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The common frontal sinusotomy (Lothrop) and chronic rhinosinusitis

1 July 2016 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
As our understanding of the pathophysiology of CRS evolves, so do our treatment strategies. It is accepted that in many cases, the main role of surgery is to allow better penetration of topical therapies to the sinus cavities. What, then,...

The development of endoscopic sinus surgery – a meeting of three great minds

1 May 2019 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
The story of the development of endoscopic sinus surgery is inextricably linked with the names of Stammberger, Messerklinger and Storz. Karl Storz’s daughter, Sybill Storz, tells us more. We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation of...

Leadership: in conversation with Dr Joyce Aswani

1 September 2019 | | ENTA-ENT
In certain cultures, it is even more difficult for women to establish roles in leadership due to the pressures put upon them by society to take care of the home and family, often in lieu of furthering their education and...

Dr Marion Pfaender Down

1 January 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
“Dr Marion P Downs, an innovator in the field of paediatric audiology and a tireless advocate for the early identification of hearing loss, passed away on November 13, 2014. During her exemplary career at the University of Colorado Health Sciences...

Leadership: In conversation with Dr Joyce Aswani

1 September 2019 | | ENTA-ENT
In certain cultures, it is even more difficult for women to establish roles in leadership due to the pressures put upon them by society to take care of the home and family, often in lieu of furthering their education and...

From the editor January/February 2024

8 January 2024 |
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS),Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.netTw: @Voicedoctor_uk Welcome to January/February 2024 – I hope you have had a restful Christmas break and that you are raring to go...

Effective and profitable provision of paediatric audiology care in the private sector

8 January 2024 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
Similar to other specialty areas of hearing healthcare, paediatric audiology is a potential net loss for a private-sector, for-profit, business. Given the time-intensive needs of patients with cochlear implants, tinnitus and those who are under the age of 18 years...

Nasal and aural foreign body removal: another technique for a common problem

1 March 2019 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Paediatrics
Trying to remove foreign bodies from the ears and noses of children is something we have all struggled with at various times. Many people have their own top tips, and here Oliver McLaren and Alexander Walkden describe an ingenious way...

The artificial eardrum: how an eggshell membrane fed a German ENT family

3 September 2024 | | ENTA-ENT
In the pre-antibiotic era, purulent otitis media often resulted in a permanent eardrum perforation with hearing loss. In addition to pig or fish bladders, eggshell membranes and cigarette paper were used as eardrum prostheses. I have vivid personal boyhood memories...

Inter-professional teamwork and hearing care for older adults with cognitive loss

27 June 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
There is growing awareness that hearing loss is linked to dementia [1]. The average first-time hearing aid user is about 70 years old. By this age, approximately 1 in 2 people have hearing loss and 1 in 7 have cognitive...

Clinical utility and practical interpretation of the video head impulse test

1 November 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Vestibular Disorders
The head impulse test (HIT) is an essential bedside test to detect peripheral vestibular deficits. The video head impulse test (vHIT) is a new tool quantifying the HIT. In this article Maria Heuberger and colleagues point out the clinical utility...

Recurrent respiratory papilloma treatment in the office

1 September 2018 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In this interesting new article, Markus Hess and Susanne Fleischer describe their technique for managing recurrent laryngeal papillomatosis in an outpatient setting using channelled endoscopes. The recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) of the larynx is a chronic HPV-associated viral disease. Clinical...