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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...

HIMSA to participate at the 20th BAA Annual Conference and Exhibition

1 November 2024 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Company Profiles
HIMSA announces its first-ever participation at the British Academy of Audiology (BAA) Annual Conference and Exhibition, November 21-22 2024, in Telford. And we are really looking forward to it! “UK hearing care professionals have long been among the most active...

Adjuvant radiotherapy for T4N0 laryngeal cancers treated with laryngectomy

6 November 2024 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
A total laryngectomy remains the gold standard for the initial treatment of advanced (T4) squamous cell carcinomas of the larynx without evidence of distant disease. Adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) is also recommended for such cancers. In the absence of other adverse...

Post-Covid dizziness disability

6 November 2024 | | ENTA-Neurotology, ENTA-Vestibular Disorders
An estimated 750 million people worldwide were affected by Covid-19. A significant proportion have been left with long-term symptoms for which the World Health Organization has proposed the term ‘post-Covid condition’ (PCC). Dizziness is but one of the symptoms. Dizziness...

TSESI Scholarship: a dream come true for young otolaryngologists

6 September 2021
The main objective of the Tarabichi-Stammberger Ear Sinus Institute (TSESI) is to help young otolaryngologists to develop a common learning platform, improve surgical skills and engage in research work. It is the shared observation of Dr Tarabichi and the late...

The Veterans Hearing Fund

1 July 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Dawn Bramham introduces us to the newly launched Veterans Hearing Fund (VHF). This organisation aims to improve the lives of military personnel with hearing loss by providing access to technologies, services and bespoke rehabilitation that are not routinely available via...

National selection: is the research section of the portfolio fit for purpose?

3 November 2022 | | ENTA-ENT
Applications for ENT training roles in every country require certain criteria to be met. In the UK, ST3 recruitment applications have scores allocated to research experience. In this opinion piece, the authors share their assessment of the potential issues around...

European funding for the tinnitus research network TINNET

25 May 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Tinnitus
Over 70 million people in Europe experience tinnitus, and for seven million it creates a debilitating condition. Severe tinnitus is often associated with depression, anxiety and insomnia, resulting in an enormous socio-economic impact [1]. It has been estimated that 13...

Rehabilitation of single-sided deafness with cochlear implants

1 September 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Auditory Implants
The relatively recent emergence of cochlear implantation as a potential means of restoring hearing to a deafened ear, in the presence of normal hearing in the other ear, has proved an exciting and yet surprising development. James Tysome explores the...

CEORL-HNS 2024

15 June 2024 -19 June 2024 | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Otology, Paediatric ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
Held from June 15 to 19 at the Dublin Convention Centre, this was an unmissable event for ENT surgeons and allied health professionals across the world. Hosted by Professor John Russell, the President of the Confederation, the event brought together...

The evolution of the Confederation of CEORL-HNS Congress: a conversation among presidents

1 January 2019 | | ENTA-ENT
The Congress of the Confederation has come a long way since its first meeting in 2011. Three presidents – past and present – discuss how it has evolved. Prof Bernal-Sprekelsen, you organised the 1st Congress of the Confederation of EORL-HNS...

Case studies – transformational benefits of using connecting hearing aids

1 November 2014 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
While hearing aids can provide great benefits there remain some challenging situations for people with hearing loss. These include listening in background noise, groups, using the telephone and listening to TV / music. Hearing aids with integrated wireless functionality allow...