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Cochlear Implant Patient Assessment: Evaluation of Candidacy, Performance, and Outcomes – Second Edition book cover photo.

Cochlear Implant Patient Assessment: Evaluation of Candidacy, Performance, and Outcomes – Second Edition

7 January 2021 | | ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-Otology
The second edition of Cochlear Implant Patient Assessment aims to become a point of reference for all professionals involved in assessing cochlear implant candidacy and interested in broadening their knowledge to maximise the hearing capabilities of their patients. This book...

Interview with Mr Vasant Oswal, Emeritus Consultant ENT H&N Surgeon

21 June 2022 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck
British Medical Laser Association (BMLA) held its 39th annual conference, the first in-person gathering following the COVID-19 pandemic, in the academic surrounding of the Surgeons’ Quarters of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. Chris Henson caught up with 87-year-old...

TMJ arthrocentesis

3 March 2021 | | ENTA-Head & Neck | temporomandibular joint, temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis, temporomandibular joint disorders
This is a paper from Brazil where they attempted to clarify the volume required for an arthrocentesis to the temporomandibular joint. Nineteen cadavers had methylene blue injected into the upper joint space. Conventional arthrocentesis was then conducted with 300ml of...

Tranexamic acid and blood loss in bimaxillary surgery

1 September 2018 | | blood loss in bimaxillary surgery, orthognathic surgery, tranexamic acid
This is a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial from Thailand to clarify the most effective dose of Tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss during a bimaxillary osteotomy. They confirmed that the dose of 10mg per kg is the most efficacious and...

Patient and public involvement in research

1 January 2016 | | ENTA-ENT
One step further from involving patients in setting research priorities is to involve them in the planning and recruitment stages of the subsequent trials and studies. Here, Carl Philpott and Aneeka Degun explain the concept of Patient and Public Involvement...

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...

An overview of human factors in ENT and anaesthesia

1 November 2019 | | ENTA-ENT
James Bates and Chris Frerk are both passionate about how human factors science can improve safety in healthcare and have co-authored this article describing how communication, ergonomics and other non-technical skills are making operating theatres safer. There is no doubt...

Less Than Full time Training in Otolaryngology

1 September 2014 | | ENTA-ENT
A recent Statement from the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASIT) stated that in 2011 there were 17 otolaryngology trainees in Less Than Full Time training (LTFT) [1]. Otolaryngologists in LTFT posts (17/151) is the largest group after general surgery...

Audiology training in Australia

1 September 2018 |
There are many different ways to become an audiologist throughout the world and it is interesting to see how different some of the training routes can be. Wayne Wilson, an Associate Professor and the Head of Audiology at The University...

Pathways for becoming an audiologist in the USA Part 1: the early years

1 January 2019 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
Part 2 of this topic is available here. The Doctor of Audiology degree is required for clinical practice in the USA. In part one of a two-part series, Professor Hall reviews the evolution of academic credentialing for American audiologists, beginning...

What’s new in protecting hearing?

1 May 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Preventing an avoidable hearing loss before it begins would be the public health dream. In this article Kathleen Campbell takes us through one option that is showing the potential to fulfil that ambition. Kathleen explains the development of a preventative...

A new approach to workplace hearing conservation

5 July 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
The traditional approach to managing workplace noise has failed - how can we better protect our nation’s hearing using smart hearing protection? Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is the most common occupational health condition in the world and the most...