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Harnessing social networks - connecting the global paediatric ENT community

6 January 2023 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Paediatrics
Hannah Burns radiates enthusiasm and commitment to improving communications across geographical and political boundaries. When the pandemic hit in 2020, she took to social media to share her thoughts and offered a forum for colleagues. In the midst of the...

Detecting postoperative cholesteatoma with diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging

1 May 2014 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
Middle ear cleft cholesteatoma is an inflammatory disease that erodes local bony structures and can cause otorrhea, hearing loss, vertigo and intracranial complications. It is usually treated with surgery, typically canal wall up (CWU) or canal wall down (CWD) surgery....

Ear wax: the good, the bad, and the ugly

2 March 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Otology
With ear wax removal being a core part of ENT and audiology services, Seth Schwartz gives us his dos and don’ts. We have all seen cartoons where a character pulls enough wax out of their ears to make a candle....

Impact of outer ear problems in Northern Ethiopia: experiences of a global outreach clinic

2 March 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
Outer ear disease is one of the commonest reasons for attending the ENT clinic in Ethiopia, just as in the UK. Very little has been published on the experiences of ENT clinics in Ethiopia. Here Yilkal Tassew, Seid Temam and...

Unexplained dizziness in elderly patients

27 February 2020 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Otology
How do we explain unexplained dizziness in elderly patients? How far should we go with investigations? And most importantly, how should we manage this challenging and expanding group of patients whose balance affects their safety? Richard Ibitoye and Diego Kaski...

Human immunodeficiency virus and hearing impairment

1 July 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Otology
With an estimated 36.7 million individuals living with HIV / AIDS and literature reporting that these conditions contribute to hearing loss, it is surprising that more focus and resources are not employed to tackle this major hearing health concern. Yolandé...

Endoscopic excision of cholesteatoma

1 November 2019 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
In this article Vikranth Visvanathan describes an exciting development on the use of endoscopic technology in complex otological practice. Transcanal endoscopic ear surgery (TEES) is rapidly evolving as a recognised method of addressing middle ear and mastoid pathology. Since its...

Nasal and aural foreign body removal: another technique for a common problem

1 March 2019 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Paediatrics
Trying to remove foreign bodies from the ears and noses of children is something we have all struggled with at various times. Many people have their own top tips, and here Oliver McLaren and Alexander Walkden describe an ingenious way...

Virtual educational outreach in the COVID-19 era

7 January 2021 | | ENTA-Covid-19, ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck
Existing surgical outreach programmes to developing countries have been severely curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has impacted on opportunities for otolaryngologists from the USA and from other developed countries to contribute to education and training of otolaryngologists in developing...

Mindfulness and tinnitus: a path to peace in the present

3 September 2024 | | ENTA-Tinnitus
How does training the mind to be present in the here and now help patients with troublesome tinnitus? James Jackson discusses mindfulness and its place in tinnitus management. Although definitions can be more complex, tinnitus is the perception of sound...

What has NAIROS taught us about septoplasty?

30 October 2024 | | ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA-Rhinoplasty
Septoplasty is a commonly performed procedure worldwide for nasal obstruction associated with a deviated nasal septum. In the UK, with long waiting lists for septoplasty, there is a large and unexplained variation in the incidence of this procedure between individual...

Isshiki Thyroplasty Type 2

1 September 2015 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Indication Adductor spasmodic dysphonia is a neurological condition of unknown aetiology. The symptoms are believed to be caused by involuntary contraction of the adductor muscles of the vocal cord as a result of an abnormality of neurotransmitters in the basal...