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Training people with Parkinson’s disease and their partners to have better conversations

3 May 2022 | | Speech and Language Therapy | Parkinson's Disease, communication partner, conversation
Parkinson’s disease is predominantly considered a motor disorder, impacting speech, particularly voice volume, amongst other physical functions. Language and cognitive difficulties, such as difficulties in word finding and social pragmatics are also a key feature of Parkinson’s disease. Given the...
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Asymmetrical hearing loss following prolonged occupational noise exposure

3 May 2022 | | Otology
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the commonest occupational conditions and has been linked with increased risk of work-related injuries. Noise-induced hearing loss is traditionally associated with bilateral symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss unless they are exposed to unilateral noises,...
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Cochlear implants in the over 80s

5 July 2022 | | Auditory Implants, Neurotology | Cochlear implantation, Cost-effectiveness, Elderly, Speech discrimination, Survival duration
The UK has an ageing population. Seven percent of the over 80s population have bilateral severe to profound hearing loss which can lead to associated negative outcomes (social isolation, depression and reduced quality of life). Cochlear implantation (CI) can successfully...
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Role of maxillary sinus irrigation as an adjuvant to current management of chronic rhinusitis without polyposis

5 July 2022 | | Rhinology / Sinus | Endoscopy, Quality Of Life, Sino-Nasal Outcome Test, Sinusitis, Tomography
Several decades have passed since irrigation of maxillary sinuses generally became a treatment of the past. A more recent concept of biofilms may have evoked new interest in this past procedure, fraught with its own issues. In this study, the...
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Does endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis improve COPD?

3 November 2022 | | Rhinology / Sinus | asthma, COPD, Chronic rhinosinusitis, Endoscopic sinus surgery
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) can be associated with asthma, with a reported frequency of asthma in patients with CRS of up to 44%. COPD is another lung condition that can be associated with CRS. This longitudinal study reviewed the nasal and...

Electrocochleography and cochlear implants programming

3 November 2022 | | Audiology - Paediatric | CI programming, Cochlear implant, electrocochleography (ECochG), paediatric
Cochlear implants (CIs) often are the only option for people with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss to be able to hear. Therefore, effective CI programming seems very important, especially in children who are still developing their speech. Using acoustic...

Pulsatile tinnitus, one more piece in the jigsaw

3 November 2022 | | Neurotology
Pulsatile tinnitus (PT) is a common ENT symptom. It can generally be divided into venous and arterial. Arterial PT might be investigated with a CT scan while a venous one with an MRI or an MRV (MRI Venogram). Anecdotally, arachnoid...

The role, aims and organisation of the 2017 IFOS World Congress

1 May 2017 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Paediatric ENT, Rhinology / Sinus, Skull Base Surgery, Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery, Auditory Implants
IFOS is a truly international organisation – indeed, its rules state that the Executive Committee must have representation from every continent. IFOS President, Chong Sun Kim, tells us more. Dear friends and colleagues, I am very pleased to welcome all...

How trainees can make major contributions to practice

1 November 2017 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
At a time when many of our trainees feel poorly supported and disheartened, the formation of a National ENT Trainee Research Network (Integrate) has been a major advance, enabling them to develop and execute research projects directly relevant to clinical...

Who’s minding the gap?

30 April 2020 | | Audiology - Paediatric
In this article we focus on minding the gap between education and clinical audiology for children and young people who are deaf (CYPD) and their families, through interprofessional education. This article is provided by Dr Joy Rosenberg who leads the...

COVID-19 and ENT training: experiences from around the world

7 July 2020 | | ENT, COVID-19
Here, ENT trainees share their experiences of adaptations to both clinical practice and training during the COVID-19 pandemic. We welcome other colleagues from around the world to share their experiences with us via social media or the website. Australia Olivia...

Patient-centred audiological rehabilitation: facilitating and hindering factors for implementation

29 June 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric
Introduction Patient-centred care in the health sector is a worldwide concern [1, 2]. Patient-centred rehabilitation is characterised by availability, appropriateness, preference, and timelines [3]. A consensus report by the Institute of Medicine [4] defines a patient-centred approach as ‘providing care...