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The era of lateral flow tests in ENT

The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the versatility of lateral flow tests (LFTs), with heavy endorsement from healthcare professionals and a greater awareness among the general public.

Accurately diagnosing reflux to direct personalised treatment

Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) frequently causes severe extra-gastrointestinal symptoms – such as a persistent cough, vocal problems, asthma or difficulty swallowing – that can be easily confused with a common cold and allergies.

REVISIONS acronym for preoperative imaging review in revision endoscopic sinus surgery

The authors have developed an acronym to aid evaluation of preoperative sinus CT imaging in revision endoscopic sinus surgery (RESS). To determine which pertinent aspects of anatomy to include, a systemic review of studies that investigated anatomic contributions to persistent...

ENT in this issue...Rhinoplasty

Joanne Rimmer, MBBS, MA(Hons)Cantab, FRCS(ORL‑HNS), Consultant Otolaryngologist / Rhinologist, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia. E: rimmer.joanne@gmail.com Rhinoplasty may be done purely for aesthetic reasons, as an essential part of a functional septorhinoplasty, or for a combination of both cosmetic and functional...

A new hope for post-COVID olfactory loss?

Does anyone remember COVID? It seems that what happened between 2019 and 2021 is all but forgotten about. Aside from it cropping up on news feeds occasionally and a few out-of-date automated phone messages that start off with ‘During the...

Ethnic inequalities in hearing aid use

Recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have once again highlighted health inequalities experienced by people from ethnic minority backgrounds. Our Editors’ Choice paper shows that there are inequalities in hearing aid use and includes the stark finding that ethnicity is...

Standardising videofluoroscopy assessment for bottle-fed babies

Swallowing problems in babies may occur for many reasons including complex medical problems, premature birth, and low birth-weight. Dysphagia causes several further morbidities such as poor nutrition and compromised respiration, often raising distress for both infants and their caregivers. Early...

Digital bone conduction hearing glasses

BHM offers comfortable, tried-and-tested hearing solutions with its bone conduction hearing systems.

Smell and Taste Symposium 2024

The 3rd UK Smell and Taste Symposium 2024 held at the University of East Anglia continued the tradition of exploring the latest in olfaction, gustation and chemosensory research. This annual hybrid event has become an important platform for sharing knowledge and promoting collaboration in the field of smell and taste disorders.

10 steps to improving transition to adult services

Children and parents like the reassurance that staying under the care of the team who looked after them from birth gives, but as the child approaches adulthood he / she must come under the care of a new team. This...

Audiology Answers for Otolaryngologists

Audiology Answers for Otolaryngologists aims to provide a grounding in audiology for otolaryngology residents and other professionals allied to audiology, who would otherwise have limited exposure to clinical audiology. It is written by senior audiologists at Washington University School of...

The 15th Annual Royal Marsden Head & Neck Conference

The 15th Annual Royal Marsden Head and Neck Conference: "New Horizons in Nasal and Paranasal Sinus Malignancy" We are pleased to announce and invite you to participate in The 15th Royal Marsden Head and Neck Conference, themed "New Horizons in...