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Sir Terence Edward Cawthorne (1902-1970): first Chairman of the BACO Academic Committee

1 July 2015 | | ENT, Otology
Sir Terence Cawthorne was the chairman of the academic committee of the first BACO in 1963, and was Master of the second BACO in 1967. In this article, Neil Weir describes the life and career of one of the UK’s...

A medical student’s perspective on the future of obstructive sleep apnoea management

17 June 2021 | | Rhinology / Sinus, ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Obstructive sleep apnoea remains an immensely challenging condition to treat. Many treatments have been used over the years, but no single management strategy has proven significantly better than the others. We hear about some technological innovations in the field of...

In conversation with Professor Paul J Donald

1 November 2014 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Skull Base Surgery
Prof Paul J Donald has recently stepped down as Chairman of the ORL-HN Department at UC Davis in Sacramento and is winding down to retirement. In this interview with Prof Pat Bradley, Prof Donald explains some of the highlights of...

Head, Neck, and Neuroanatomy (THIEME Atlas of Anatomy)

1 September 2018 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Neurotology
This is the second edition of Thieme’s popular head, neck and neuroanatomy atlas. There are 22 chapters on 530+ pages, with over 1300 full colour illustrations covering the full breadth of head, neck and neuroanatomy. It retails at £62.50 for...
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Cochlear Implants - Audiologic Management and Considerations for Implantable Hearing Devices

1 November 2019 | | Auditory Implants
This book aims to serve as a must-have resource for those in higher education in audiology and cochlear implant audiologists wanting to go the extra mile in their approach to maximise clinical outcomes for their patients. Jace Wolfe is a...

The effects of hormonal changes across menstrual cycle on high frequency auditory thresholds

1 July 2017 | | Audiology - Adult
Physiological changes during the menstrual cycle are well documented; do these changes extend to the auditory system? Lalsa Shilpa Perepa and Rewa Indurkar delve into the literature to find the evidence. Menstrual cycle refers to a series of changes that...

The basis of the bargain: outcomes not inputs

1 January 2018 | | Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Adult
There are international drivers focusing our attention on measuring outcomes; Anthony Hogan looks at the data to see how we are currently measuring up. Introduction A global paradigm change is impacting on the provision of disability services. At its heart,...

Hearables: in-ear sensing devices for recording of physiological signals

5 January 2022 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Colver Ken Howe Ne, Jameel Muzaffar and Manohar Bance discuss the potential of hearable systems to monitor physiological signals (e.g. from brain or heart, blood pressure, body temperature) unobtrusively. Such adaptations require high-quality sensors and sophisticated de-noising signal processing on...

In conversation with John Carlisle: the silent hero shaping medical publication integrity

4 March 2024 | | ENT
Have you ever been curious as to what your anaesthetist is getting up to on their laptop during long cases? Me neither, but I always generally assumed they were trading Bitcoin, solving the Riemann hypothesis and buffing their Tinder profile....

In conversation with John Carlisle: the silent hero shaping medical publication integrity

4 March 2024 | | ENT
Have you ever been curious as to what your anaesthetist is getting up to on their laptop during long cases? Me neither, but I always generally assumed they were trading Bitcoin, solving the Riemann hypothesis and buffing their Tinder profile....

Doctors’ health and wellbeing: depression in surgeons

1 January 2014 | | ENT
Dr Clare Gerada and Richard Jones work for the Practitioner Health Programme (PHP), a specialist service for doctors and dentists in the London area with mental health / addiction problems (www.php.nhs.uk). Here they discuss some of their preliminary findings (specific...

True Cut – a dramatic biopsy from the world of surgery

1 July 2018 | | ENT
True Cut is a stage play that asks: “What happens when things go wrong in healthcare?” It brings the hidden world of the operating theatre onto the theatre stage. ENT surgeon, David Alderson, talks about how the play came about....