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Laryngeal papillomatosis

1 May 2018 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Laryngeal papillomatosis remains one of the most frustrating conditions seen by laryngologists. Sam Majumdar gives us an overview of the current science and clinical practice. Human papilloma virus is a small (> 8kb) double stranded DNA virus with approximately 200...

Global health missions – not just for consultants. A guide for trainees.

31 October 2018 | | ENTA-ENT
Lulu Ritchie is a courageous and driven trainee in London, inspired by humanitarian missions but conscious of the usual requests for consultant level doctors. Lulu didn’t let that hold her back. She found a way and has kindly summarised her...

Neurological idiopathic disease: a shared journey for NASA and medicine

4 November 2021 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Vestibular Disorders
Whilst Southampton can’t really be described as an extreme environment, experiments carried out in the city have certainly been taken out of this world. Robert Marchbanks discusses one of the associations between Southampton, The International Space Station and tympanic membrane...

In conversation with Miss Sujata De: Chair of the ESPO 2023 Local Programme Committee

6 January 2023 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Paediatrics
Su De is one of the UK’s most prominent paediatric ORL surgeons, and has a leading role in planning ESPO 2023. Hannah Emerson caught up with Su recently to explore some of her thoughts and her plans for ESPO. You’ve...

Hidden genetic disorders in children that may present to the otolaryngologist

1 November 2014 | | ENTA-Genetics, ENTA-Paediatrics
Background Among the many hundreds of children presenting to the otolaryngology clinic are a few whose symptoms are due to an underlying genetic condition. In most cases the underlying syndrome is obvious and has already been diagnosed, such as the...

Maxillofacial and neck surgery in Iraq and Afghanistan

1 July 2014 | | ENTA-Maxillofacial Surgery, ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Vestibular Disorders
Introduction Over the past 150 years, military personnel wounded in action had a survival rate of approximately 80% [1]. During the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, those servicemen wounded in action have a 90.4% survival rate [2]. During the...

SCOTLAND preoperative tympanomastoid CT temporal bone mnemonic system

2 November 2020 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Imaging
Learning how to interpret a CT scan of the temporal bones can be a daunting task, especially for a head and neck surgeon like me! However, to make life easier, the authors have devised a useful system to help cover...

A practical approach to tinnitus

1 January 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Tinnitus, ENTA-Otology
Tinnitus is the perception of sound without an external source. The estimated prevalence in adults is between 10-15% [1]. In patients with significant tinnitus, prompting them to seek medical attention, 50% will have improved to mild or no tinnitus by...

Why and what should hearing care professionals know about cognitive impairment and dementia

27 June 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Neurotology
Good reasons to care about cognitive impairment and dementia in audiology If asking people what they fear most when getting to old age, it is cognitive decline that is named most often. This comes with the expectation of limitations in...

Measuring the pitch and loudness of tinnitus

24 May 2017 | | ENTA-Tinnitus, ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Matching the characteristics of tinnitus Many researchers and clinicians have explored the subjective nature of tinnitus by asking people with tinnitus to adjust a sound so that it matches their tinnitus in some way. This can be useful both for...

Sustainable Practice

3 November 2023 |
Guest Section Editor Brian D Westerberg, MD, FRCSC, MHSc, Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada; Head, Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, Canada. Climate change is the greatest threat to human health today....

5th World Congress on Endoscopic Ear Surgery, Sao Paulo, Brazil

20 June 2024 -21 June 2024
The 5th World Congress on Endoscopic Ear Surgery, held on June 20-21, 2024, the first of such a meeting in South America, showcased the latest advancements in endoscopic ear surgery (EES).