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Polysolmnography and laryngomalacia severity

1 July 2017 | | Laryngomalacia, Obstructive sleep apnea, Polysomnogram
Laryngomalacia represents the single most common cause of stridor in infants. Most cases are self-resolving, but a proportion of children will require surgical intervention. This group aimed to analyse the efficacy of polysomnography in determining the severity of laryngomalacia in...

Long-term swallowing function in bilateral vocal cord immobility

1 May 2017 | | Aspiration, Bilateral vocal fold immobility, Dysphagia, Feeding, Gastrostomy tube, Pediatric, Swallow function, Vocal fold paralysis
Vocal cord immobility is the second most common abnormality of the larynx in the paediatric population. The team from New York aimed to characterise the long-term swallowing function in a cohort of patients with bilateral vocal cord immobility over a...

Adenoidal hypertrophy in children with allergic rhinitis

1 March 2017 | | Adenoid hypertrophy, Allergic rhinitis, Asthma, Severity
Nasal congestion in children with allergic rhinitis can be confounded by adenoidal hypertrophy. This retrospective Turkish study examines this association in more detail. The sample studied was 566 children (age 2-18) that were diagnosed (based on ARIA guidelines) and treated...

Is there a ‘best’ ventilation tube?

1 November 2016 | | Complications, Extrusion, Material, Otorrhea, Secretory otitis media, Tympanostomy tubes, Ventilation tubes
Studies on grommet materials and sizes are not exactly new but this was a well-designed randomized study in Sweden with some useful findings. The extrusion rate and complications associated with four different ventilation tubes (grommets) were assessed prospectively in 400...

Moscow Otolaryngology Masterclass FMBA

8 April 2019 -11 April 2019
Report by Prof Hesham Negm, Cairo University, Egypt. The Moscow Otolaryngology Masterclass, arranged by the Russian FMBA, took place in the Federal Scientific Clinical Centre of Otorhinolaryngology in Moscow, directed by Professor Daikhes. This event was free to attend. Two...

Bone anchored hearing devices in very young children

1 May 2015 | | BAHA(®) complications, Bone hypertrophy, Bone-anchored hearing aids, Osseo-integration, Pediatric, Soft tissue hypertrophy
This paper presents results of BC devices in very young children and helps inform an honest discussion of risks / benefit with prospective parents. The authors of this article from Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand have a series of...

EBEORL-HNS Exam

19 November 2024
The European Board Examination in Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery (EBEORL-HNS) was established in 2008, and has run every year since then.

BACO – the early years

1 March 2015 | | ENTA-ENT
The origins of the British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO) are indelibly intertwined in the mists of time with the foundation of the British Association of Otolaryngology (BAO). For further information on the latter I can only refer the interested...

The role of the maxillo-facial surgeon in the management of skull base malignancy

1 June 2014 | | ENTA-Maxillofacial Surgery, ENTA-Skull Base Surgery
Whilst ablative surgery remains the principal treatment option for head and neck malignancy, the skull base is the last frontier. The complex anatomy, supreme functionality of the brain, and varied pathology provokes many a detailed discussion in the multidisciplinary team...

Chronic cough hypersensitivity syndrome

1 May 2015 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
We all have patients who give us a ‘heartsink’ feeling; for many of us, the coughing patient is exactly such a situation. In this overview, Bhaskar Ram and Sangeeta Maini outline their approach to diagnosis. Declan Costello, Editor. Introduction Chronic...

Update on CEORL-HNS 2024

28 March 2024
As I write this update, there are less than four months to go to the 7th Congress of European ORL Head and Neck Surgery in Dublin and the excitement is building.

The sound of music for adult cochlear implant recipients

1 September 2016 | | ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Dr Valerie Looi has dedicated her academic career to investigating music perception in people who have cochlear implants, and more recently, the potential of music training for improving their music perception. This article outlines current research relating to music perception...