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General overview of endoscopic ear surgery: advantages and principles

1 May 2016 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
The philosophy of endoscopic ear surgery presents surgeons with a tricky concept – does the magnificent view make up for the fact I need to operate with one hand? In this article, Jane Lea discusses the advantages of operating transcanal...

Developments in diagnostic approaches for acutely dizzy patients

27 February 2020 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Vestibular Disorders
The acutely dizzy patient can be a diagnostic and management dilemma for emergency departments and general practitioners, with many patients consequently having delayed access to specialised assessment and treatment. David Jay tells us about HINTS, a bedside test that can...

What happens to donated hearing aids?

1 September 2018 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-Neurotology, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Speech and Language Therapy, ENTA-Tinnitus
According to the WHO, only 3% of people in developing countries who require hearing aids have one. Over the years many people, organisations and companies have donated old hearing aids to charities. Bhavisha Parmar, an audiologist who volunteered with Sound...

#BecauseIhearIlive – an international message from Smiling Crocodile

26 June 2020 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
There are 34 million children worldwide afflicted by disabling hearing loss, 60% of whom are suffering from hearing loss due to preventable causes [1]. This article is an account of the Smiling Crocodile Charity, founded in 2009 by Dagmar Herrmannová,...

Robert Vincent: otologie sans frontières

3 May 2024 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
Chris Aldren speaks to French ear surgeon Robert Vincent who’s particularly proud of forming a global otologist network providing free resources for education and patient care worldwide. Robert Vincent Robert, who have been your otological mentors? I did my initial...

In conversation with Erwin Offeciers

1 September 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Paediatrics
Professor Erwin Offeciers is a renowned adult and paediatric otologist, living and working in Antwerp, Belgium. He has extensive experience in cochlear implantation and has also spearheaded the well described bony obliteration technique. He is to sit on the forthcoming...

Life Down Under: an overview of the Sydney Endoscopic Ear Fellowship

9 September 2020 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
As we emerge from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the first half of 2020, trainee colleagues will be looking to their future once again. Options may include fellowships, and we are delighted to have Dr Andrew Ma share...

Global Button Battery Task Force Meeting

9 September 2024
The first Global Button Battery Task Force Meeting took place on 17 July 2024 to address ongoing concerns about the dangers of button batteries when accidentally swallowed by children. With their small size and attractive shiny surface, button batteries have...

A snapshot of UK newborn hearing screening services during the COVID-19 pandemic

28 July 2020 | | ENTA-Covid-19, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
During the COVID-19 pandemic, new guidance for newborn hearing screening programmes and management of audiology referrals was released by Public Health England [1,2]. There was also joint guidance from the UK professional bodies [3] and guidance from NHS England regarding...

Interacoustics: Trends in Balance

17 September 2024 -19 September 2024
I recently attended the 4th Annual Trends in Balance online course. Day one was optimizing the vestibular diagnostic test battery, day two looked at the functional balance assessments available and day three looked at vestibular rehabilitation.

3rd Royal National ENT Hospital Advanced Otology & Auditory Implants Course

9 January 2025 -10 January 2025 | ENTA-Auditory Implants, Paediatric ENT, Otology, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
The 3rd Royal National Ear Nose & Throat Advanced Otology & Auditory Implants Course is a unique 2-day symposium aimed at Consultant Otologists & Auditory Implant surgeons, senior Otology trainees and SAS doctors. This unique event will run as a...

The 15th Annual Royal Marsden Head & Neck Conference

22 November 2024 | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck
The 15th Annual Royal Marsden Head and Neck Conference: "New Horizons in Nasal and Paranasal Sinus Malignancy" We are pleased to announce and invite you to participate in The 15th Royal Marsden Head and Neck Conference, themed "New Horizons in...