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  • Title: Description of an office technique for laser ventilation of the ears.
    Author: Siegel GJ.
    Journal: Ear Nose Throat J; 2000 Mar; 79(3):176-7. PubMed ID: 10743763.
    Abstract:
    The author presents a description of a technique he developed called laser office ventilation of ears (LOVE). LOVE, an office-based procedure performed under local anesthesia, can provide intermediate-term ventilation for middle ear disease. This procedure has potential to change the standard of care for otitis media. Such changes might include a decrease in the need for antibiotics (and thus antibiotic resistance), a decrease in hearing loss associated with otitis media, and a decrease in the overall cost of treatment.
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