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How reliable is non-echoplanar diffusion-weighted MRI in picking up postoperative cholesteatoma in children?

4 September 2023 | | Otology | Cholesteatoma, Diagnostic Imaging, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mastoidectomy, Pediatrics
Cholesteatoma occurs more often in children than in adults and is more aggressive, often resulting in ossicular erosion and marked conductive loss, amongst other more serious possibilities. Recurrence happens in all three methods used, namely canal wall up, canal wall...

Stenting and sinus surgery

1 January 2018 | | Chronic rhinosinusitis, Chronic sinusitis, Drug-eluting stents, Sinus surgery, Stents, Steroid releasing stents
Stents are used in sinus surgery with the aim of maintaining patency of sinus cavity avoiding restenosis from inflammation or scarring. The exact indication for stenting in sinus surgery however is still debated. The authors discussed the potential role of...

Low risk options following failure of intratympanic gentamicin for Meniere’s

1 May 2017 | | Meniere’s Disease, Intractable disease, Gentamicin, Surgery
This article is a useful summary of the options available when intratympanic gentamicin (ITG) fails to adequately control vertigo episodes in Meniere’s patients. The authors describe the anatomical reasons that may impede drug delivery to the round window with the...

"A merry road, a mazy road, and such as we did tread, The night we went to Birmingham by way of Beachy Head"

7 January 2020 | | ENT
It’s true, the UK’s premier ENT event has come around quickly this time. So, who better to ‘poke awake’ for an article on the ethos and culture of Birmingham UK, BACO 2020 venue, than the erudite Chris Potter, who’s been...

Non-surgical rhinoplasty

1 July 2019 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus, Rhinoplasty
Some patients would like to alter the appearance of their nose without surgery or make further subtle changes after a rhinoplasty. Lydia Badia explains how this can be done, thanks to the advent of injectable fillers. This medical procedure in...

Musical hallucinations and audiology

3 September 2021 | | Audiology - Adult
Many of us will have been stuck with an ‘earworm’ for a day but consider how it would be to have that earworm stuck on repeat, possibly forever. Drs Lauw, Blom and Coebergh review the current literature on musical hallucinations...

To make a difference

1 September 2019 | | Audiology - Adult
Education and training have a key part to play in the development of leaders of the future; Dorte Hammershøi discusses the educational approaches taken in Denmark and the pros and cons of the methods used. Dorte also explains the BEAR...

The potential benefits of having supervision in clinical practice

1 September 2018 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric
Marie Wardle is the Programme Director of the Interpersonal Therapy department in the West Midlands, UK and part of her role is to deliver supervision training courses for therapists in the region. Therapists, whether supporting patients with psychological or physical...

Hyperacusis-related distress and comorbid psychiatric illness

1 May 2019 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Tinnitus
Research suggests that over 50% of patients presenting with hyperacusis also present with some form of psychiatric disorder. With this in mind, Dr Aazh outlines what tools clinicians can use to screen for psychological disorders and what path to take...

Intratympanic treatments for subjective idiopathic tinnitus

24 May 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, ENT, Otology, Tinnitus
Direct application of medication into the ear is long established, going back as far as written records. In the modern era, greater understanding of aural anatomy revealed that drugs instilled in the middle ear could potentially diffuse into the cochlea...

Awake transnasal laryngeal and pharyngeal biopsy in the unsedated patient

27 February 2020 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Rhinology / Sinus
In an attempt to improve the efficiency and flow of patients through a busy ENT clinic, technology now allows the ENT surgeon to consider biopsies in the outpatient setting on a more regular and controlled basis. This can avoid the...

Finding the right balance: remote dizzy patient consultation during a pandemic

1 July 2021 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
During the COVID pandemic, all our working patterns have changed. One significant impact had been on the management of outpatient consultations and the increase in telephone consultations and enhanced vetting. In this article the authors share their experience of managing...