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Luddism and ENT
If the press and the tech world are to be believed, AI is going to take over many of our jobs. Chris Potter has his doubts. As regular readers will no doubt be aware, I pride myself on inhabiting the...Tonsillitis and tonsillectomies: where do we go from Paradise?
Landmark Paper: Paradise JL, Bluestone CD, Bachman RZ, et al. Efficacy of tonsillectomy for recurrent throat infection in severely affected children – results of parallel randomized and nonrandomized clinical trials. N Engl J Med 1984;310(11):674-83. The Paradise paper on tonsillectomy...OBITUARY: Dr David Pothier
David Pothier passed away on July 27, 2018 in the early hours of the morning following a struggle with recurrent brain cancer. His passing extinguished a brilliant light, the likes of which few of us will witness in our lifetime....
Consultative Selling Skills for Audiologists
I must admit that when I was first asked to review this book I tried to find excuses not to do it. The title rather put me off as whilst I am Hearing Aid Dispenser registered, I do not dispense...Audiological and psychological consequences of single-sided deafness
The loss of sound input from one ear has a significant impact on our perception of our acoustic environment. This impact is compounded in adverse listening conditions. Rachel Knappett’s article explores the audiological impact of this hearing loss and the...Face to Face – facial reconstructive surgery mission in Ukraine
Face to Face is a humanitarian project to help those who have suffered facial trauma as a result of Russia's war against Ukraine.
How patients reacted to postponement of cochlear implant surgery due to COVID-19
The onset of COVID-19 in 2020 required widespread cancellation of elective surgeries, one of these being cochlear implant for profoundly deafened adults and post-lingually deafened children. Through a questionnaire, to which 23 out of 38 patients responded, this qualitative study...
Combined endoscopic and transcutaneous approach for removal of parotid stones
The authors describe a small case series (n=8) of patients with obstructive symptoms from sialolithiasis of the parotid gland. A combined endoscopic and transcutaneous approach was used. The position of the stone in Stensen’s duct was identified by endoscopic transillumination....
Tumours of the Nose, Sinuses and Nasopharynx
Tumours of the nose, sinuses and nasopharyx is a comprehensive, clear and beautifully illustrated text describing the wide range of benign and malignant tumours of the upper jaw and their management. In such a specialist field, the editors have unparalleled...
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Clinical Reference Guide
This book is an excellent pocket guide encompassing a wide range of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. It is formatted in a very similar way to the well-known Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery by Pasha. The book is organised...
Laryngology Clinical Reference Guide
On receiving this book, it was rather reminiscent of preparing for my FRCS as it is from the series of the infamous ‘Pasha’. It is therefore laid out in the same manner i.e. thin pages and more text than pictures....
