John Riddington Young

Retired General ENT Surgeon

TD and bar, MPhil, FRCS, DLO, North Devon DGH. Barnstaple, UK.

Latest Contribution

Illustration showing contemporary icon of St Mamas (2017) by Father Silouan Justiniano.

Patron saints of the ear

2 March 2022 | | ENT, Otology, Audiology - Adult

We all know that ear symptoms include hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus and otalgia, but did you know there are patron saints for all these symptoms? John Riddington Young shares an overview of the patron saints of the ear, inspired by...

Illustration showing artist’s impression of Hippocrates.

Vicarious (nasal) menstruation

3 September 2021 | | ENT

Hippocrates himself is known to have said that when a woman’s menses are due, but instead of the usual vaginal menstrual flow, she has a haemorrhage from the nose, then this is a sure sign of pregnancy [1]. Artist’s impression...

Painting of Sir Morell Mackenzie.

The fatal illness of Frederick the Noble

3 March 2021 | | ENT

Sir Morell Mackenzie is acknowledged as the ‘Father of British Otolaryngology’. He was the leading throat specialist of his time and one of the founders of the Journal of Laryngology and Otology in 1887. He studied in Paris, Vienna and...