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From the editor Sep/Oct 2024
3 September 2024
| Declan Costello
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS),Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.netTW / X: @Voicedoctor_uk This edition marks a milestone for me, as it is exactly 10 years since I started as editor of...
Intratympanic treatments for subjective idiopathic tinnitus
24 May 2017
| Rishi Sharma, Don McFerran
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ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Tinnitus
Direct application of medication into the ear is long established, going back as far as written records. In the modern era, greater understanding of aural anatomy revealed that drugs instilled in the middle ear could potentially diffuse into the cochlea...
Developing medical devices for children: opportunities and challenges
The development of medical devices for infants and children lags significantly behind the development of devices for adults. While in the United States the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set up incentives for developing child age-specific pharmaceuticals, there is...Effects of blast and acoustic trauma: assessment of hearing status on war veterans
1 July 2014
| Hamid Jalilvand
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ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Tinnitus, ENTA-Auditory Implants
Introduction Acoustical conditions of the military are often dangerous and there is a real risk of blast trauma and acoustic trauma [1, 2]. Levels of military noises maybe reach up to 125 dBA [3]. Weapons produce instant shock waves (10μs)...
Antiseptics to combat otorrhea in the era of antibiotic resistance
1 September 2016
| Patrick Spielmann
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Anti-infective agents, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Otitis media, Quinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
This nice scientific paper pits various antiseptic solutions against each other to determine which has the most bactericidal properties. Five different antiseptics were applied to MRSA and quinolone-resistant pseudomonas species, which are both difficult to treat with conventional ototoxic medications....
Cl-ear ear care range announces collaboration with The Wax Whisperer
13 September 2022
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Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors
Cl-ear, the fastest growing ear care brand of drops and spray¹, welcomes Mr Neel Raithatha, Consultant Audiologist BSc (Hons), RHAD, MSHAA, The Wax Whisperer, as healthcare advisor.
New patient education infographic from Cl-ear™
17 April 2023
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Research & Development
According to research into the nation’s hearing health habits commissioned by Cl-ear™, the fastest growing OTC ear care range¹, DIY ear wax removal is rife.
Earplug use in clubbers
1 January 2015
| Linnea Cheung
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ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Tinnitus
Past studies show that there is a low frequency of use of earplugs at music events. In this research article produced by the National Acoustic Laboratories, Australia, a group of 51 regular attendees at music events were recruited and given...
All present and correct
3 September 2024
| Jennifer K Stott
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ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, Otology, ENTA-Tinnitus
You have ear protection, but are you using it properly? What are the risks over time? The design of standard earplugs has changed a lot in a decade. Earplug attenuation did reduce over time but still remained safe, however the...
Hearing loss prevention in musicians - violating one rule of physics
Whilst enjoying music, we also need to be mindful of the potential effect of producing music for the musician. Dr Chasin discusses the development of earplugs for the industry with the added bonus of physics for party goers! Hearing protection,...Evidence for balloon eustachian tuboplasty
1 May 2015
| Zi Wei Liu
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Eustachian tube, Eustachian tube dysfunction, alloon Eustachian tuboplasty, otology, surgery, systematic review
Balloon eustachian tuboplasty is an emerging intervention aimed at the management of eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and its sequelae. The authors acknowledge that ETD is a common but frequently ill-defined problem, with no well-established direct treatment. They performed a systematic...
N-acetylcysteine may have a role in the protection of cochlear hair cells
1 November 2015
| Emma Stapleton
Gentamycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic which is widely used throughout the world, despite its ototoxic potential. It therefore seems wise to continue the search for accessible otoprotective agents. The aim of this study was to clarify the potential protective role...