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In conversation with Prof Nobuhiko Isshiki

A 90th birthday is definitely a landmark that should be observed and celebrated. Elisabeth Sjögren interviews this man who has been such a huge influence in the world of laryngology. Nobuhiko and Keiko in the cosmos field. Congratulations on your...

The Laryngeal Pacemaker – developing an innovative solution for bilateral vocal fold paralysis

Bilateral vocal fold paralysis is a difficult condition to manage, with surgical interventions previously limited to tracheostomy or arytenoidectomy. Re-innervation surgery has been developed and, in recent years, a Laryngeal Pacemaker is now in clinical trials. We speak to two...

The Laryngeal Pacemaker – developing an innovative solution for bilateral vocal fold paralysis

Bilateral vocal fold paralysis is a difficult condition to manage, with surgical interventions previously limited to tracheostomy or arytenoidectomy. Re-innervation surgery has been developed and, in recent years, a Laryngeal Pacemaker is now in clinical trials. We speak to two...

Young CEORL-HNS: growing a pan-European ENT network

We are seeing a growth in the number of organisations supporting young ENT surgeons. Young CEORL-HNS is a thriving and expanding group. The Young Confederation of European ORL-HNS (Y-CEORL) was created with a simple idea in mind: to give young...

Closing the circle: where art, science and humanity meet

As the final cover of this Art meets Science series arrives in your hands, I find myself filled with gratitude. Gratitude for the journey, for the people who walked it with me and, above all, for the deeper purpose that...

The first nine months: why early hearing matters more than ever

Why 1-3-6 and 9? They are arguably crucial intervention stages. Here, new science is explored which weaves together the threads of early intervention. Imagine a newborn gazing at their caregiver’s face, hearing their voice and feeling the rhythm of their...

IFOS 2023

In our two-part coverage of IFOS 2023, Andrew McCombe writes about the ENT line-up and Mohammad Sabir reports on the audiology programme. Having lived and worked in Dubai for seven years , I should have got the hang of the...

7th World Congress of IFHNOS

Francesca Gaino, Medical Resident, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy and Professor Hesham Negm, Cairo University, Egypt, Global Ambassador of ENT & Audiology News. The 7th World Congress of the International Federation of...

Current Trends in Implantation Otology

Priya Achar, Consultant Neurotologist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK. Stalwarts in the field of implantation otology, including surgeons and audiovestibular scientists from the UK, Europe and the USA, attended this academic feast. Organised by Professor Laura Viani (below...

Andrew Foster and deaf education

This article examines the career of deaf African American, Andrew Foster, and his contribution to deaf education in Sub-Saharan Africa. The history of medicine has often been guilty of attributing great revolutions to a single person (usually a white man)...

Patron saints of the ear

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...

The power of mentoring

What is a mentor, and what are the benefits for mentee and mentor? Emma Stapleton and Rohma Abrar, mentor and mentee respectively, explain. The term ‘mentor’ is derived from Homer’s Odyssey, in which the goddess Athena, disguised as Mentor, guides...