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A woman lost hearing in one ear after having a mild COVID-19 infection, according to an Oct. 12 CNN report.

Otolaryngology is a growing field that's faced unique challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Six otolaryngologists told Becker's ASC Review about what keeps them up at night.

Tarrytown, N.Y.-based ENT and Allergy Associates announced that a new otolaryngologist will join its office in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn next year, according to an Oct. 7 press release.

Here are eight hospitals and health systems that opened or announced plans for ASCs in September:

Ambulatory surgery centers performed essential procedures in the early months of the pandemic, with patients seeing "virtually no heightened risk" of contracting COVID-19, according to an Oct. 8 press release from the ASC Quality Collaboration.

Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center opened a 10-office otolaryngology practice, according to an Oct. 5 announcement.

Otolaryngologists were put on the front line of managing the COVID-19 pandemic as the loss of smell and taste were identified as symptoms. Otolaryngologist Jay Piccirillo, MD, shared insights about how the pandemic has affected otolaryngology for JAMA Otolaryngology Head…

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy released its annual report on state facility fee trends, finding that statewide net patient revenues were approximately $12.4 billion.

A woman in her 40s experienced a cerebrospinal fluid leak after a nasal swab test for COVID-19, according to an Oct. 1 JAMA Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery report.

Smoke from wildfires has caused people to experience earaches, according to a Sept. 15 press release from Seattle-based University of Washington School of Medicine.