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Transnasal oesophagoscopy (TNO) and balloon dilatation under a local anaesthesia

1 March 2017 | | Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Many of us are becoming more and more familiar with the use of transnasal oesophagoscopy. It has a number of well-described uses in the outpatient setting and is well tolerated by our patients. Yakubu Karagama describes taking this technique a...

Tele-audiometry – a ShoeBOX solution

1 July 2014 | | Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric, Auditory Implants
Access to hearing assessment is a global challenge. In relation to the global burden of hearing loss World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) recent estimate (2013) is that 360 million people in the world have disabling hearing impairment. Two-thirds of these people...

In conversation with Dr John Woo and Mr Derek Skinner

1 March 2017 | | ENT, Head and Neck
Dr John Woo and Mr Derek Skinner have between them an absolute wealth of experience and expertise in the fields of surgical training and specialist examinations. Here, they tell us about their involvement in surgical education, and explain some of...

AUDIOLOGY - In conversation with Hans Henrik Philipsen

1 July 2015 | | Audiology - Adult
So your background is in social research, how did you develop an interest in this area? I have always had an immense curiosity when it comes to understanding other people and other cultures. My early experience as a teenager in...

In conversation with Paul Lamb

1 July 2018 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric
Paul Lamb recently joined a team undertaking a hearing care mission to Armenia with the Starkey Hearing Foundation. Paul took time to discuss the aims and achievements of these missions through his personal experiences with the foundation. Paul Lamb. The...

In conversation with Jeff Small and Navid Shahnaz

9 September 2020 | | Audiology - Adult, Speech and Language Therapy
The impact of COVID-19 has been felt on all levels of society and deeply affected our lives. It has challenged us to find new ways of carrying on with our activities at home, work, and school. Jeff Small, Director and...

Prof Tanon of the Côte d’Ivoire and Stephanie Unterrieder of MED-EL: challenges and successes of a public-private partnership

5 July 2022 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric, ENT
The Côte d’Ivoire (RCI) is a large country on the West African coast. It has recently launched a pioneering neonatal hearing screening programme. Dr Cheka Spencer caught up with Prof Marie-Josée Tanon to discuss this and other recent developments which...

IFOS 2026 bid cities

3 November 2022 | | ENT, Audiology - Adult
As Dubai prepares to host IFOS 2023, the next IFOS congress in 2026 is already being planned. The competition to host the meeting is certain to be fierce – we hear from the organisers around the world bidding to bring...

Annual Activity of The British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians 2021

7 January 2022
The British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians (BAAP) is the national association of Auiovestibular Physicians in the UK. The Education Committee and the Audit Committee of BAAP organise a range of thought-provoking events annually. As we embraced a new way of...

Implicit bias in audiology and wider healthcare

6 January 2023 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric
What is implicit bias and how might it affect patient outcomes in hearing healthcare? Yovina Khiroya provides insight into the terminology and the effect on people and service delivery. As much as possible within healthcare, we try to reduce implicit...

Making healthcare conferences green

3 November 2023 | | ENT
Who knew our healthcare conference industry contributed so much to global carbon emissions? This article summarises means to reduce the impact such that we can continue to meet with our peers for educational meetings and networking, but in a sustainable...

Systemic agents in thyroid cancer

1 July 2017 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
For those patients who have disseminated or unresectable thyroid cancer, Dr Arabella Hunt and Dr Kate Newbold review systemic treatments, their differences, toxicities and outcomes. Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. It is subdivided into differentiated (papillary, follicular...