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CEORL-HNS observership travel grants

5 January 2024
The Confederation of European ORL-HNS has announced a set of grants and scholarships for 2024.

The European Board Exam in Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (EBEORL-HNS) and the benefits it will have on your career

27 February 2020 | | ENT
Ulrik Pedersen, Chairman European Board Examination in Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Shawkat Alaa Shawkat Abdulrahman, Rhinology Consultant Tallaght Teaching Hospital, Dublin, outline the history and format of the EBEORL–HNS and demonstrate the huge benefits gained from the qualification with...

Practising surgery in a war zone: an interview with Dr Volodymyr Melnyk

8 December 2022 |
It is now nine months since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced in late February 2022, with Putin announcing a “special military operation” to “denazify and demilitarise” Ukraine. The rest of the world, however, saw it for what it...

Birmingham 2020 – think big, think BACO

7 January 2020 | | ENT
When Richard Irving and Ann-Louise McDermott made their successful bid to host BACO 2020 in Birmingham, they knew it had far more going for it than the International Conference Centre! Lucy Dalton tells us a little more about the attractions...

The use of THRIVE in laryngology and phonosurgery

1 May 2018 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
The team in Lewisham has been using THRIVE for our phonosurgical cases for about a year. Here, we discuss the pros, cons and potential pitfalls of setting up and using THRIVE as ventilation during anaesthesia rather than using an ML...

In conversation with Dr Peter Belafsky

1 March 2015 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Dr Peter Belafsky. Peter – tell us about your background I was born in Philadelphia and went on to study at Vassar College which is a small liberal arts school in upstate New York. I then attended Medical School in...

Marshall Chasin: the harmony of music and audiology

3 May 2024 | | Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Adult
Marshall Chasin, synonymous with the science of hearing and the art of music, discusses the techniques and technology he has employed over this career... so far. What’s the difference between your practice now and when you first started out? I...

Marshall Chasin: the harmony of music and audiology

3 May 2024 | | Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Adult
Marshall Chasin, synonymous with the science of hearing and the art of music, discusses the techniques and technology he has employed over this career... so far. What’s the difference between your practice now and when you first started out? I...

Across the pond: a tale of two fellowships

1 September 2016 | | ENT
Where in the world is Halifax? Many outside of Canada have never heard of the Maritime Canadian town of Halifax. Before leaving to start a year-long fellowship there, we both had to answer many questions from family and friends about...

Hearing loss prevention in musicians - violating one rule of physics

3 September 2021 | | Audiology - Adult, Auditory Implants
Whilst enjoying music, we also need to be mindful of the potential effect of producing music for the musician. Dr Chasin discusses the development of earplugs for the industry with the added bonus of physics for party goers! Hearing protection,...

Cochlear implantation in children with congenital single-sided deafness

6 January 2023 | | Audiology - Paediatric, Auditory Implants, Audiology - Diagnostic
To date, there has been very limited data supporting the effectiveness of early provision of a cochlear implant to the deaf ear in infants with congenital single-sided deafness. In this article, the authors share their pioneering work with this special...

Effects of air pollution and climate change on the upper airways

10 March 2023 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
Dr Alexander Simidchiev is a specialist in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and public health. He is the Co-Founder and President of Air for Health, a non-profit organisation aimed at educating medical professionals about the impact of air pollution and climate...