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Treatment Companion: A Speech-Language Pathologist’s Intervention Guide for Students With Developmental Delays and Disorders

4 March 2024 | | ENTA-Speech and Language Therapy
Written by experienced speech-language pathologists (SLTs) and described as a speech-language pathologist’s best friend, the Treatment Companion serves as a therapy guide for SLTs working with children and young people who have communication delays and/or disorders. The book is aimed...

Image-Guided Surgery: Fundamentals and Clinical Applications in Otolaryngology

1 January 2018 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Imaging
Although not inspired particularly by the concept of the book, I was reassured by the introduction that the theory behind image guided surgery (IGS) would be presented in a way that was accessible, with “all technical descriptions trimmed to the...
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Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islanders and Pacific Islander Ear Care Manual

3 November 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Otology
I was delighted to review this manual, having had the previous privilege of joining its lead author, Professor Harvey Coates, in one of his indigenous ear health clinics just outside Perth, Western Australia. Prof Coates has worked with a broad...

The changing spectrum of cancer of the oropharynx: dilemmas and future directions

1 March 2016 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA-Head & Neck
The association of HPV in oropharyngeal cancer has identified a ‘new disease’, with its unique biologic behaviour, and challenges for clinicians in selecting therapeutic combinations offering maximum efficacy and minimum morbidity or long-term sequela currently under study in clinical trials....

Vocal cord paralysis: an update

1 May 2018 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
The management of unilateral vocal cord paralysis has changed in the last few years: this has largely come about as a result of improvements in technology, meaning that medialisations are quicker and easier to perform than previously. This article will...

Cell therapies for hearing loss

2 September 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Cell therapies could offer a way to repair damage to the auditory system and reverse many types of hearing loss. This article looks at the progress being made.

Staying safe during endoscopic ear surgery

1 May 2016 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
There is growing interest in using rigid endoscopes rather than traditional operative microscopes to perform transcanal middle ear surgery. Rigid endoscopy provides a high resolution, wide-angle view of the tympanic cavity through minimally invasive surgical portals. In this article, Elliott...

In conversation with Professor Jos Eggermont

2 November 2020 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Tinnitus
Having known Jos for many years, I jumped at the opportunity to catch up with him for our Nov/Dec 2020 series of tinnitus items. My questions reached him during lockdown, and he was enjoying the chance to get on top...

Rapid genetic testing to avoid hearing loss in neonates

2 September 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Otology
Thousands of newborn babies could avoid a lifetime of hearing loss thanks to a new rapid genetic test. In this article, we learn how. We have demonstrated for the first time that a rapid genetic test from a cheek swab...

The impact of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome

1 May 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Genetics, ENTA-Otology
Hearing loss and language development Down syndrome (DS) usually arises due to trisomy 21 and is associated with intellectual disability and risks of developmental delays and difficulties, including hearing loss. Hearing loss is common in children with DS [1]. In...

Aligning hearing and cognitive healthcare in older people

6 November 2024 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Published in print under the titleHearing care and dementia: professional insights on the new Lancet Commission findingsThe Lancet Commission on ‘Dementia prevention, intervention and care: 2024 report’ highlights a list of potential modifiable factors to reduce dementia risk. As with...

In conversation with Dr John Woo and Mr Derek Skinner

1 March 2017 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck
Dr John Woo and Mr Derek Skinner have between them an absolute wealth of experience and expertise in the fields of surgical training and specialist examinations. Here, they tell us about their involvement in surgical education, and explain some of...