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AJO 2024 Annual Report

Greetings from the Editorial Office of AJO!

We are pleased to share the 2024 Annual Report of Australian Journal of Otolaryngology. AJO grew steadily and published 42 papers in 2024, including 39 Original Articles. Please click to download the whole report.

We would especially like to express our sincere gratitude to the editorial board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors and readers for all your support and contributions to AJO.

We wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025!

New Impact Factor for Australian Journal of Otolaryngology: 0.3

We are pleased to announce that Australian Journal of Otolaryngology (AJO) has attained its latest impact factor update for the 2023 citation year: 0.3.

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology 2023 CiteScore Released: 0.6

We are pleased to announce that the Australian Journal of Otolaryngology (AJO) has received its 2023 CiteScore: 0.6, ranking 94 out of 123 journals in the Otorhinolaryngology category.

Furthermore, we are delighted to highlight the remarkable achievements made by all AME journals in the CiteScore ranking.

The 75th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The 75th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery will be held at the iconic International Convention Centre, Sydney from Friday March 28th to Sunday, March 30th, 2025.

AJO is officially indexed by Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

On November 13, 2023, a confirmation letter reached the editorial office of Australian Journal of Otolaryngology (AJO) that the journal met the selection criteria necessary to be included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index. Articles published in AJO after 2021, beginning with Vol 4, will be included in Emerging Sources Citation Index.

CPD points

One completed review task is acting as a referee for a journal qualifies for 5 CPD points under Maintenance of Knowledge & Skills (Medical Expertise, Technical Expertise, Scholarship & Teaching).

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology (AJO) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, and the Official Journal of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgeons. Although we have currently published by AME Publishing Company, the Journal has existed in other forms over many years. The first journal of the Society was the “Journal of the Oto-Laryngological Society of Australia”, first published in 1959 (Figure 1-3).

The Australian Society of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgeons is very grateful for both the editors and past editorial board members that have given up their valuable time to support peer-review and scientific efforts in Australia. We wish to thank those that have provided this service to our community.

Outside-In Frontal Sinusotomy

Richard Harvey, MD, PhD
Program Head and Professor
Rhinology and Skull Base, Applied Medical Research Centre UNSW(Conjoint) and Macquarie University (Clinical)
Ground Floor, 67 Burton St Darlinghurst
NSW 2010 Australia

Welcome to Australian Journal of Otolaryngology(AJO)

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, and the Official Journal of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgeons, published by AME Publishing, Inc. Australian Journal of Otolaryngology provides a forum for clinical researchers, basic scientists, clinicians, and others to publish original research and explore controversies in the medical and surgical treatment of patients with otolarynologic disorders, including head&neck cancer and disease of the skull base. The journal has a special interest in research that applies to the Australian community and the delivery of healthcare in Australia. Unsolicited manuscripts must meet pre-submission requirements.

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Original Article

Prognostic impact of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in head and neck cancer: a decade of evidence

Nayellin Reyes-Chicuellar, Roi Kagan, Peter Friedland

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Original Article

Laryngeal fractures: a 5-year experience from an Australian major trauma centre

Shifa Wong, Zubair Hasan, June Choo, Nadine De Alwis, Stephen Tudge, Jessica Prasad

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Erratum

Erratum: Utility of telehealth for multidisciplinary assessment and management of patients with facial nerve palsy

Editorial Office

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Original Article

Determinants of malignancy in paediatric neck lymphadenopathy—emphasis on the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio

Hannah Tan, Eric Levi, Ezra Lluís Nisa

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Original Article

Paediatric saliva gland surgery: a 10-year review of indications, complications and outcomes

Patrick J. Stokes, Mostafa Alwan, Eric Levi

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(30 March 2025)

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Original Article

Paging Dr. ChatGPT: safety, accuracy and readability of ChatGPT in ENT emergencies

Stephanie Soon, Brendan Perry

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(28 February 2025)

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Original Article

Children with laryngomalacia requiring supraglottoplasty: an association with future development of sleep disordered breathing

Lernik Sarkissian, Angelica Lynch, Julia Boets, Ripudaman Jalota, Hannah Burns

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(28 February 2025)

