Can an AI chatbot really help with the ringing in your ears? An ENT specialist breaks down the 2026 Tinnibot RCT — three arms, 105 adults, and the first head-to-head comparison of a tinnitus-specific chatbot against a general mental-health chatbot and a waitlist control.
Before a surgeon makes the first incision, can we know how well a child will speak after cochlear implant surgery? A 2026 JAMA Otolaryngology study says yes — and the answer comes from a brain MRI.
Two landmark 2025 studies show that AI can flag nasopharyngeal carcinoma in real time during a nasal endoscopy — with sensitivity above 91%. A Korean ENT specialist unpacks what the Lancet and npj Digital Medicine data actually mean for clinical practice.
Smart rings and watches can now count your apneas overnight — but counting is not diagnosing. An ENT surgeon walks through what the 2025 evidence actually supports, where consumer wearables fail, and when a sleep lab is still the right call.
Two peer-reviewed studies — UPMC in 2024 and an engineering group in 2026 — show a smartphone AI otoscope exceeding 90% accuracy for pediatric acute otitis media. Clinicians, depending on training, manage 30–84%. An ENT walks through what that gap means for antibiotic overuse, and why Korean families still cannot legally use these tools.
A landmark 2026 Nature Medicine study showed ChatGPT Health misses more than half of true emergencies. An ENT specialist explains why — and where AI chatbots actually belong in patient care.