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Virtual Reality Technology in Otolaryngology Patient Care Management: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence and Future Prospects

This narrative review synthesizes recent clinical studies and technological advances to map virtual reality (VR) applications in otolaryngology nursing across patient-facing uses (preoperative education, pain and anxiety relief, vestibular rehabilitation, swallowing assessment and therapy, hearing rehabilitation, and tinnitus management) and nurse-facing uses (professional training and skills development), reporting that vestibular rehabilitation is supported by strong evidence from randomized controlled trials while swallowing therapy and tinnitus management rest mainly on preliminary exploratory studies, and discussing technical, economic, and clinical barriers alongside prospects for integrating VR with artificial intelligence, wearable biosensors, and telerehabilitation platforms.