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MRI and the endolymphatic space

1 July 2016 | | Delayed endolymphatic hydrops (DEH), bilateral case, endolymphatic hydrops (EH), gadolinium-enhanced inner ear MRI, semiquantitative analysis
This is an interesting study which was performed to evaluate the endolymphatic space in patients with endolymphatic hydrops (EH), using MR imaging. Seven patients aged between 21–77 years; five female, two male with unilateral or bilateral symptoms of EH were...

Welcome to ERS2023

10 March 2023 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
For ERS2023, for the first time, the ERS board elected a scientific president to chair the scientific programme committee. The ERS board is very happy that Prof Paolo Castlenuovo was willing to take this task upon himself. Here he outlines...

VACANCY: Children's Health Ireland - Temporary Consultant Otolaryngologist with a special interest in Paediatric Otolaryngology

21 September 2023 | Recruitment & Personnel
(CHI) is leading on the clinical and operational transformation of acute paediatric healthcare and consists of hospitals at Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght as well as an Urgent Care Centre at Connolly hospital in Blanchardstown.

The development of the Paediatric Arabic Auditory Speech Test for iPad

1 May 2019 | | ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
Speech in noise testing provides real-life assessments of hearing that conventional pure tones cannot deliver. Rania Alkahtani describes the development of such a test for Arabic speaking children. It also has the additional benefit of being able to be delivered...

Should we be doing earlier MRIs in sudden sensorineural hearing loss?

7 January 2020 | | ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
There is recognised variation between ENT departments in exact imaging protocols for the workup of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) but a routine MRI to exclude retrocochlear pathology is standard, usually following immediate treatment with oral +/- intratympanic steroids....

Suspect the unsuspecting in thyroid cancer

1 July 2018 | | Thyroid cancer, Invasive thyroid cancer, Aerodigestive tract invasion
This article reminds readers of how often invasive thyroid disease can appear, as the symptomatology is minimal. Noticeable airway symptoms appear after 50% of the airway is involved and surgeons can often fall in the unsuspecting trap of discovering locally...

In conversation with AAA President, Jackie Clark

1 January 2018 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
Jackie Clark, PhD, is a clinical audiologist, professor of audiology, and researcher. She is also the new President of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA). While on an annual working trip to South Africa, Jackie answered a few questions about...

Audiological management of autistic children

3 May 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
Philippa James and Lucy Shiels explain the development of the ‘Autism Listening Clinics’, highlighting a recommended clinical approach for audiologists, the importance of remote microphone technology and sharing some wonderful caregiver experiences. Auditory challenges in autistic children Autism spectrum disorder...

William Hunter’s work on the anatomy of the human ear

1 September 2015 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
The Hunterian Society offers an annual award for an essay and presentation on a subject of relevance to John or William Hunter, or medicine in the 18th Century. This article is based on Emma Stapleton’s 2014 winning essay, which was...

Head and neck cancer and PET-CT

1 May 2014 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck
Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is an imaging technique in which abnormalities of tissue metabolism are precisely superimposed onto the anatomy. It relies on the premise that malignant cells are more metabolically active compared with non-malignant cells. On this basis,...

Ronald G Macbeth – the instigator of BACO

1 July 2015 | | ENTA-ENT
The structure of BACO has changed dramatically since the first conference in 1963, but the fundamental elements of academic excellence, instructional sessions and social events have been common threads. Andrew Freeland, who worked with Ronald Macbeth, the instigator of BACO,...

Optimising hearing aid processing for music appreciation

1 September 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Hearing aid manufacturers’ main focus has, up until recently, been improvement of speech intelligibility. Today’s hearing aid users have much broader demands however and often cite improved music perception as a key outcome or goal. Drs Tish Ramirez and Rebecca...