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Original Article

Underwater endoscopic ear surgery vs. microscopic open approach for repair of semicircular canal fistulae secondary to middle ear cholesteatoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ruyan Chen, Mickey Kondo, Venkatesha Venkatesha, Alex Saxby, Jonathan H. K. Kong, Nicholas Jufas, Nirmal P. Patel

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(28 February 2025)

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Original Article

Air quality assessment of dissecting a J750 three-dimensional printed temporal bone and recommendations 2024

Emma Kanaganayagam, James Bowman, David Forrestal, Roozbeh Fakhr, Jean-Michel Bourque, Michael Wagels

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(28 February 2025)

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Original Article

Predictors of accidental parathyroidectomy and hypoparathyroidism in thyroid surgery

Navin Abeysinghe, Gillian Heller, Tsu-Hui (Hubert) Low, Jonathan R. Clark, Carsten E. Palme, Kerwin Shannon, Michael S. Elliott

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(30 January 2025)

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Original Article

3D models in paediatric ENT: a valuable aid for informed consent and patient reported satisfaction

Weijie Weng, David Anthony Morrison, Yael Dinah Friedland, Jennifer Fong Ha

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(30 January 2025)

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Original Article

Technique and efficacy of sialendoscopy in the management of recurrent sialadenitis: the Melbourne experience

Dougal Buchanan, Seraphina Key, Eric Levi, Bernard Lyons

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(30 January 2025)

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Original Article

Factors affecting laryngectomy rate during the COVID-19 pandemic

Olivia Elkington, Howard Webb, Jonathan Woliansky, David Rowe

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2025;

(30 January 2025)

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Original Article

Ear examination skills: a cross-sectional survey study of Australian junior doctors

Nicholas Schnitzler, Richard Fox, Jonathan H. K. Kong

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2024;

(30 December 2024)

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Original Article

Describing the ear, nose, and throat symptom burden in a cohort of Australian patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia

Peter Ryan, Raewyn G. Campbell, Lucy C. Morgan

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2024;

(30 December 2024)

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Original Article

Underwater endoscopic ear surgery for repair of lateral semicircular canal fistulae secondary to cholesteatoma—a pilot safety analysis

Ruyan Chen, Corinne P. A. Delsing, Alex Saxby, Jonathan H. K. Kong, Nicholas Jufas, Nirmal P. Patel

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2024;

(30 November 2024)

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Original Article

Validation of SPECT-CT to assess improvement in airway clearance following expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) to reduce chronic aspiration in patients with head and neck cancer treatment related dysphagia

Laura M. O’Connor, Julia C. F. Maclean, Erin McKay, Peter McConachie, Peter I. Wu, Peter H. Graham, Jay R. Flack, Michal M. Szczesniak

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2024;

(30 November 2024)

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Original Article

The Earphone Project pilot: a tele-otology study for remote Aboriginal communities

Alexander J. Saxby, Daniel Schofield, Fiona Tout, Joseph Gordon, Misha M. Verkerk, Timothy Watson, Nicholas Jufas, Jonathan H. K. Kong, Nirmal Patel, Katrina Ward, Judy Caswell

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2024;

(30 October 2024)

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Original Article

Paediatric recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead: a case series

Naomi Natasha Niles, Sam Hwang, Alan T. Cheng

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2024;

(30 October 2024)

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Original Article

Single application of clotrimazole cream in the management of fungal otitis externa

Anne Louise Tescher, Elizabeth Rose

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

2024;

(30 September 2024)

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Original Article

Sinus mucosal thickening on magnetic resonance imaging and inflammation

Nicholas Chang, Ian Matchett, Raquel Alvarado, João Mangussi-Gomes, Navid Ahmadi, Gretchen Oakley, Larry Kalish, Richard Harvey

Published online: 23 November 2022

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Original Article

The effect of chlorhexidine mouthwash on bacterial microcolonies in recurrent tonsillitis

James Johnston, Kristi Biswas, Sharon Waldvogel-Thurlow, Fiona J. Radcliff, Murali Mahadevan, Richard G. Douglas

Published online: 08 July 2021

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Original Article

The assessment of pulsatile tinnitus—a systematic review of underlying pathologies and modern diagnostic approaches

