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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...

Endoscopic stapes surgery

14 April 2021 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
Traditionally middle ear surgery, including stapes surgery, has been performed using the operating microscope. In this article the authors describe their experience with endoscopic middle surgery and share some of its advantages. Trans-canal endoscopic ear surgery (TEES) is now a...

Ear wax removal: should anyone and everyone perform it?

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Earwax removal is a controversial and much-debated issue in audiology. Risks and public safety call for reforms, sparking discussion on professional standards. Earwax is a natural secretion produced by the ear. It is an amalgamation of desquamous epithelial skin cells,...

General overview of endoscopic ear surgery: advantages and principles

1 May 2016 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
The philosophy of endoscopic ear surgery presents surgeons with a tricky concept – does the magnificent view make up for the fact I need to operate with one hand? In this article, Jane Lea discusses the advantages of operating transcanal...

The future of treatments for hearing and balance: a 15 and 50-year perspective

1 March 2019 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Jameel Muzaffar and Manohar Bance paint a picture of what otology will look like 15 and 50 years’ time. Will we still need doctors? Will there still be an ENT news journal? The last 50 years have seen advances including...

Active middle ear implants and bone-anchored hearing systems

27 February 2020 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
The implantable hearing device market has grown significantly over recent years. But as conventional hearing aids improve and cochlear implant candidacy widens, what is the role for active middle ear implants and bone anchored hearing systems, and how should we...

Global health missions – not just for consultants. A guide for trainees.

31 October 2018 | | ENTA - ENT
Lulu Ritchie is a courageous and driven trainee in London, inspired by humanitarian missions but conscious of the usual requests for consultant level doctors. Lulu didn’t let that hold her back. She found a way and has kindly summarised her...

Life Down Under: an overview of the Sydney Endoscopic Ear Fellowship

9 September 2020 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
As we emerge from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the first half of 2020, trainee colleagues will be looking to their future once again. Options may include fellowships, and we are delighted to have Dr Andrew Ma share...

Audiovestibular findings in children with enlarged vestibular aqueduct

1 November 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Enlarged vestibular aqueduct is reported to affect up to 15% of the paediatric population with sensorineural hearing loss. Devin McCaslin and Bridget Smith provide an up-to-date overview of the mechanisms and clinical symptoms underlying the condition and share some of...

Use of automated audiometry for faster patient access to audiology services?

30 April 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Manual audiometry has long been the gold standard for establishing hearing thresholds. In recent years, a number of automated audiometry applications have reached the market. In this article, a team from Ireland have put a version of automated audiometry to...

Aided cortical assessment: uses in a paediatric hearing implant centre

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
When can an aided cortical assessment help decision making in a child’s hearing journey? In this article, the author demonstrates the application using an enlightening case study approach. A device, be it a conventional hearing aid or hearing implant, ideally,...

Audiology and ophthalmology: a comparative perspective on diagnostics and patient care

7 January 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
What are the similarities and differences between audiology and ophthalmic practices, and what can we learn from each other? Rosalyn Painter finds out. I’m here with Chris Gordon and Anthony Vukic from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to find out...