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The ups and downs of overseas research – the inner ear at altitude
Conducting research at extreme altitude presents unique challenges. This study of the inner ear at 5350m navigates setbacks in a quest for scientific discovery. Having completed a diploma in mountain medicine in my foundation years, I decided to undertake a...
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Laryngeal transplantation: is it a thing?
Few organs could be said to be more complex than the larynx when it comes to transplantation. Martin Birchall looks at past challenges, current issues and future prospects. I am not clear exactly why I chose to spend a life...
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From battlefield to homefront: how the First World War shifted perceptions of deafness
The First World War marked a pivotal moment in the understanding and treatment of hearing loss and deafness. Prior to the war, deafness had been largely attributed to congenital causes. This view was influenced by a negative eugenic Darwinist ideology...
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UCL Ear Education CPD courses We specialise in providing training programmes for ENT medics,...
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Natasha Quraishi MA (Cantab.) MBBS MRCS (ENT) ENT ST4, Bradford Royal InfirmaryThe 19th National...
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Interacoustics is excited to announce that the game-changing Audible Contrast Threshold test (ACT) is... -
MED-EL has announced the new SONNET 3, its smallest and lightest behind-the-ear audio processor... -
Tinnitus UK appointed Alex Brooks-Johnson, a highly experienced voluntary sector leader, as their new... -
This year passed by so quickly and the Soluvos team is already preparing for... -
Earlier this year, MED-EL successfully acquired BHM-Tech, a leader in bone conduction hearing systems,... -
As this year comes to an end, the Soluvos team is preparing for the...
Transnasal oesophagoscopy (TNO)-guided secondary tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) under local anaesthesia
Here, the authors describe a convenient use of the transnasal oesophagoscope to create a new tracheoesophageal puncture in the outpatient clinic setting. Tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) with voice prosthesis insertion is a reliable and effective technique for surgical voice restoration (SVR)...
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Chairmen, chairwomen and other persons
It is the lot of all academic clinicians to be called upon to chair or moderate the various sessions that take place at the multitudinous conferences we attend. Sometimes one is simply there to maintain order or to impose good...
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Understanding the anatomy and function of the inner ear, particularly the vestibular apparatus and... -
Leadership in ENT training shapes registrars into team leaders in wards and theatres. It’s...
Getting DAP’d at concerts, museums and more
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Dr Nir Fink and Yami Thor about their products at Bettear and their new deep audio processing (DAP) AI-based technology. The purpose of Bettear is to improve inclusivity and accessibility for those...
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Developing ENT services in Zambia
Lufunda Lukama and Matthew Clark. Lufunda Lukama is an ENT surgeon in Zambia. In a country of 19.6 million, he is one of five such specialists. It is not difficult to see the problem that he, and the country as...
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Robotics in rhinology – fantasy or the future?
Robotic surgery is advancing, but its use in rhinology lags due to spatial constraints and high costs. Innovations in flexible robots may bridge this gap in the future. We are in a new era, one of artificial intelligence and robotics....
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The World Congress of Audiology (WCA), held in Paris, France, in September 2024, provided... -
Life coaching has emerged as a powerful personal and professional development tool, particularly for... -
A new Labour Government won a landslide election victory on 4 July this year....
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The 19th National ENT Masterclass will take place from 24 to 26 January 2025... -
Tinnitus UK, the only charity in the UK dedicated to providing tinnitus support services, is marking Tinnitus Week 2025 (3–9 February) with a programme of events and awareness-raising activities. -
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS),Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough,... -
The Young Phoniatrician Award is an annual award given by the Union of European Phoniatricians (UEP) to young medical doctors working on the field of Phoniatrics with promising potential for future academic and administrative leadership skills.
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Chris Potter has a thing or two to say about the use of statistics... -
Optimism is abundant in medical research, but frequently ends up being tempered with reality.... -
On a stroll through Neolithic Britain, Seville oranges on a quay in Dundee, marmalade...
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