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ENT & Audiology in this issue...Music

3 September 2021 |
Music is a central part of many people’s lives, and ENT surgeons and audiologists frequently treat patients whose musical experience is affected by pathology. For September/October 2021, we explore a number of areas in which patients need the support of otologists, laryngologists, audiologists, and others.

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...

New toolkit educates GPs on how to support hearing loss patients

8 February 2021
An educational toolkit developed by the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), in collaboration with hearing loss charity RNID and NHS England & Improvement, aims to support GPs to deliver care for patients with hearing loss. The RGCP toolkit, sponsored by...

TRIBUTE: Ugo Fisch

11 February 2020
EAONO collected in tributes from colleagues of Ugo Fisch who passed away on 12th December 2019 at the age of 88.  
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck surgery journal cover

Outcomes of temporal bone-resurfacing for pulsatile tinnitus associated with vascular wall anomalies

1 September 2019 | | Otology, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus | carotid artery, dehiscence, diverticulum, hydroxyapatite, hypotympanic approach, jugular bulb, pulsatile tinnitus, resurfacing, sigmoid sinus, surgical technique, systematic review, vascular wall anomaly
This month’s Ed’s choice is an interesting systematic review into the management of pulsatile tinnitus. There are impressive results from resurfacing of symptomatic anatomical abnormalities of the temporal bone and I suspect that referrals for further imaging and otology clinic...

Reasons for attending annual hearing aid review appointments

30 April 2020 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA-Skull Base Surgery | ATHA, Hearing aid, IOI-HA, appointment attendance, funding source, travel
The aim of this study was to investigate what factors influence hearing aid users’ decision to attend or not attend an annual hearing aid review (HAR) appointment. Two separate surveys were created for attendees and non-attendees. An invitation letter was...
Healthcare Disparities in Otolaryngology book cover image.

Healthcare Disparities in Otolaryngology

3 May 2024 | | ENTA-ENT
The topic of this book seems timely given the increasing focus in recent years on equality and prevention of discrimination. But my initial reaction was, do we need a 300-page textbook on this topic? Is there so much to say?...

Surgical outcomes of myringoplasty using platelet-rich plasma

9 September 2020 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, Otology, ENTA-Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery | Closure surgery, Myringoplasty, Platelet-rich plasma, Tympanic membrane perforation, Tympanoplasty
Tympanic membrane (TM) perforations can affect people’s quality of life due to recurrent infections. Management is often by surgical repair. In this study, the authors investigated the outcomes of a minimally invasive approach of patch myringoplasty using an atelocollagen sponge...

Mentorship and its role in surgical training

1 March 2019 | | ENTA-ENT
Is there a principle which could help address multiple challenges in surgical training? One which has potential to improve recruitment and retention of staff to our specialty, quality of patient care and surgeon morale? Harry Spiers, an Academic Foundation Doctor...

KTP laser in the office

1 March 2016 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
KTP laser surgery offers a new way of selectively targeting microvasculature within laryngeal lesions and leaving normal surrounding tissues like epithelium and lamina propria intact – and thus preserving physiological phonation. This kind of selective photoangiolysis can be performed in...

Robotics in rhinology – fantasy or the future?

3 September 2024 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
Robotic surgery is advancing, but its use in rhinology lags due to spatial constraints and high costs. Innovations in flexible robots may bridge this gap in the future. We are in a new era, one of artificial intelligence and robotics....

TORS for patients with sleep-disordered breathing

1 May 2015 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
Transoral robotic surgery is now a well-accepted technique in malignant tumours of the tongue base. Here the team from St Mary’s and the Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital in London describe its use in carefully selected patients with...