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The ORL App: I challenge you to duel!

4 May 2021 | | ENTA-ENT
'Every day is a school day’ – an age-old saying that is as much a proverb as it is an instruction for allied health professionals. These days, it is hard to keep up with any sort of news - whether...
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Pollen forecasting apps: don’t worry, bee happy!

3 September 2021 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
Hay fever sufferers rejoice! Around a fifth of people in the UK self-report to having hay fever (allergic rhinitis). In the majority of cases, this is thought to be a sensitivity to grass pollen. Symptoms may present as nasal congestion,...
Graphic depicting Neosensory Buzz app.

Neosensory Buzz: can a wristband really help with sound awareness and tinnitus?

4 November 2021 | | ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Tinnitus
As an audiologist, I am always looking for alternative and innovative solutions for patients who have tried all other traditional approaches. What else can I offer to patients who struggle to hear, even with appropriate amplification, or those who struggle...
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Hi There Solutions

25 April 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a multitude of lifestyle challenges, and communication has been no exception to this. Not only have plexiglass barriers and masks impeded the way we verbally interact, but the transition to more frequent virtual communication has...

In search of courage; transition 
into Army

1 July 2014 | | ENTA-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...

CI music: seeking perfection, accepting reality

1 September 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-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...

BACO: evolution and modernisation

1 January 2018 | | ENTA-ENT
Chairing the local organising committee is no small task, but it has a personal connection for Tim Woolford, as he tells us. I attended my first BACO in Manchester as a registrar, and have attended every one since. In July,...

The Medical Art Society

1 July 2018 | | ENTA-ENT
Historian, sculptor and general polymath Neil Weir neatly demonstrates the strong links between our speciality and the creative arts, along with his colleague from the Medical Art Society, Jeanette Cayley. At a summer meeting of the British Medical Association in...

IFOS activities

1 September 2018 | | ENTA-ENT
International collaboration is more important than ever, and we hear from Prof Milan Profant about a collaboration that grew out of the very successful IFOS meeting in Paris in 2017. IFOS has developed a new philosophy regarding how to organise...

What’s new about the 5th Congress of the CEORL-HNS?

1 January 2019 | | ENTA-ENT
The CEORL-HNS congress will feature novel ideas for sessions, including debates, ‘basic ENT’ and ‘nightmare’ sessions! The two leading figures of the meeting tell us about the evolution of the congress and future directions. There is something new about the...

The multidisciplinary voice clinic

30 April 2020 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In his inimitable way, Nick Gibbins tells us why the voice clinic is the highlight of his week – and his very own field of dreams. The voice clinic has come a long way in the last 40 years. The...

How can we be SMART with virtual consultations?

2 November 2020 | | ENTA-ENT
At the beginning of 2020, video conferencing and phone consultations accounted for less than 1% of all consultations. Now it is probably 70%. Whilst there are many remote consultation solutions available, Tina Marshall describes what the ideal solution should look...