PhiliPPine Journal of otolaryngology-head and neck Surgery                                                      Vol. 37  no. 2  July – december  2022                                PhiliPPine Journal of otolaryngology-head and neck Surgery                                                      Vol. 37  no. 2  July – december  2022

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CONTENTS

COVER IMAGES

EDITORIAL
4 Truth and Transparency, Compromise and Climate Change
 Lapeña JFF

GUEST EDITORIAL
6 COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent Action 

Needed for Africa and the World
 Atwoli L, Erhabor GE, Gbakima AA, Haileamlak, A, Kayembe 

Ntumba JM, Kigera J, Laybourn-Langton L, Mash R, Muhia 
J, Mulaudzi FM, Ofori-Adjei D, Okonofua F, Rashidian A, 
El-Adawy M, Sidibé S, Snouber A, Tumwine J, Yassien MS, 
Yonga P, Zakhama L, Zielinski C

ORIGINAL ARTICLES
8 Hearing and Clinical Otologic Profile of Filipinos Living 

in Southern Tagalog Region IV-A (CALABARZON), 
Philippines: The Southern Tagalog ENT Hearing Specialists 
(STENTS) Survey 2012-2017

  Pardo PJM, Niñal-Vilog A, Acuin JM, Calaquian CME, Onofre-
Telan RDC

16 The Complete and Two-Turn Cochlear Duct Length 
 Among Filipinos  
 Kasilag RMA, Aquino-Diaz K 

20 Quality of Life  Among SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) 
Positive Patients with Anosmia Using the Short Version 
Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders - Negative 
Statements Translated in Filipino (sQOD-NS Ph)

 Mallari-Bernarte A, Cruz ETS  

26 Quality of Sleep Among Shift Work Nurses at the Baguio 
General Hospital: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study                                                                       

 Andaya KES

30 Initial Outcomes of Endoscopic CO2 Laser Posterior 
Cordectomy and Partial Arytenoidectomy Among Patients 
with Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis: A Case Series  

 Velasco KJS, de la Cruz APC, Carrillo RJD, Madrid DAD

34 A New Extraoral Closed Reduction Technique 
 for Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation: 
 A Preliminary Case Series  
 Sangalang MB, Gansatao FM, Dizon APJE, Onofre-Telan RDC 

    
CASE REPORTS
38 Airway Obstruction from Intralaryngeal Extension of 

Thyroglossal Duct Cyst in an Elderly Man: A Case Report
 Contreras GS, Lingan MB  

42 Multifocal Tuberculosis Presenting as Mandibular Swelling 
in a 3-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report

 Yambot KKK, Peñaflor NAI       

SURGICAL INNOVATIONS AND INSTRUMENTATION  
46 A Makeshift Blue Light Filter for Endoscopic Identification 

of Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Using Fluorescein 
 Edora BDE, Chua RU, Estolano PJL  

FEATURED GRAND ROUNDS 
50 Hearing Loss from S. Suis Meningitis in a Middle-Aged 

Couple
 Martinez NV, Hosujima MS

FROM THE VIEWBOX  
53 Can I Diagnose a Vestibular Schwannoma Using 
 Non-Contrast Imaging?
 Yang NW
 
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
55 Intercalated Duct Adenoma of the Parotid Gland
 Aquino JB, Carnate JM

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
57 Otitic Hydrocephalus or Obstructive Hydrocephalus?
 Yang NW   

58 Response from the Authors    
 Plumo CGT, Cruz ETS 

CAPTOONS
60 Doknet’s World
 Billones WU

“Surhano in Cubism” 
Acrylic on canvas
18”x24”
By Joseph Joel Cristobal

Contrast CT scan (saggital 
view) showing mass 
(asterisk), with peripheral rim 
enhancement and fenestra 
of tracheostomy tube 
outside the tracheal lumen 
(arrow).
By Gerson S. Contreras, MD

Histopathologic slide 
showing well-circumscribed, 
encapsulated proliferation of 
closely packed tubular ducts 
adjacent to non-neoplastic 
lobules of parotid serous acini 
and  fat cells (H&E, 40X). 
By Jose M. Carnate, Jr., MD

“Bountiful Catch”
5D Mark 3 17-40mm L 
ISO 100
By Rene Louie Gutierrez, MD

“Girl with Flowers in 
Her Hair”
10” x 14” Oil on Canvass
By Camille Espina, MD

Truth and Transparency, Compromise and Climate Change 
COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent Action Needed for Africa and the World
Hearing and Clinical Otologic Profile of Filipinos Living in Southern Tagalog Region IV-A 

(CALABARZON), Philippines: The Southern Tagalog ENT Hearing Specialists (STENTS)
 Survey 2012-2017
The Complete and Two-Turn Cochlear Duct Length Among Filipinos
Quality of Life  Among SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Positive Patients with Anosmia Using the Short Version 

Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders - Negative Statements Translated in Filipino (sQOD-NS Ph)
 Quality of Sleep Among Shift Work Nurses at the Baguio General Hospital: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study 
 Initial Outcomes of Endoscopic CO2 Laser Posterior Cordectomy and Partial Arytenoidectomy 
 Among Patients with Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis: A Case Series
A New Extraoral Closed Reduction Technique for Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation: 
 A Preliminary Case Series
Airway Obstruction from Intralaryngeal Extension of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst in an Elderly Man: 
 A Case Report
 Multifocal Tuberculosis Presenting as Mandibular Swelling in a 3-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report
A Makeshift Blue Light Filter for Endoscopic Identification of Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak 
 Using Fluorescein 
Hearing Loss from S. Suis Meningitis in a Middle-Aged Couple
Can I Diagnose a Vestibular Schwannoma Using Non-Contrast Imaging?
Intercalated Duct Adenoma of the Parotid Gland
Otitic Hydrocephalus or Obstructive Hydrocephalus?
Response from the Authors
DokNet’s World