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Musical perception and the brain: In conversation with Charles Limb

7 January 2020 |
One of the unique aspects of BACO 2020 will be a public engagement event. Charles Limb, an esteemed guest lecturer from San Francisco, will delve deep into the neurological experience of music. Who better than our very own Declan Costello...

Cochlear implantation and identity in Deaf families

3 July 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
Cochlear implants are one of ENT’s great success stories. But for some families, the decision to implant is far more complex than audiology alone. When we talk about cochlear implantation, we often lead with the science. Candidacy criteria, age at...

Interview with Andrew Swift

6 May 2022 | Written by
ENT UK has a central role in guiding and supporting ENT surgeons. Our editor Declan Costello caught up with Andrew Swift, who has just taken over the presidency of the organisation.

Jan Plzák takes helm as president of the CEORL-HNS

12 August 2024
The Confederation of European Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (CEORL-HNS) proudly announces the appointment of Professor Jan Plzák as its new president.

In conversation with Dr Peter Belafsky

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - 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...

Imaging and management of head and neck vascular anomalies

1 May 2014 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Vascular anomalies are a diffuse spectrum of abnormalities which often involve the head, neck and oral cavity. They are frequently misnamed, often being generically labelled as haemangiomas. This lack of basic understanding can cause confusion leading to a cascade of...

The UK otolaryngology trainees’ lived experience during the COVID-19 pandemic

17 February 2022 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Much has been published on the concerns and real impact of the pandemic on surgical training. In this article, colleagues from the Association of Otorhinolaryngologists in Training (AOT) in the UK share the experiences of their membership. We invite our...

The changing landscape for hearing loss therapeutics: novel advances of gene and cell therapies

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Recent years have seen advances in hearing loss therapeutics, with novel treatments trialled in humans, and others nearing promising first-in-kind clinical trials. First successful clinical trials for a specific form of genetic hearing loss Very exciting news has emerged in...

Partial reconstruction of the pinna

1 September 2016 | | ENTA - Otology
Reconstruction of the pinna is one of the most challenging procedures in facial plastic surgery. Although there has been significant progress since one of the earliest recorded descriptions by Sushruta in 600 BC, the complex three-dimensional structure of the pinna...

Sustainability guidelines to reduce single-use items in ENT outpatients

7 January 2025 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
ENT surgery generates significant waste, with single-use instruments and packaging as key contributors. This article outlines recommendations on sustainable practice that can be adopted into ENT departments. Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human health in the...

How I lost my hearing aid…and other patient experiences

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
All audiologists, I am sure, would claim that they give full explanations of hearing aid controls and use of the devices at all fitting appointments. However, we know that patients do not always absorb all that they are told and...

Meeting myself coming back

4 May 2023 | | ENTA - ENT
Sometimes, it can seem like trainers and trainees are separate entities, inhabiting separate worlds, in two separate spheres of experience. However, trainees become trainers, and there is always a period where the trainer has only just stopped being the trainee....