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In conversation with Prof Peter Friedland – Reflections on an extraordinary career and life

27 October 2023 | | ENT, Paediatric ENT, Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric, Otology
Our illustrious friend, Harvey Coates, hears about Professor Friedland’s amazing personal journey, ranging from horrifying exposure to violence through to his clinical care for (and friendship with) Nelson Mandela and his prevailing passion for teaching. Professor Peter Friedland. Professor Peter...

The future of hearing care and the role of audiology

1 March 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric, Otology
The Clinical Director of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and President-elect of the American Academy of Audiology reviews the status of the present day audiologist’s remit, and discusses the changes we can expect with the changing demographic and behaviour of...

Factors affecting the occurrence of salivary fistula after total laryngectomy

1 November 2014 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Otology
It is generally believed that patients should be fed by nasogastric tube for 7-10 days after undergoing total laryngectomy or laryngopharyngectomy to avoid the occurrence of post-operative salivary fistula. This study challenges this belief and looks into various factors that...

Does Tranexamic acid reduce intraoperative bleeding during FESS?

1 March 2019 | | Rhinology / Sinus | Tranexamic acid, endoscopic sinus surgery, meta-analysis, operative bleeding, operative time, systematic review
Intraoperative bleeding during FESS can reduce visibility and obscure important landmarks. This can result in longer operative times, increase risks of complications and even lead to incomplete surgery. Tranexamic acid is a drug which prevents fibrinolysis and stabilises blood clots....

aVOR – An Educational Tool

17 July 2017 | ENT
As anyone who has tried to learn the anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system can attest, understanding and visualising the structures and their functions can be quite challenging. Thankfully, there is now a free app called aVOR (iOS, iTunes...

AOT President, Manish George, highlights the many issues COVID-19 has created for trainees

14 July 2020
It is clear that COVID-19 has created multiple wide-reaching issues for trainees as a whole. Whilst an earlier preoccupation of mine has been to...

Fall prevention in the elderly population

5 July 2022 | | Audiology - Adult, Vestibular Disorders
A fall in later life can have a catastrophic impact on a person’s quality of life. Lilian Felipe explains how falls prevention programmes and vestibular rehabilitation can help.

COVID-19 and ENT training: experiences from around the world

7 July 2020 | | ENT, COVID-19
Here, ENT trainees share their experiences of adaptations to both clinical practice and training during the COVID-19 pandemic. We welcome other colleagues from around the world to share their experiences with us via social media or the website. Australia Olivia...

Genomic testing for deafness and its implications

2 September 2022 | | ENT, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Adult, Otology
Gene therapies for hearing loss are rapidly advancing and will be transitioning to clinical practice. Here, the authors explain why clinicians involved in managing these disorders need to be aware of these advances. Genomic testing in England was significantly reconfigured...

ENT Training: a Singapore perspective

1 January 2014 | | ENT
I recently had the opportunity to participate in a week’s observation with Associate Prof Thomas Loh, a head and neck surgeon with a special interest in nasopharyngeal carcinoma at the National University Hospital of Singapore (NUHS). What was striking from...

Standards for Safe Listening – how they align and how some differ

19 May 2020 | | Audiology - Adult
The ‘Make Listening Safe workgroup’ is an initiative of The World Health Organization (WHO) in the framework of the World Hearing Forum and is committed to creating a world where nobody’s hearing is put in danger due to unsafe listening....

The European TINNET COST Action BM1306

1 January 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, Tinnitus
Winfried Schlee describes how a major European funding award is bringing together experts who are committed to collectively developing a better understanding of tinnitus. This work is vital if we are to pioneer effective treatments for the condition in its...