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The barber-surgeon of Avebury

1 November 2019 | | ENT
On a stroll through Neolithic Britain, Seville oranges on a quay in Dundee, marmalade and 14th century coins, Chris Potter unravels the story of a man (a surgeon?) seemingly crushed by a falling 13-tonne stone. But things are not quite...

Four (more) ways to reduce turbinates

1 May 2015 |
Setting aside the issue of when/if to reduce inferior turbinates, the issue of how to reduce turbinates is a never-ending story. This edition of rhinology carries two articles looking at this subject, both prospective randomised trials comparing two different methods...

Widex UK & Ireland partner with Anglia Ruskin University

29 August 2023 | Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors
Widex UK & Ireland and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) announced in July, an exciting project designed to create added value for independent hearing care professionals and future audiology graduates within the UK & Ireland.

Andrew Foster and deaf education

3 March 2021 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric
This article examines the career of deaf African American, Andrew Foster, and his contribution to deaf education in Sub-Saharan Africa. The history of medicine has often been guilty of attributing great revolutions to a single person (usually a white man)...

Development and review of a blended service in response to COVID-19

7 January 2021 | | Audiology - Adult, COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has required healthcare services globally to show both resilience and ingenuity in redesigning services to meet the ever-changing needs of our patients. We hear about the redevelopment of clinical pathways within an hearing implant service, and the...

Sialendoscopy

4 November 2021 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Recent advances in endoscopic technology allow the ENT surgeon to access the salivary gland ductal system for both diagnostic and therapeutic reasons. In this article the authors share their experiences with using this technology, both as a standalone procedure and...

Three is not a crowd! Involving family members in audiology appointments

1 July 2015 | | Audiology - Adult
Family members currently have minimal involvement in the appointment. Image by Caitlin Grenness. Hearing loss in older adults not only affects the patients themselves, but also their family members. This article outlines the findings of recent research into how family...

Is one glass of wine on call safe?

1 January 2014 | | ENT
It’s a standard question for those about to sit a Specialist Training (ST) interview; you are on call and you call a senior colleague in to perform an operation. You smell alcohol on the breath of the surgeon, so what...

The role of training programmes in protecting patients

1 January 2014 | | ENT
ENT trainees are fully registered doctors who have responsibilities to comply with the requirements of Good Medical Practice. This includes ensuring that they put the interests of their patients at the heart of their practice. This duty is complementary to...

Intratympanic treatments for subjective idiopathic tinnitus

24 May 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, ENT, Otology, Tinnitus
Direct application of medication into the ear is long established, going back as far as written records. In the modern era, greater understanding of aural anatomy revealed that drugs instilled in the middle ear could potentially diffuse into the cochlea...

In conversation with Professor Kelvin Kong

10 August 2021 | | ENT, Otology
Professor Kelvin Kong is a proud Worimi man, the first Aboriginal surgeon in Australia, an otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon, and an amazing advocate for equality in health delivery in Australia. He holds professorial positions at Macquarie University, the University...

Singing after laryngectomy: Shout at Cancer

1 September 2016 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Thomas Moors is an ENT junior doctor with a background in music and singing. Combining these interests, he has set up a charity to help patients who have had a laryngectomy. He has achieved considerable public attention, and he tells...