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Fingernail for orbital floor reconstruction

1 November 2016 | | Biomaterial, Experimental, Human nail, Orbital floor reconstruction
Orbital damage is common in maxillofacial injuries and about half of them result in damage to the orbital floor. Suitable material that could be used for repairing the orbital floor includes autografts, allografts and alloplastic materials. The disadvantage of using...

Differing types of pharyngeal pouch

1 November 2016 | | Dysphagia, Hypopharyngeal diverticulum or pouch, Cricopharyngeal myotomy, Swallowing, Zenker’s diverticulum
This article raised an eyebrow on the grounds that apparently more than one type of pharyngeal pouch exists! They differ in terms of aetiology, site and approach to treatment, therefore awareness of them is advised to ensure the appropriate surgical...
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Covid-19 and vestibular symptoms review

4 July 2024 | | COVID-19, Neurotology, Vestibular Disorders
Since the coronavirus pandemic, there have been several studies looking into alterations within the auditory system but few in the vestibular system associated with Covid-19. This review delves into the specific evidence. It is challenging to elucidate the link between...

A brief history of adenoidectomy - a glowing report of the post nasal space

12 November 2019 | | ENT
The traditional adenoid curette more closely resembles a medieval torture device than an instrument of cure. Therefore it is not much of a surprise to learn that it has changed little since its invention almost 150 years ago. During that...

OBITUARY: Professor Vittorio Colletti (1943–2024)

24 January 2024 |
After a long illness, Professor Vittorio Colletti, born in 1943, passed away on 2 January 2024 at the age of 80.

A snapshot of UK newborn hearing screening services during the COVID-19 pandemic

28 July 2020 | | COVID-19, Audiology - Paediatric, Audiology - Diagnostic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, new guidance for newborn hearing screening programmes and management of audiology referrals was released by Public Health England [1,2]. There was also joint guidance from the UK professional bodies [3] and guidance from NHS England regarding...

Recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis: What to do next?

1 July 2016 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
Whilst the majority of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) will significantly improve with treatment, we are sometimes left with a ‘hard-core’ of nasal cripples who fail to improve despite our best efforts. How can we deal with these patients? Valerie...

Effects of blast and acoustic trauma: assessment of hearing status on war veterans

1 July 2014 | | Audiology - Adult, ENT, Otology, Tinnitus, Auditory Implants
Introduction Acoustical conditions of the military are often dangerous and there is a real risk of blast trauma and acoustic trauma [1, 2]. Levels of military noises maybe reach up to 125 dBA [3]. Weapons produce instant shock waves (10μs)...

OBITUARY: David Moffat (1948-2020)

10 June 2020 | Otology, Skull Base Surgery
David Moffat, one of the leading Otologists of his generation, died on 18 March in Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, the hospital to which he had devoted his professional life. Having survived cancer of the prostate, he succumbed to a second...

From the editor / ENT in this issue... CEORL-HNS Brussels 2019 (JanFeb19)

1 January 2019
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS),Editor, ENT & Audiology News; Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK Email: d.costello@nhs.net Welcome As we turn the corner from 2018 into 2019, it is interesting to reflect that we...

Welcome to ERS2023

10 March 2023 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
For ERS2023, for the first time, the ERS board elected a scientific president to chair the scientific programme committee. The ERS board is very happy that Prof Paolo Castlenuovo was willing to take this task upon himself. Here he outlines...

When things go wrong

1 September 2018 | | ENT
The new-age, Paediatric Surgeon, Ray Clarke, (fear uasal, íseal), eloquently demands throwing off the shackles of the past and welcomes the dawning of an era of openness, transparency and candour, preferably suffused with compassion for both the patient and the...