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Can amplification preserve auditory function?

5 November 2021 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, Neurotology, Otology | auditory deprivation effect, monaural hearing aid, presbycusis, word recognition score
Hearing loss is a noted modifiable risk factor for dementia, and is also associated with depression, decreased quality of life and isolation. Hearing aids are the main intervention for presbycusis and a 2017 Cochrane Review showed that they have a...

Outcomes in endoscopic sinus surgery

1 January 2017 |
This study assessed the effect of endoscopic sinus surgery with regard to olfactory function and nasal obstruction, in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients with, and without, nasal polyposis. One hundred and thirteen patients entered the study, and assessments were performed pre-...

AUDIOLOGY - In conversation with Gurjit Singh

1 March 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Alex Griffiths-Brown chats with Dr Gurjit Singh about his career so far, aims for his time as President of the Canadian Academy of Audiology and his recently developed admiration for Andre Agassi… Dr Gurjit Singh. Tell us about your background,...

Optimising hearing aid processing for music appreciation

1 September 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Hearing aid manufacturers’ main focus has, up until recently, been improvement of speech intelligibility. Today’s hearing aid users have much broader demands however and often cite improved music perception as a key outcome or goal. Drs Tish Ramirez and Rebecca...
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Cuff up or cuff down; to occlude or not to occlude? What effect does tracheostomy tube modification have on swallowing outcomes?

3 March 2021 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Systematic review, Evidence based medicine, Dysphagia, Swallowing, Respiratory medicine, Deglutition, Deglutition disorders, Tracheostomy
Dysphagia is commonly seen in patients with tracheostomy. The current global pandemic has increased interest in the impact of a tracheostomy on swallowing outcomes. This systematic review is therefore a timely addition to the literature and a useful read for...

Random-pattern skin flaps: part 2 - rhomboid and bilobed flaps

5 January 2022 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck
In the second of our series on local skin flaps (see Part 1 here, Part 3 here and Part 4 here), the authors describe more techniques and examples of various skin flaps that trainees should find very interesting. Rhomboid flap...

The first compact auriscope: the 1865 speculum auris of Dr Brunton

3 July 2023 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Bringing light into darkness can also be a task for the physician. With the advent of endoscopy (initially by reflecting light into body cavities), new methods of diagnosis and treatment became available to the otologist. In 1865, the Scotsman John...

Old age is hard to swallow

4 May 2023 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
This article takes us through the diagnosis and management of swallowing problems common in older age. As our global population continues to grow and live longer, dysphagia will continue to be a global problem which needs to be recognised, understood...

An update on laryngeal reinnervation

1 May 2018 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Laryngeal paralysis remains very difficult to treat, but reinnervation offers many attractions. Laryngeal paralysis presents a unique and varied problem that requires a patient centred approach and a range of treatment options depending on laryngeal and patient factors. There is...

Cognition and hearing – you can’t test one with the other!

3 March 2021 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Cognitive Psychologist, Boaz M Ben-David, provides insights into the import of considering cognitive factors when assessing speech perception ability to maximise intervention success. Failing to do so, he suggests, is “ageist”, a predisposition healthcare professionals must avoid. Cognitive performance is...

Branchio Oto Renal syndrome

1 May 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Genetics, ENTA-Otology
Branchio Oto Renal Syndrome (BOR) is an autosomal dominant disorder with branchial, otologic and renal manifestations. The presence of clinical signs varies among and within affected families. Three causative genes for BOR syndrome have been reported thus far: EYA1, SIX1...