Position Statement: Industry Representatives in the Operating Room
Position StatementWhen the presence of an industry representative is necessary, helpful, or confers an educational benefit in this setting, the otolaryngologist and industry rep…
Position Statement: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination for Prevention of HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer
Position StatementOver the past three decades, there has been a clear decrease in the prevalence of tobacco use in the United States and an associated decline in tobacco‐related…
Position Statements on e-cigarettes
Position StatementRecommendations for Teens and Their Parents:Nicotine addiction during teen years correlates with greater risk of subsequent addictions, such as opioids. It als…
Position Statement: Delineation of Hospital Privileges
Position StatementThe ultimate responsibility for delineating clinical privileges in the hospital setting rests with the institution's governing board and is discharged through …
Position Statement: Collaborative Relationships with Industry
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) seeks to empower members to provide excellent care to patients. This requires constant i…
Position Statement: Choice of Physicians
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery strongly supports, as being in the public interest, the establishment of reimbursement plans by th…
Position Statement: Ambulatory Procedures
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) recognizes the existence of lists of surgical procedures that may be appropriately perfo…
Position Statement: Treatment for Microtia and Anotia
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery ("AAO-HNS") recognizes microtia and anotia as congential birth defects. These conditions are assoc…
Position Statement: Plastic Surgery
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery recognizes that facial plastic surgery is an integral part of the specialty and is a fundamental…
Position Statement: Tonsillectomy and OSAs
Position StatementIn the adult population, tonsillectomy is the appropriate first line treatment in select patients (Epstein 2009, Evidence Based Clinical Guideline). After thor…
Position Statement: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Position StatementThe American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS), American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO‐HNS) and the American So…
Pediatric Habilitation Following Cochlear Implantation
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck Surgery endorses the American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance’s position paper on Pediatric Habilitation F…
Care of Children Infected with Cytomegalovirus
Position StatementThe risk for transmission of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), a common in-utero infection and a leading cause of childhood hearing loss, in healthcare settin…
Position Statement: The Use of Biomaterials in Sinonasal Procedures
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery has determined that the use of FDA-approved biomaterials can be utilized in sinonasal procedures t…
Position Statement: Sinus Endoscopy
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery recognizes that endoscopic evaluation and endoscopic surgery are accepted modalities of diagnosis …
Position Statement: Intra-Operative Use of Computer Aided Surgery
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery endorses the intraoperative use of computer-aided surgery in appropriately select cases to assis…
Position Statement: Dilation of sinuses, any method (e.g., balloon, etc.)
Position StatementSinus ostial dilation is a therapeutic option for selected patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and recurrent acute rhinosinusitis (RARS) who have failed…
Position Statement: Debridement of the Sinus Cavity after ESS
Position StatementDebridement of the sinus cavity is a procedure most commonly performed following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) as well as for other sinonasal disorders. It in…
