Eustachian tube dysfunction is a widely prevalent problem, both in children and adults. In many ways, it affects the quality of life in terms of earaches, feeling of blockage and variable hearing. Use of intranasal corticosteroids is customary but whether...
This is a study of 41 patients who underwent benign tumour resection and reconstruction over a four year period. Patients fell into three groups; condyle preserved, condyle sacrificed, condyle frozen in combination with a DCIA free flap. Following this, they...
The main objective of the Tarabichi-Stammberger Ear Sinus Institute (TSESI) is to help young otolaryngologists to develop a common learning platform, improve surgical skills and engage in research work. It is the shared observation of Dr Tarabichi and the late...
Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care is excited to announce that registration is now open for Oxygen 2025, a pioneering clinical conference taking place on the 9th and 10th of May 2025. This highly anticipated event, hosted by the leading independent,...
4 March 2025
| Jonathan Fussey, Jarrod Homer (Prof), Stuart Winter (Prof)
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ENTA - Head & Neck
Head and neck cancer care is a complex and constantly evolving field. What’s new and how are national guidelines on the subject produced? We spoke to Professors Homer and Winter, the lead authors of the most recent edition of the...
Hearing loss and language development Down syndrome (DS) usually arises due to trisomy 21 and is associated with intellectual disability and risks of developmental delays and difficulties, including hearing loss. Hearing loss is common in children with DS [1]. In...
4 March 2025
| Jonathan Fussey, Jarrod Homer (Prof), Stuart Winter (Prof)
|
ENTA - Head & Neck
Head and neck cancer care is a complex and constantly evolving field. What’s new and how are national guidelines on the subject produced? We spoke to Professors Homer and Winter, the lead authors of the most recent edition of the...
Myron Metzenbaum was born in Cleveland, Ohio (USA) in 1876, the fourth of nine children. As a young man, he worked in the family’s linen store, where his father was well known to be very kind to the less fortunate...
The use of photo documentation in ENT clinics is becoming more common as technological advances have made the hardware required more accessible. There is significant variation in the price of products. Daniel Moualed, Olivia Whiteside and Chris Aldren review the...
The patient with post-viral anosmia will always want to know how long they must wait to reach a plateau. This study from South Korea of a comparatively small group (20 controls and 63 patients) tells us that favourable prognostic indicators...
This paper discusses the management options of advanced otosclerosis. There are several definitions for advanced otosclerosis in the literature but, more recently, the diagnosis of advanced otoscletosis has been reserved for patients who have less than 30% aided speech discrimination...
When programming a Cochlear® device, two measurements are normally assessed. T levels relate to the quietest sound the CI user can hear i.e. thresholds, and C levels are comfortable levels which are tolerable for the CI user. If these levels...