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Operating abroad
I have always taken the view that one is better operating in a familiar environment, with scrub-nurses and anaesthetists that one knows, to say nothing of the equipment required and, most importantly ensuring the most appropriate pre- and postoperative care...Hearing conservation in military operations
Navy audiologists protect service members’ hearing, ensuring situational awareness, safety and mission readiness in noisy military operations. Active-duty navy audiologists are naval officers who apply their specialised skill sets and serve as subject matter experts in hearing conservation and communication...Multifrequency tympanometry
There are many good reasons to start using multifrequency tympanometry as opposed to a traditional, single 226Hz probe tone. Here, Leigh Martin of Interacoustics discusses the uses and benefits. Tympanometry is a core test in the audiologist’s test battery. In...
Association of childhood OME with obesity
Many factors influence the development of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children, some of them being increased plasminogen factor inhibitor (PAI-1) levels, eustachian tube obstruction and gastro-oesophageal reflux. These factors are also associated with obesity. Sixty children with mean...A tribute to Mead C Killion, PhD 1939-2025
The renowned audiologist and inventor Mead Killion passed away comfortably on 3 November 2025 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, US. Mead was known for inventing products that left us scratching our heads, trying to figure out why we hadn’t thought of them...BSFPS Annual Meeting 2025
British Society of Facial Plastic Surgery Juniors Day and Annual Meeting 2025Roshna Rose Paul: interview between trainee and senior surgeon
Professor Paul has been heavily involved with training and educating multiple cohorts of ENT trainees over the years, since 2010. In this article, Mr Reid (a current ENT registrar from the West Midlands) picks her brains. Prof Roshna Rose Paul....
MedShr-ing is caring
MedShr is an international, award-winning medical education platform that has been created for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to discuss, learn, teach, and (to a lesser degree) network with one another. MedShr was founded in 2014 by Cardiologist Dr Asif Qasim and,...A brief overview on chronic facial pain in rhinology practice
Chronic facial pain is a common yet complex issue in rhinology, often neurologic in origin and frequently misattributed to sinus disease. Facial pain is a very common complaint in the rhinology clinic. In a community-based ENT practice where patient symptoms...
Higher risk and a tailored need
Historically, in audiology there is almost an unspoken understanding that when presented with a musician, a nuanced approach is likely to be required. Previous research has already shown there is a higher risk of noise exposure and accompanying signal distortion...
COVID-19 and oral cancer
This is a Canadian retrospective paper covering the period of March 2018 to March 2022. It identified 190 patients; 91 pre-pandemic and 99 from the pandemic. From this, they found there was no increase in patient delay, professional delay or...
