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WCA Innovation Prize

8 November 2024
At the World Congress of Audiology in Paris in September, a special prize was announced for the best innovation that addresses an unmet medical need. Candidates were selected from domains such as clinical trials or medical devices, and given five minutes and five slides to pitch in front of an international jury of researchers, clinicians, economists and industry professionals.

Will it ever happen?

1 November 2014 |
Audiology is a rapidly evolving field, with many exciting developments on the horizon. David Baguley identified some topics of interest, and asked some international experts ‘will it ever happen?’ Gene therapy for deafness After years of development, gene therapy for...

What’s new in protecting hearing?

1 May 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Preventing an avoidable hearing loss before it begins would be the public health dream. In this article Kathleen Campbell takes us through one option that is showing the potential to fulfil that ambition. Kathleen explains the development of a preventative...

St Blaise - patron saint of the throat

6 January 2023 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In a previous article, we looked at some interesting legends surrounding patron saints of the ear and hearing [1]. As we celebrate the Feast Day of St Blaise of Sebastia on 3 February, we hear some fascinating tales and myths...

A path to leadership

3 July 2023 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
In this article we learn more about the Ruth Thomsen’s journey in audiology and healthcare science, exploring the opportunities on the road less travelled. “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by,And that has...

Developing an Innovation for ENT – from Idea to Market: how ‘e-i’ did it

1 March 2014 | | ENTA-ENT
Background endoscope-i (e-i) Ltd was incorporated into Companies House on December 3rd, 2012 following eight months of developing our first project, a simple iPhone adapter for endoscopes. Of the three founding shareholders, two are ENT surgeons and one a lecturer...

Per-Ingvar Brånemark: father of osseointegration

3 September 2024 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
The application of osseointegration has been central to the development of both bone-anchored hearing aids and dental implants. But how did it all come about? Per-Ingvar Brånemark (1929–2014). Image Johan Wingborg. Many hearing-impaired patients owe a great debt of gratitude...

Introduction to virtual healthcare job interviews

7 January 2021 | | ENTA-ENT
What’s the best way to run a video job interview? Matthew Wu and Elliott Kozin provide some top tips – both for interviewer and interviewee. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed almost every aspect of society. For the foreseeable future,...

OBITUARY: Prof Shanmugam Kameswaran (1923-2021)

10 August 2021 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
Professor Shanmugam Kameswaran was born in 1923 and did his MBBS and MS at Madras Medical College, India, under PV Cherian who later became the Governor of Maharashtra, India. He worked as his assistant and left for the UK in...

The multidisciplinary voice clinic

30 April 2020 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In his inimitable way, Nick Gibbins tells us why the voice clinic is the highlight of his week – and his very own field of dreams. The voice clinic has come a long way in the last 40 years. The...

AUDIOLOGY - In conversation with Chris Mennan: A patient’s perspective on 
single-sided deafness

1 September 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Chris Mennan is a retired policeman and started working as an Audiology Technical Officer at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust in 2012. In this article he speaks to ENT and Audiology News Features Editor, Alex Griffiths-Brown, about his...

The Laryngeal Pacemaker – developing an innovative solution for bilateral vocal fold paralysis

4 July 2024 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Bilateral vocal fold paralysis is a difficult condition to manage, with surgical interventions previously limited to tracheostomy or arytenoidectomy. Re-innervation surgery has been developed and, in recent years, a Laryngeal Pacemaker is now in clinical trials. We speak to two...