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OAEE UPDATE - Urgent Call for Surgical Supplies in Ukraine

24 March 2022
UK professionals have called for aid in sending surgical equipment to Ukraine during Russian invasion.

Cochlear implantation in children with congenital single-sided deafness

6 January 2023 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
To date, there has been very limited data supporting the effectiveness of early provision of a cochlear implant to the deaf ear in infants with congenital single-sided deafness. In this article, the authors share their pioneering work with this special...

Tonsillectomies are a pain in the neck!

6 November 2024 | | ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
You thought tonsilitis was bad? Having your tonsils removed, now that’s a hard pill to swallow. Very well, you’ll no longer have to fear the CENTOR, but how do we make recovery as pain-free as possible? Pantabtim and colleagues set...

In conversation with Professor Paul J Donald

1 November 2014 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Skull Base Surgery
Prof Paul J Donald has recently stepped down as Chairman of the ORL-HN Department at UC Davis in Sacramento and is winding down to retirement. In this interview with Prof Pat Bradley, Prof Donald explains some of the highlights of...

Is the lack of sunshine the reason behind allergic rhinitis?

1 November 2016 | | allergic rhinitis, Children, incidence, prevalence, vitamin D
Deficiency in Vitamin D, an in vogue immunomodulator, has been shown in emerging data to have a substantial pathogenetic role in allergic related diseases, particularly asthma. The concept of a shared upper and lower airway has allowed the natural extrapolation...

Preventing avoidable deafness and death from ear disease in Ethiopia

1 September 2017 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Paediatrics
In the July/August edition of the magazine, we featured an article on humanitarian work in Ethiopia, focusing on head and neck surgery. Continuing this theme, Misha Verkerk tells us about an international collaboration providing otology care and training in that...

Charles Skinner Hallpike and the Hallpike Prize

1 January 2017 | | ENTA-ENT
The British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians introduced the Hallpike Prize in 2009 as an award to stimulate the pursuit of knowledge in relation to the field of audiovestibular medicine. Julian Ahmed celebrates the history of the great man the award...

Starkey Hearing Institute - Zambia: Bridging the Hearing Health Access Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa

7 January 2020 |
Here, we continue exploring audiology training routes across the world with a focus on bridging the Hearing Health Access Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa. This article is provided by Alfred Mwamba, AuD, who is the Executive Director for the Starkey Hearing...

Remote hearing aid fittings and maintenance – exploring applications in Africa

1 November 2014 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
Introduction Technology and connectivity are allowing audiological services to be provided in novel ways. The field of telehealth, although firmly established over the past two decades, is buoyed by the continued and rapid advances in information and communication technologies. Remote...

A person-centred approach to telehealth

1 March 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
“The time when telehealth was a remote, abstract concept has come to an end”. Deborah Ferrari and Lise Lotte Bundesen discuss how to advance person-centred care in hearing rehabilitation through online tools and training. The time when telehealth was a...

Unravelling the mystery of hyperacusis with pain

1 January 2019 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Tinnitus
When a person says that sound causes them pain, how can we understand this, and determine what processes are involved? Bryan Pollard navigates us through what is presently known. Pain has long been underrepresented – and often, completely overlooked –...

Hearing loss and cognition: something to think about

3 March 2021 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Irace, Chern and Golub propose causal and non-causal mechanisms for the links between hearing loss and dementia, concluding with a discussion of several proactive measures available to help preserve neurocognitive health in older adults with hearing loss. What is age-related...