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Prioritisation of surgery for pituitary tumours

1 January 2018 | | Pituitary adenoma, Risk stratification, Transsphenoidal
This study is based on the findings of internationally renowned skull base surgeons who convened to recommend this stratification scheme. The study authors report that incidental diagnosis of pituitary tumours during routine imaging as well as early identification of visual...

Expanding horizons: from speech therapy to communication therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease

1 November 2017 |
This article explores the perspective of people living with Parkinson’s disease before and after participating in speech treatment delivered by a speech and language therapist (SLT). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 participants. These interviews were held face to face...
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Otolith malfunction can be a cause of orthostatic dizziness

8 January 2024 | | Vestibular Disorders | Orthostatic dizziness, Subjective visual horizontal, Subjective visual vertical, Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials
This prospective study evaluated otolith function with vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) and subjective visual vertical / horizontal (SVH) tests in 50 adults with normal hearing between the ages of 18 and 50 years. The authors hypothesised that there are...

Classification of maxillofacial pain

1 January 2017 | | Classification, Craniofacial pain, Diagnostic evaluation, Diagnostic imaging, Differential diagnosis, Maxillofacial pain, Orofacial pain, Physical examination
The patient that presents with oral and facial pain can prove a diagnostic conundrum. Whilst most often dental causes can explain the origin and help from our maxillofacial colleagues is warranted, it is useful to have a system for approaching...

Endoscope assisted removal of jugular foramen schwannomas

1 January 2016 |
This article, written by a renowned surgeon with extensive experience in removal of jugular foramen and skull base lesions, describes a new classification for jugular foramen schwannomas (JFS) and a template for selection of surgical approach for endoscope assisted removal....

Adult speech testing in the UK

4 May 2023 | | Audiology - Adult, Speech and Language Therapy
What do hearing healthcare providers see as the benefits and barriers to delivering speech testing? This article explores the latest research. Why speech testing? Speech tests have been used across ENT and audiology practice to measure an individual’s speech recognition...

User perspectives of online audiological rehabilitation programmes

1 March 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric
Recent research shows that online audiological rehabilitation programmes have the potential to improve the quality of life of hearing aid users. However, there are still areas that need need improvement. Elisabet Thorén discusses some of the problems people face when...

Current perspectives of tinnitus and its management

10 March 2023 | | Audiology - Adult, Tinnitus
Whilst there are various therapeutic options for ameliorating the impact of tinnitus, there is no current approved treatment for attempting to eradicate, or even for reducing, the loudness of tinnitus.

Current management of unilateral sporadic vestibular schwannoma

10 March 2023 | | Audiology - Adult, Skull Base Surgery, Vestibular Disorders
Vestibular schwannoma is the commonest tumour of the cerebellopontine angle (80%) and accounts for around 8% of all intracranial tumours. The commonest primary presenting symptoms are audio vestibular. Hearing health professionals are often the first contact for patients with potential symptoms of vestibular schwannoma, with the majority then being seen and diagnosed by otorhinolaryngologists.

Surgical management of sleep disordered breathing

1 May 2015 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Rhinology / Sinus
Snoring and sleep-disordered breathing are often described as multi-level problems, and different surgical procedures are required to treat the various sites of airway narrowing and/or collapse. Jonathan Hobson gives us an eloquent run-through the various options available to the ENT...

Running a post-COVID smell clinic

1 July 2021 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus, COVID-19
Over the past year, much of our effort as a speciality has been directed towards crisis management and keeping services afloat. Our practice has changed in untold ways, but unprecedented numbers of patients with smell disorders will increasingly require our...

Anaesthesia for excision of vestibular schwannomas

27 February 2020 | | ENT, Otology
The ‘shared airway’ relationship between ENT surgeons and anaesthetists is well documented. But ENT surgery and anaesthesia interact in numerous other ways, particularly in complex skull base surgery. What do our anaesthetic colleagues want us to know about vestibular schwannoma...