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In conversation with Professor Shakeel R Saeed

27 February 2020 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Neurotology, ENTA-Otology
The European Academy of Otology and Neuro-otology (EAONO) will hold its 2020 meeting in London, UK. Haroon Saeed, Specialist Trainee in ENT, asked Professor Shakeel Saeed, EAONO President, about the upcoming event. Professor Shakeel Saeed In a nutshell, what is...

Head and neck cancer awareness

1 March 2016 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck
Head and neck cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, and awareness and screening campaigns have shown a decline in its incidence. Support for campaigns of awareness and education about these cancers is crucial from professional, societal and governmental...

Using autologous blood to reduce postoperative infections

7 January 2020 | | ENTA-Head & Neck, Maxillofacial Surgery | Hyaluronic acid, Impacted tooth, L-PRF, Mucosa, Soft tissue, Wound healing
The removal of impacted wisdom teeth is a common surgical procedure with possible complications including postoperative bleeding and wound infection and alveolar osteitis. Preventing osteitis is dependent on retaining the blood clot in the socket with no infection. There are...
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Does middle turbinate resection affect olfaction in endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery?

4 September 2023 | | ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA-Skull Base Surgery | endoscopic endonasal approach, endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, middle turbinate resection, olfaction
The middle turbinates (MT) are sometimes partially resected during endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery to improve surgical access. Some outfracture the middle turbinates instead. This article presents results of the first prospective randomised study, investigating the effects of such surgery...

Allergy – what’s in a name?

5 October 2020 |
Allergy is defined as an “abnormal immune reaction to an ordinarily harmless substance” [1], however the meaning of the word has taken many forms since its introduction in 1906 by Austrian Paediatrician and Immunologist, Clemens von Pirquet [2]. Combining his...

The workplace environment and doctors’ health (ENT)

1 January 2014 | | ENTA-ENT
It is well established that doctors have higher levels of stress, depression and suicide than the general population [1] and most other professional groups (Figure 1 illustrates the factors that can make us ill). In addition they have high levels...

A new approach to workplace hearing conservation

5 July 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
The traditional approach to managing workplace noise has failed - how can we better protect our nation’s hearing using smart hearing protection? Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is the most common occupational health condition in the world and the most...

Pre-hospital care

1 July 2014 | | ENTA-ENT
For those of us that work within the acute hospital system, the sound of the trauma pager going off warning of an incoming casualty with as yet unknown injuries is often the sound of uncertainty and anxiety. When it becomes...

In conversation with George Tavartkiladze

1 May 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Otology
For decades, Professor Tavartkiladze has been the personification of Russian audiology and its best known ambassador on the international stage. Hailing from the republic of Georgia, he has led countless seminal initiatives within Russia to advance the science and practice...

Vestibular dysfunction after cochlear implantation in children

3 November 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Whilst vestibular dysfunction is a known outcome of cochlear implant surgery, do we know the risk factors associated with this, particularly in children? In this article a team from University of Tokyo discuss their findings. Cochlear implantation (CI) is an...

Barotrauma

1 July 2014 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA-Vestibular Disorders
Barotrauma is an injury which is due to the effects of pressure upon an air-containing space. Healthy middle ear cavities and paranasal sinuses are normally in equilibrium with the atmospheric pressure, but if an individual moves away from the surface,...

The Matchgirls and Phossy Jaw: a striking tale of industrial action

4 September 2023 | | ENTA-ENT
Poor working conditions, long hours, low pay – and the prospect of a dangerous and disfiguring osteonecrosis of the jaw. These were the triggers for the 1400 ‘matchgirls’ of the Bryant and May factory to strike in July 1888, a...