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Dizziness: confusion, issues and considerations

1 November 2015 | | Otology, Vestibular Disorders
Douglas L Beck gives his unique take on the difficulties involved in diagnosing dizzy patients and the importance of well-founded research acting as the basis for any diagnosis and treatment decisions. Dizziness. Uh-oh. We really have a very limited understanding...

Teenagers with misophonia

1 January 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric, Audiology - Diagnostic
Misophonia can be a distressing condition for teenagers and can have devastating effects upon their home and school lives. There is little research in this area and, as Lucy Partridge explains, more is greatly needed in order to identify interventions...

Anaesthesia under fire

1 November 2019 | | ENT
Kate Prior is an anaesthetist who has, quite literally, been there, done that. In this article she manages to use words on a page to bring to life some of the conditions and challenges she faced as a member of...

The ENT operating theatre viewed down the retrospectoscope

7 January 2021 | | ENT
We learn much of our future by looking at our past; Douglas MacMillan provides us with a fascinating glimpse into his years as a junior doctor. The operating theatre was a somewhat alien environment in the late 1960s: theatre sisters...

Parathyroidectomy

1 July 2017 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
Many ENT head and neck surgeons are now involved in thyroid surgery. This can also include the need to explore the parathyroids, either to preserve them or indeed to resect parathyroid adenomas. David Smith, a highly experienced endocrine surgeon from...

In memory of Robert Allan Yorston (10th March 1920 – 1st October 2016)

1 January 2017 |
In this special feature article, Alan Gibb writes a touching tribute to his friend and colleague Dr Bob Yorston, a Dundee otolaryngologist, who had a special talent for humour and art. In addition to illustrating the eighth, ninth and tenth...

2020 Unmasked - By Paul Howard Surridge

2 April 2021 | | COVID-19
Throughout human existence, metaphorical masks have been worn to conceal emotional and physical imperfections, whether imagined or real. We mask the way we look; we mask the way we feel. We’re vulnerable creatures, psychologically wired to present socially acceptable characteristics...

In search of courage; transition 
into Army

1 July 2014 | | ENT
In search of courage. Well, that is how it all started. I was fairly advanced in surgical training not to mention age, when I decided to join the Territorial Army (TA). My peers, on hearing this couldn’t decide whether I...

The doctor – pharmaceutical company relationship

1 March 2015 | | ENT
‘Which drug rep is taking us out tonight?’ We have heard this phrase uttered at conferences since meetings began, but as Dylan said ‘those times they are a changing’ thanks to the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and...

CI music: seeking perfection, accepting reality

1 September 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, Auditory Implants
Having just read about the challenges cochlear implant technology and music appreciation present, the musician Richard Reed beautifully illustrates the realities of this patient journey. An old friend of mine is an ardent music fan, and completely tone deaf. Long...

Anxiety and acronyms – musings of an otolaryngologist

7 July 2020 | | ENT, COVID-19
Personal protective equipment (PPE) has been a focus of attention and concern for healthcare workers around the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Neil Tolley discusses some of the issues. I write this article in mid-May when, were it not for...

Mentorship and its role in surgical training

1 March 2019 | | ENT
Is there a principle which could help address multiple challenges in surgical training? One which has potential to improve recruitment and retention of staff to our specialty, quality of patient care and surgeon morale? Harry Spiers, an Academic Foundation Doctor...