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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....

The utilisation of three-dimensional printed models in skull base surgery

1 January 2019 | | ENT, Skull Base Surgery
As technology improves, there are new ways to assist with surgeons when it comes to training and preparing for surgery. Barbara Anne Thomson and Georgios Kontorinis highlight how 3D printing can help with the understanding and surgical planning for complex...

From Hippocrates to COVID-19: sniffing out the disease

1 July 2021 | | ENT, COVID-19
The ancient Greek physician, Hippocrates, used the ‘art of smell’ to diagnose diseases around 400BC. He also formulated miasmatic theory, which posited that disease is caused by bad smells. Bad air was strongly believed by many physicians to be the...

Effects of blast and acoustic trauma: assessment of hearing status on war veterans

1 July 2014 | | Audiology - Adult, ENT, Otology, Tinnitus, Auditory Implants
Introduction Acoustical conditions of the military are often dangerous and there is a real risk of blast trauma and acoustic trauma [1, 2]. Levels of military noises maybe reach up to 125 dBA [3]. Weapons produce instant shock waves (10μs)...

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...

The impact of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome

1 May 2015 | | Audiology - Paediatric, Otology, Genetics
Hearing loss and language development Down syndrome (DS) usually arises due to trisomy 21 and is associated with intellectual disability and risks of developmental delays and difficulties, including hearing loss. Hearing loss is common in children with DS [1]. In...

Targeted CMV screening and hearing management of children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection

31 October 2018 | | Audiology - Paediatric, Audiology - Diagnostic
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is a common congenital infection and is the leading infectious cause of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children. Prof Karen Fowler discusses current research and the exciting future of screening for cCMV in newborns. Figure 1....

ENT in this issue...FESS - The Stammberger Legacy (May/Jun19)

1 May 2019 |
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS),Editor, ENT & Audiology News; Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK E: d.costello@nhs.net Claire Hopkins, FRCS(ORLHNS) DM (Oxon),Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London; Professor of Rhinology, King’s College London, UK....