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A new treatment for septal perforations?

3 November 2022 | | Rhinology / Sinus | carvacrol, nasal injuries, Nasal septal perforation, nasal septum, wound healing
Nasal septal perorations are notoriously difficult to close surgically and can be extremely symptomatic and debilitating for the patient. This paper describes the use of carvacrol (a monoterpene phenol of the family Lamiacaea which is often found in essential oils)....
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Chronic rhinitis endotypes

1 November 2019 | | Auditory Implants | chronic rhinitis, cluster analysis, endotype, local IgE, serum IgE
Chronic rhinitis (CR) is common with up to 30% of the population affected, with a significant impact on quality of life. CR includes several phenotypes with different pathogenesis including allergy, autoimmune, age, occupation, pregnancy, neurogenic and drugs. Such variation means...
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Non-surgical and surgical management of arytenoids granuloma

3 July 2023 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Antireflux Treatment, Conservative Management, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Laryngeal Granuloma, Laser Surgery, Proton Pump Inhibitor, Recurrence, Resolution, Speech Therapy, Vocal Process Granuloma
Arytenoid granulomas are often a sequelae of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Unless there is suspicion of malignancy, they require a very balanced approach between conservative management and surgical intervention. The authors present a series of 62 patients with whom the primary...

Synchronous bilateral tonsil cancer

1 July 2018 | | cancer, head and neck surgery, oropharynx
There is a long-standing debate regarding either unilateral or bilateral tonsillectomy for histological confirmation of tonsil cancer. Bilateral tonsillectomy is the standard of care in Denmark for proven or suspected tonsil carcinoma, and in the diagnostic work-up of the unknown...

Another use for Tisseel – plugging of the round window

1 January 2017 |
After insertion of a cochlear implant electrode through the round window, there are several methods of sealing the perilymph leak and in my experience fascia (with varying amounts of attached muscle) seems to be most commonly used. Stephen O’Leary’s group...

Influence of smoking on vocal fold polyps

1 January 2017 | | Histopathology, Polyps, Smoking, Vocal fold
A vocal fold polyp is a benign lesion related to phonotrauma which induces upregulation of inflammatory processes and histological changes can occur in the epithelium and lamina propria. Whether smoking produces additional or enhanced changes is the subject of this...

Imaging and embolisation of paragangliomas

1 July 2016 | | Paraganglioma, Angiogram, Balloon Test Occlusion, Embolization
Paragangliomas are rare tumours within the head and neck and any article which succinctly jogs the memory with respect to their existence and subsequent accurate diagnosis is welcome. This article concisely explains the imaging techniques used to diagnose these tumours...

What happens to donated hearing aids?

1 September 2018 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric, Auditory Implants, Tinnitus, Speech and Language Therapy, Otology, Neurotology
According to the WHO, only 3% of people in developing countries who require hearing aids have one. Over the years many people, organisations and companies have donated old hearing aids to charities. Bhavisha Parmar, an audiologist who volunteered with Sound...

Seven things ENT surgeons can learn from the hairdressers

8 August 2017 | | ENT
In a nod to our origins as barber surgeons, Australian ENT surgeon and blogger Eric Levi gives us an entertaining insight into what he has learned from his hairdresser that makes him a better doctor. I’ve been to the hairdressers...

How to tell if a bone anchored hearing device is working?

1 May 2014 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric, Auditory Implants, Neurotology, Otology
Bone anchored hearing aids are becoming increasingly more commonplace with more than 120,000 users worldwide. These devices are based on the principle of direct bone conduction, where sound is transmitted directly through the skull via a titanium implant to the...

Clinical utility and practical interpretation of the video head impulse test

1 November 2015 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Vestibular Disorders
The head impulse test (HIT) is an essential bedside test to detect peripheral vestibular deficits. The video head impulse test (vHIT) is a new tool quantifying the HIT. In this article Maria Heuberger and colleagues point out the clinical utility...

Audiology in this issue... Paediatric Audiology Gamechangers (NovDec18)

7 November 2018
Fifty years ago, the National Conference on Education of the Deaf followed up on the Babbidge Report of 1965, recognising the failure of oralism in deaf education. Because young, deaf children at that time did not have access to sound, they could not develop speech and language. Further, because children were identified at two years or later, early intervention was only a dream.