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Pre-hospital care

1 July 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
For those of us that work within the acute hospital system, the sound of the trauma pager going off warning of an incoming casualty with as yet unknown injuries is often the sound of uncertainty and anxiety. When it becomes...

Who’s minding the gap?

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
In this article we focus on minding the gap between education and clinical audiology for children and young people who are deaf (CYPD) and their families, through interprofessional education. This article is provided by Dr Joy Rosenberg who leads the...

Clinical and financial success by providing specialised audiological tinnitus management

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus
Diagnosis and management of a patient with chronic subjective tinnitus is one of the most labour-intensive areas of hearing healthcare. This is one reason some hearing care providers opt to exclude specialised tinnitus care from their practice: it may not...

Selective upper airway stimulation

1 May 2016 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is one of the most common diseases in industrialised countries and is characterised by an intermittent obstruction of the upper airway during sleep. The standard treatment for OSA is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, which...

The ‘umbrella furling’ deflation technique for cuffed tracheostomy tube - a useful tip for an easier tracheostomy insertion

27 June 2022 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In this article, the authors describe a quick and effective technique to assist with the maximal deflation of a tracheostomy tube cuff prior to insertion, thus making the process easier with less chance of damage to the cuff and a...

Portable otoscopy image capture devices – a comparative review

1 July 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology
The use of photo documentation in ENT clinics is becoming more common as technological advances have made the hardware required more accessible. There is significant variation in the price of products. Daniel Moualed, Olivia Whiteside and Chris Aldren review the...

Welcome to BACO Liverpool: a city with deep roots in ENT

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - ENT
Liverpool is a city steeped in ENT history, so it is fitting that BACO is being held there once more. Ray Clarke, former editor of ENT and Audiology News, casts his eye over the historical legacy of that fine city....

The Surgical Skills Centre in BACO 2018: pride of place

1 January 2018 | | ENTA - ENT
Simulation in medical training is gaining prominence with every passing year, and BACO will have a large space showcasing this area. We hear from the organisers. In recognition of the developing importance of simulation in surgical training, BACO 2018 has...

Anaesthesia under fire

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - ENT
Kate Prior is an anaesthetist who has, quite literally, been there, done that. In this article she manages to use words on a page to bring to life some of the conditions and challenges she faced as a member of...

Cambodian otology service – a fellowship with a difference

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
Cambodia is a country of 15 million people, still recovering from a chequered past. In the 1970s, under the Khmer Rouge, most of the medical profession, together with the rest of the educated population, was executed – the fortunate few...

Laryngeal endoscopies

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Here, the authors provide some great tips for performing a successful microlaryngoscopy which should be of benefit to those learning this very common procedure. In this article, we will discuss tips for performing a microlaryngoscopy, and different laryngoscopes used to...

Hearing, tinnitus and hyperacusis in the arts

1 July 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Hearing loss, tinnitus and hyperacusis are discussed by David Baguley from the unique perspective of their depictions in literature, music, film and paintings. This article provides unusual and invaluable reflective opportunities for the patient-centred clinician! Audiologists and otologists understand hearing...