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aVOR – An Educational Tool

As anyone who has tried to learn the anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system can attest, understanding and visualising the structures and their functions can be quite challenging. Thankfully, there is now a free app called aVOR (iOS, iTunes...

Knowledge is power: the power of mobile technologies to enhance hearing-related knowledge

In recent years, the widespread use of smartphones has made it increasingly possible to improve knowledge, understanding and delivery of hearing healthcare. Melanie Ferguson tells us about the advances in mobile-health applications. Think back to five years ago - what...

The inaugural UK Remote Access Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery Meeting

Harrypal Panesar, ST3 Otolaryngology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK An impressive faculty of leading thyroid and parathyroid surgeons from countries across the world was in attendance along with 45 delegates seated in a sold-out lecture theatre. The morning started with...

From the editor MayJun 2021

Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS), Editor, ENT & Audiology News; Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.net ENT & Audiology News is truly part of a global family of ENT surgeons and audiologists,...

In conversation with Frederik Dikkers

Declan Costello, editor of ENT & Audiology News, has recently enjoyed a couple of conversations with Professor Emeritus Frederik Dikkers that you can now watch on YouTube.

Global Button Battery Task Force Meeting

The first Global Button Battery Task Force Meeting took place on 17 July 2024 to address ongoing concerns about the dangers of button batteries when accidentally swallowed by children. With their small size and attractive shiny surface, button batteries have...

Hearing pioneer Gerard O'Donoghue retires

The Nottingham Auditory Implant Programme (NAIP) has announced the retirement of Professor Gerard O’Donoghue, Consultant Neuro-Otologist at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham. A pioneer in the field of hearing restoration, Gerry’s career has been defined by his groundbreaking work in cochlear implantation.

Occupational dust exposure and nasal polyposis

This interesting European cross-sectional study demonstrates a link between occupational dust exposure and the presence of nasal polyposis. A random sample of textile workers (215) and retail store employees (101) in Portugal was taken, with clinical data gathered through a...

OBITUARY: Lawrence Cleary 19/06/39 – 1/10/25

It is considerable sadness that we have to report the death of Lawrie Cleary. Lawrie Cleary played a major part in the history of cochlear implantation in the UK. He had lifelong hearing loss and was a patient of mine...

Hearing in middle-age: hearing impairment, tinnitus and hearing aid use in UK adults

Hearing loss has a well-documented adverse impact on emotional, social and physical well-being. In this article, Dr Piers Dawes from the University of Manchester gives an insight into his team’s recent work analysing the very large UK Biobank data set,...

Exploring teenagers’ access and use of assistive hearing technology

Children require good signal-to-noise ratios for optimum listening and learning. The use of remote microphone technology can be of benefit, yet older children often resist using it. Jennifer Groth reviews the challenges facing older children in the use of remote...

NHS collaboration and partnership with the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries

Historically the relationship between industry and the NHS has been a cautious one. Both sides have typically worked with only partially disclosed agendas, under a pervading fear of finding themselves on the wrong end of a win-lose negotiation. Things have...