ENT references

General
Otitis externa
Otitis media
Rhinitis
Sore throats
Sinusitis
URTI
Vertigo

	General Regular review: Management of lateral neck masses in adults BMJ 2000;320 1521-1524 Tympanometry for diagnosis and treatment of otitis media in general practice Fam. Pract. 2000;17 317-322 10-minute consultation: Acute cough in children 10-minute consultation: Removal of ear wax T Aung and G P Mulley BMJ 2002;325 27 Otolaryngology on the net BMJ Career Focus 2004;329 184 10-minute consultation: Tinnitus 10-minute consultation: Snoring Oral malodour (halitosis) Dry mouth Otalgia
	Otitis externa Clinical efficacy of three common treatments in acute otitis externa in primary care: randomised controlled trial BMJ 2003;327:1201-1205
	Otitis media Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of two prescribing strategies for childhood acute otitis media BMJ 2001;322 336-342 Predictors of poor outcome and benefits from antibiotics in children with acute otitis media: pragmatic randomised trial BMJ 2002;325 22 Extracts from "Concise Clinical Evidence": Chronic suppurative otitis media * Commentary: Interpreting the evidence BMJ 2002;325 1159-1160
	Rhinitis 10-minute consultation: Rhinitis BMJ 2002;324 403 Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in children Perennial rhinitis
	Sore throats Why do general practitioners prescribe antibiotics for sore throat? Grounded theory interview study BMJ 2003;326 138 Effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy in children with mild symptoms of throat infections or adenotonsillar hypertrophy: open, randomised controlled trial Commentary: Watchful waiting is useful for children with recurrent throat infections Antibiotic prescribing in general practice and hospital admissions for peritonsillar abscess, mastoiditis, and rheumatic fever in children: time trend analysis Delayed prescribing of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infection Recurrent pharyngo-tonsillitis
	Sinusitis Antibiotics are no better than placebo for symptoms of sinusitis BMJ 2003; 327: Sinusitis and its management 10-minute consultation: sinusitis
	URTI Clinical course of acute infection of the upper respiratory tract in children: cohort study BMJ 2003; 327: 1088-1089 POEM*: Cough suppressants are ineffective in children Antibiotic prescribing for self limiting respiratory tract infections in primary care Commentary: Controversies in NICE guidance on antibiotic prescribing for self limiting respiratory tract infections in primary care
	Vertigo Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo BMJ 2003;326 673 10-minute consultation: Vertigo