er stolt over at være formandsregion i denne vigtige bestræbelse 🌟 Formålet er klart: At skabe en fremtid, hvor digital visitation og infrastruktur på høreområdet kan øge effektivitet og ressourceudnyttelse til fordel for patienterne. Dette er en opgave, der kræver samarbejde på tværs af alle danske regioner, og vi er forpligtet til at løfte i flok 🤝 Lad os sammen gøre en forskel for fremtidens hørevæsen! 🌍 #DigitalInnovation #Hørevæsen #Sundhedsteknologi #FremtidensSundhed #RegionNordjylland #Samarbejde 🎧👥🔍