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Sharing audio data for the greater good of research

1 November 2016 |
HomeBank is a novel online repository for daylong audio recordings of children and families. Daylong recordings of children in naturalistic environments with their family and friends are an important source of information to enable an understanding of how children develop...

Organisers announce cancellation of European Audiologist of the Year Award in response to coronavirus COVID-19

11 June 2020
The annual European Audiologist of the Year awards event was due to be held later this year. Officials have announced...
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Biologicals for severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. Any use?

5 November 2021 | | Rhinology / Sinus | chronic rhinosinusitis, dupilumab, mepolizumab, omalizumab, reslizumab
Recent advances and knowledge of inflammatory endotypes of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) led to introduction of biological agents such as monoclonal antibodies targeting IgE (omalizumab) and Interleukins (ILs) such as IL4R alpha (dupilumab) and IL5. The European Academy...

Virtual human speaker

1 February 2019 | | Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric, Audiology - Adult | Speech perception, auditory-visual speech, behavioural measures, instrumentation, psychoacoustics/hearing science, virtual humans
The aim of the discussed study was to develop and evaluate a 3D virtual speaker that could use pre-recorded audio-material and possibly be used for audio-visual speech testing in the future. The authors developed the terminal-analogue method that allows to...
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Diagnosing complications of acute mastoiditis in emergency situations

27 February 2020 | | Otology | Checklist, Diagnosis, Mastoiditis, Radiology, Suppuration
In many cases, acute mastoiditis is manageable with intravenous antibiotics and hospitalised care. However, the decision whether to intervene surgically remains crucial and reliance is based on radiological findings – CT scans for bony changes and MRI for possible intra-cerebral...

Cancer genetics and signalling pathways in ENT – a review and discussion of how this can be applied to rare tumours

1 November 2014 | | ENT, Genetics
Introduction Cancer cases continue to increase worldwide, and­­ head and neck cancer is a major global health issue, with an estimated global burden of over 630,000 new cases and over 350,000 deaths per year [1]. The term ‘head and neck...

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) - Part 2

1 November 2016 | | Rhinology / Sinus
In the first of this two-part series, Martyn Barnes and colleagues discussed indications for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), the surgical objectives and techniques, patient expectations and the risks of surgery [1]. In this second and final part, the authors...

The costs of applying to ENT specialty training

22 February 2021 | | ENT
Training doctors is costly. In the UK, medical school costs an estimated £230,000 made up of £163,000 in government grants and £65,000 in student loans [1]. Repayment of the student loan begins once the graduate earns above a certain threshold,...

Rehabilitation of unilateral sensorineural hearing loss: bone vs air conduction

1 September 2015 | | Audiology - Adult, Auditory Implants
The re-routing of sound from the deafened ear to the hearing ear has been the mainstay of rehabilitation for SSD for many years. Both hearing aid and bone conduction technology have undergone significant advances over the past decade. This article...

A parent’s journey: beyond the diagnosis

1 January 2015 | Audiology - Paediatric
Tamsin Coates lives in Wallesey, UK and talks about coming to terms with the difficulties and joys of having two deaf children. Here she explains about the early days and the impact of their diagnosis upon the family. Thinking back...

Managing sustainability

3 November 2023 | | ENT, Audiology - Adult
Planetary health needs to be addressed at a societal level for any meaningful impact to occur. As the global director of sustainability for a law firm, Marion Palmer provides an overview of the responsibilities of corporate organisations for both a...

In conversation with Chadwan Al Yaghchi - Cutting Edge Laryngology 2019

17 September 2019 |
Chadwan Al Yaghchi is a founding member of the British Laryngological Association and served on the council since 2013. He is currently the associate honorary treasurer. How did the idea for Cutting Edge Laryngology come about? 2010 was a time...