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A practical approach to tinnitus

1 January 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Tinnitus, ENTA-Otology
Tinnitus is the perception of sound without an external source. The estimated prevalence in adults is between 10-15% [1]. In patients with significant tinnitus, prompting them to seek medical attention, 50% will have improved to mild or no tinnitus by...

Why and what should hearing care professionals know about cognitive impairment and dementia

27 June 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Neurotology
Good reasons to care about cognitive impairment and dementia in audiology If asking people what they fear most when getting to old age, it is cognitive decline that is named most often. This comes with the expectation of limitations 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....

The Airway Intervention Registry (AIR)

1 January 2016 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Many of our readers will be familiar with conducting endoscopic balloon dilatation procedures. Steven Powell speaks to ENT and Audiology News about the new Airway Intervention Registry which has been set up to collect robust data on the safety and...

Audiology Assistant Apprenticeship – employer and apprentice perspectives

4 May 2021 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
To celebrate National Apprenticeship week in February 2021, Keiran Joseph interviewed Caroline Jackson, Principal Audiologist at Children and Young Peoples Audiology Centre St Thomas Hospital, and Audiology Assistant Apprentice, Rachael Allan, about the value of the apprenticeship scheme in their...

Take-home tinnitus care – Sound Relief App

1 July 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a condition that affects over 300 million people worldwide. Typically it manifests as a ringing or buzzing in the ears and while there is not yet a cure there are many ways for patients to manage their tinnitus....

Minimally invasive techniques for benign salivary gland obstruction

13 June 2017 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Salivary gland obstruction is a common condition – it is recognised by a complaint of intermittent meal-time swelling of the affected salivary gland and can be accompanied by recurrent infections. Imaging can identify the nature and location of an obstruction...

Allergy – what’s in a name?

5 October 2020 |
Allergy is defined as an “abnormal immune reaction to an ordinarily harmless substance” [1], however the meaning of the word has taken many forms since its introduction in 1906 by Austrian Paediatrician and Immunologist, Clemens von Pirquet [2]. Combining his...

Erasmus Darwin and the larynx – but why is it where it is and when?

3 May 2022 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Charles Darwin’s grandfather was not only on to where we all came from by the end of the 18th century, but dared to declare it in verse whilst resident in Lichfield Cathedral Close. This needed exceptional temerity, since not only...

The ear, nose and throat anaesthesia practice of Dr John Snow (1813-58)

3 November 2022 | | ENTA-ENT
News of the first successful public demonstration of general anaesthesia in Boston, Massachusetts in October 1846 reached Britain in mid-December of that year. James Robinson, a London dentist, gave the first anaesthetic in the United Kingdom when, on 19 December,...

BIOHIT launches new quick test to help streamline gastroscopy referrals

19 June 2023 | Research & Development
BIOHIT HealthCare Ltd will be attending the upcoming BSG Live 2023 conference in Liverpool, where it will unveil a revolutionary new test to support decision making for gastroscopy referrals and improve the early detection of gastric cancer.

CEORL-HNS 2022 - 6th Congress of European ORL Head and Neck Surgery

29 October 2022 -2 November 2022 | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Otology, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus, Paediatric ENT
This sixth edition of the Congress of the Confederation of European Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery was a mixture of all the ENT sub-specialities. It was a real opportunity to strengthen international relationships with a backdrop of an intense and...