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Genomic testing for deafness and its implications

2 September 2022 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Otology
Gene therapies for hearing loss are rapidly advancing and will be transitioning to clinical practice. Here, the authors explain why clinicians involved in managing these disorders need to be aware of these advances. Genomic testing in England was significantly reconfigured...

Achieving consensus on candidacy for cochlear implantation

1 September 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
The British Cochlear Implant Group’s candidacy working group recently ran a national exercise, working towards a consensus on candidacy for cochlear implantation in the UK. Padraig Kitterick and Debi Vickers were instrumental in this exercise, and in the article below,...
Photo showing a device developed by Tymcure

Present and future in myringoplasty

1 November 2019 | | ENTA-ENT, Otology
Tympanic membrane perforations are a common finding in ENT practice. Whilst watchful waiting or formal tympanoplasty are standard options – wouldn’t it be amazing if there was a low cost, safe, in-clinic option to immediately help patients (I hear you...

In conversation with Prof Nobuhiko Isshiki

7 January 2020 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
A 90th birthday is definitely a landmark that should be observed and celebrated. Elisabeth Sjögren interviews this man who has been such a huge influence in the world of laryngology. Nobuhiko and Keiko in the cosmos field. Congratulations on your...

Partial reconstruction of the pinna

1 September 2016 | | ENTA-Otology
Reconstruction of the pinna is one of the most challenging procedures in facial plastic surgery. Although there has been significant progress since one of the earliest recorded descriptions by Sushruta in 600 BC, the complex three-dimensional structure of the pinna...

Three is not a crowd! Involving family members in audiology appointments

1 July 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Family members currently have minimal involvement in the appointment. Image by Caitlin Grenness. Hearing loss in older adults not only affects the patients themselves, but also their family members. This article outlines the findings of recent research into how family...

Personal perspective of a hearing aid user: In conversation with Alistair Cruickshank

5 January 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Auditory Implants
Alistair Cruickshank explains how he has embraced technological changes to improve his day-to-day listening experiences as a hearing aid user. He explains the importance of experimenting and trying out different approaches and how much he values working closely with his...

In conversation with Ulrik Pedersen, Chairman of the EBEORL-HNS Exam Board

1 March 2017 | | ENTA-ENT
The European Examination Board in Otorhinolaryngology was created in 2008 in order to ‘harmonise the knowledge base among otorhinolaryngolgists throughout Europe’. Declan Costello spoke to new Chairman of the Board, Ulrik Pedersen. Ulrik Pedersen. Congratulations on your appointment as the...

In conversation with Professor John Russell, President of CEORL-HNS Dublin 2024

8 January 2024 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Paediatrics
John Russell is professor of paediatric otolaryngology in Dublin and the President of the CEORL-HNS Congress in his hometown. Declan Costello caught up with him to find out what we can expect from the meeting, not just academically, but also...

In Conversation with Professor John Russell, President of CEORL-HNS Dublin 2024

8 January 2024 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Paediatrics
John Russell is professor of paediatric otolaryngology in Dublin and the President of the CEORL-HNS Congress in his hometown. Declan Costello caught up with him to find out what we can expect from the meeting, not just academically, but also...

IOS 2024

11 October 2024 -12 October 2024 | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA-Head & Neck, Otology, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
The 65th Irish Otorhinolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery Society conference was hosted by IOS president, Professor Rory McConn Walsh in Titanic Belfast.

Current considerations on neural development and hearing loss in young children

1 January 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Neurotology
The young child’s brain has the ability to change in response to new stimuli, resulting in learning, the foundation of adaptive and intelligent behaviour. For children with hearing loss, a reduction or lack of auditory stimuli can have a ‘lifelong...