PhiliPPine Journal of otolaryngology-head and neck Surgery                                                      Vol. 38  no. 1  January - June  2023                                PhiliPPine Journal of otolaryngology-head and neck Surgery                                                     Vol. 38  no. 1  January - June  2023

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CONTENTS

COVER IMAGES

EDITORIAL
4 The Updated World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) 

Recommendations on Chatbots and Generative AI in Relation 
to Scholarly Publications and International Committee of 
Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the 
Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly 
Work in Medical Journals (May 2023)

 Lapeña JFF

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
7 Chatbots, Generative AI, and Scholarly Manuscripts WAME 

Recommendations on Chatbots and Generative Artificial 
Intelligence in Relation to Scholarly Publications                   

 Zielinski C, Winker MA, Aggarwal R, Ferris LE, Heinemann 
M, Lapeña JF, Pai SA, Ing E, Citrome L,   Alam M, Voight M, 
Habibzadeh F.  on behalf of the WAME Board

REVIEW ARTICLE
10 Association of Glycemic Index Using HbA1c and Sensorineural 

Hearing Loss in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patients:                         
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

 Quines MRR, Gloria CEC    

ORIGINAL ARTICLES
17 Evaluation of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program                

in the University of Santo Tomas Hospital Based on the 
Joint Committee on Infant Hearing 2019 Position Statement               
on Quality Indicators for Screening and Confirmation                    
of Hearing Loss

  Crizaldo LPR, Ramos ABC 

22 Sinonasal Anatomy Variations on CT Scans of a Sample                
of Filipino Adults With Chronic Rhinosinusitis 

 Policina CP, Ambrocio GMC, Roldan RA, Grullo PER 

28 High Risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Oropharyngeal 
Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Private Tertiary Care Setting 
in the Philippines: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics                     
and Testing

 Chang AMV, Santos MKD, Lim WL  

35 Profile of Patients with Oral Cavity Cancer Seen at the 
Department of Ear Nose Throat – Head and Neck Surgery            
of the Bicol Medical Center                                                                   

 Alvarez AD, Reyes MU

39 Outcomes of COVID-19 Positive and COVID-19 Negative 
Adult Patients Who Underwent Tracheostomy for Prolonged 
Intubation in a COVID-19 Referral Center During the Pandemic 

 Yee EC, Dela Cruz APC, Cruz TLG, Villanueva CAG, Cruz EJM

45 Delay and Completion of Treatment in Head and Neck Cancer 
Patients Employing a Multidisciplinary Team Approach:               
A Single Institution Experience   

 Manaig JMN, Fernando AF, Yu KKL
    
CASE REPORTS
50 Delayed-Onset Unilateral Facial Paralysis After 

Mastoidectomy: A Case Report
 Baloco EDQ, Orosa JB III   

54 Combined Cartilage Graft Reconstruction of the Nasal Tip 
Complex after Resection of Nasal Tip Schwannoma: 

 A Case Report
 Bacalla FJP, Laxamana JQ       

PRACTICE PEARLS  
58 Intradermal Hyaluronidase: The Answer to Treatment                   

in Softening a Fibrous Thick Supratip Skin in Rhinoplasty?
 Yap EC, Porquez JM  

FEATURED GRAND ROUNDS 
61 Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma: A Rare Intranasal Tumor              

in an 89-Year-Old Woman
 Esguerra JM, Ambrocio GMC, Castañeda SS

FROM THE VIEWBOX  
65 Fracture of the Petrous Carotid Canal
 Yang NW
 
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
66 Follicular Thyroid Adenoma with Papillary Architecture
 Carnate JM 

CAPTOONS
68 DokNet’s World
 Billones WU

“Heterogenously enhancing 
hyperintense nasal mass”
Contrast MRI, coronal view
By Jeremiah M. Esguerra, MD 

“Mesenchymal component of
ameloblastic fibrosarcoma” 
H&E slide, 400X
By Jose M. Carnate, Jr., MD

“Screw ‘Em Up”
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
By Rene Louie Gutierrez, 
MD, MHA 

“Microlaryngeal Surgery”
Oil on Canvas - 20” x 25” 
By Mariano B. Caparas, MD

The Updated World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) Recommendations on Chatbots 
and Generative AI in Relation to Scholarly Publications  and International Committee of 
Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, 
and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (May 2023)

 Chatbots, Generative AI, and Scholarly Manuscripts: WAME Recommendations                           
on Chatbots and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Relation to Scholarly Publications                    

Association of Glycemic Index Using HbA1c and Sensorineural Hearing Loss  in Diabetes 
Mellitus Type 2 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Evaluation of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program in the University of Santo Tomas 
Hospital Based on the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing 2019 Position Statement            
on Quality Indicators for Screening and Confirmation of Hearing Loss

Sinonasal Anatomy Variations on CT Scans of a Sample of Filipino Adults                                   
With Chronic Rhinosinusitis

High Risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma                     
in a Private Tertiary Care Setting in the Philippines: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics  
and Testing

Profile of Patients with Oral Cavity Cancer Seen at the Department of Ear Nose Throat – 
Head and Neck Surgery of the Bicol Medical Center

Outcomes of COVID-19 Positive and COVID-19 Negative Adult Patients Who 
Underwent Tracheostomy for Prolonged Intubation in a COVID-19 Referral Center                            
During the Pandemic

Delay and Completion of Treatment in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Employing                       
a Multidisciplinary Team Approach: A Single Institution Experience 

Delayed-Onset Unilateral Facial Paralysis After Mastoidectomy: A Case Report
Combined Cartilage Graft Reconstruction of the Nasal Tip Complex after Resection of Nasal 

Tip Schwannoma: A Case Report
Intradermal Hyaluronidase: The Answer to Treatment in Softening a Fibrous Thick Supratip 

Skin in Rhinoplasty?
Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma: A Rare Intranasal Tumor in an 89-Year-Old Woman
Fracture of the Petrous Carotid Canal
Follicular Thyroid Adenoma with Papillary Architecture
DokNet’s World

“Covered”
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
By Rene Louie Gutierrez, 
MD, MHA