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2nd Otocon 2024

17 June 2024 -19 June 2024
Dr. Syed Ahmed Shahzaeem Hussain: Third Year Postgraduate Trainee, ENT department, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan (left) Syeda Anum Fatima Naqvi: Medical Student, Nishtar Medical University, Multan (right) Captivating landscapes, breathtaking scenery and delightful weather: just a few of the...

Sleep apnoea in children with craniofacial syndromes

1 May 2015 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Paediatric ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
Whilst snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea are relatively common diagnoses in paediatric ENT, children with craniofacial syndromes take the problem to the next level. Robert Nash and Michelle Wyatt describe the Great Ormond Street multidisciplinary approach to treating this complex...

Harnessing head and neck cancer genomics for personalised medicine

1 March 2016 | | ENT, Head and Neck
Luc Morris updates us on the future of cancer diagnosis and treatment, which lies in “personalised oncology”, where specific molecular alterations of each tumour will be identified, and matched with actionable alterations in existing therapies, ushering in the era of...

Endoscopic ear surgery in children

1 May 2016 | | ENT, Paediatric ENT, Otology
The benefits of endoscopes in otologic surgery, which have become increasingly widely appreciated in recent years, are very well suited to the management of paediatric middle ear disease. Although one might imagine that the smaller ear canal of a child...

10 steps to improving transition to adult services

1 January 2017 | | Audiology - Paediatric, Audiology - Adult, ENT, Paediatric ENT
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...

Intraoperative nerve monitoring: 2017

1 July 2017 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
Having written the definitive text on laryngeal nerves, Gregory Randolph and Dipti Kamani describe the benefits of intraoperative neural monitoring and, importantly, how to proceed if the nerve is pathologically involved or there is loss of signal. Over the years,...

Using tele-audiology in Zambia’s ear and hearing care desert

4 May 2021 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Addressing the medical desert with tele-audiology and tele-education. If a ‘medical desert’ is defined as a community that lives more than 60 miles away from the nearest acute care hospital, then try to imagine an appropriate term for a situation...

Differing outcomes of three Sub-Saharan Africa journeys with the common goal of task sharing in audiology

4 May 2021 | | Audiology - Adult, Otology, ENT
Task sharing can be designed and implemented specific to the needs of each programme. Foundational principles of global health include developing local leadership as a means to successful sustainable service provision in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) or regions. It...

Supporting music listening through cochlear implant services – experience from a UK adult clinic on supporting musical engagement

3 September 2021 | | ENT, Otology, Auditory Implants
The perception and enjoyment of music is central to many people’s lives. Harriet Crook (herself a cochlear implant recipient) tells us about important work in this area for people using hearing aids and CIs. There is now a wealth of...

Reducing hierarchy for individuals and teams across ENT

3 May 2022 | | ENT
Alexander Pope said that “to err is human”, but medical errors can have serious consequences. How can better communication minimise the risk of them occurring in the first place? Allowing all members of the surgical team to feel empowered to...

Intratympanic steroids in Ménière's disease: what’s the evidence?

2 September 2022 | | ENT, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Adult, Otology
The days of drastic surgery for Ménière's disease are long gone. We know that intratympanic injections can deliver high doses of medication to the inner ear with minimal discomfort and minimal risk. But how do we choose from the myriad...

Three is not a crowd! Involving family members in audiology appointments

1 July 2015 | | Audiology - Adult
Family members currently have minimal involvement in the appointment. Image by Caitlin Grenness. Hearing loss in older adults not only affects the patients themselves, but also their family members. This article outlines the findings of recent research into how family...