Kiera E. Grierson, Pascal Bou-Haidar, Jaymi Dumper, Paul A. Fagan

Published online: 16 October 2018

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Original Article

Is mastoiditis being over-diagnosed on computed tomography imaging? —radiological versus clinical findings

Andrew Pastuszek, Jonathan Lomas, Cameron Grigg, Ranit De

Published online: 09 October 2020

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Review Article

A systematic review of the effectiveness and complications of using nasal bridles to secure nasoenteral feeding tubes

Angelica Lynch, Cheryl S. Tang, Luxmana S. Jeganathan, Jason G. Rockey

Published online: 30 January 2018

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Original Article

Xylitol nasal preparations in sinonasal disease: a literature review and meta-analysis

Nathan Hui, Nathan Yii, Dan Robinson

Published online: 14 April 2022

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Review Article

Metastatic basal cell carcinoma: a review of six cases

Joshua Lau, Alexander Guminski, Anthony Gill, David Veivers

Published online: 18 September 2018

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Original Article

Paediatric fish bone ingestion: a 10-year analysis at a tertiary pediatric hospital

Eugene Wong, Alan T. Cheng, Shiv Aggarwala, Jessica Chong, Marin Duvnjak, Fred Azimi, Daron Cope, Narinder Singh

Published online: 27 May 2019

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Specialty Techniques

A diagnostic and surgical approach to masses of the buccal space: a case series

Faruque Riffat, Zubair Hasan, Malcolm Buchanan, Dzung Vu, Carsten Palme

Published online: 20 June 2019

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Review Article

The early history and development of endoscopic sinonasal surgery in Australia: 1985–2005

Kevin J. Kane

Published online: 17 January 2018

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Original Article

An ex vivo comparison of over-the-counter cerumenolytics for ear wax

Timothy Tynan, Aaron Griffin, Bernard C. S. Whitfield

Published online: 06 November 2020

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Original Article

In vivo (human) and in vitro inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 with 0.5% povidone-iodine nasal spray

Peter Friedland, Simon Tucker, Stephen Goodall, Justin Julander, Michelle Mendenhall, Peter Molloy, Douwe Marcus de Jong, Dany Badibanga Musungaie, Chisha Sikazwe, Kirtu Panta, Avram Levy, David Smith

Published online: 09 February 2022

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Original Article

Radiological reporting of CT paranasal sinuses: CLOSE to the mark? The Australian otolaryngologists’ perspective

Brandon Cadd, Hershil Khatri, Samuel Mohr, Johannes C. Oosthuizen

Published online: 11 February 2022

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Systematic Review

Diagnosis and management of type 1 laryngeal cleft: systematic review

Rachel Loh, Malvine Phua, Chi-Kee Leslie Shaw

Published online: 13 February 2019

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Original Article

Management of post tonsillectomy secondary haemorrhage: Flinders experience

Nuwan Dharmawardana, Dhinashini Chandran, Anna Elias, Stephen Shih-Teng Kao

Published online: 07 December 2018

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Original Article

The role of tonsillar actinomycosis in adult patients

Kapila R. Hari, Shivesh Maharaj, Shahpar Motakef, Ridwaan Essa

Published online: 04 September 2020

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Original Article

Post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage in Australia—a multivariable analysis of risk factors

Matthew M. Kwok, Muthukumar Subramaniyan, Joanne Rimmer, Amalia Karahalios

Published online: 15 January 2018

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Original Article

Recurrent thyroglossal duct cysts: a 15-year review of presentation, management and outcomes from a tertiary paediatric institution

Luke M. O’Neil, Alan T. Cheng

Published online: 02 July 2018

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Original Article

Fungal otitis externa and tympanic membrane perforation: four-year experience at a Victorian hospital

Hannah Tan, Jason Wei Jun Lim, Elizabeth Rose

Published online: 02 August 2021

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Specialty Techniques

The modified endoscopic pre-lacrimal approach: how I do it

Leslie T. Koh, Rataphol C. Dhepnorrarat

Published online: 08 November 2018

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The Australian Journal of Otolaryngology, the Official Journal of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgeons, is an open access, peer-reviewed scientific journal, providing a forum for clinical researchers, basic scientists, clinicians, and others to publish original research and explore controversies in the medical and surgical treatment of patients with otolarynologic disorders, including head & neck cancer and disease of the skull base.