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Does stress and anxiety worsen idiopathic sudden hearing loss outcomes?

1 September 2018 | | Sudden hearing loss, correction of hearing impairment, patient admission, personal satisfaction
There have been suggestions that the natural course of the idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is not affected by intensive therapy. There is speculation as to whether unknown factors affect the treatment prognosis. This is a retrospective study of...

Which technique is better for turbinate reduction: surgical turbinoplasty or radiofrequency ablation?

1 November 2017 | | Turbinate hypertrophy, radiofrequency, surgical turbinoplasty, visual analogue score
Turbinate hypertrophy; radiofrequency; surgical turbinoplasty; visual analogue score

Results of hypoglossal-facial nerve anastamosis techniques for facial palsy

1 May 2017 | | Facial palsy, hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis, schwannoma, tongue atrophy
Preserving facial nerve function is of prime importance in acoustic neuroma surgery. A comprehensive knowledge of anatomy, experience and surgical precautions can reduce the incidence significantly. Important considerations are when and how to repair if injury occurs. Several options include:...

Does cholesteatoma surgery affect school performance?

1 September 2016 | | Academic achievement, cholesteatoma, education, middle ear, school performance
While much focus has been placed on short-term complications associated with cholesteatoma, a lack of knowledge remains about the impact suffering from cholesteatoma in childhood may have on educational outcome. The aim of the study was to investigate whether suffering...

Wireless accessories for hearing aid users: putting the ‘soul’ back into hearing – a case study

1 March 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
The following case study reports on the experiences of a hearing impaired National Health Service (NHS) patient who was given Bluetooth accessories as part of a study into their benefits when used with hearing aids [1]. The name of the...

‘Bare below the elbows’

1 January 2014 | | ENTA-ENT
So it has finally happened. I have reached that stage of reactionary bewilderment known as middle age. As well having my finger nowhere near the pulse of contemporary culture, I am finding the siren charms of BBC Radio 2 and...

Developing ENT and audiology services in Southern Africa

3 November 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-ENT
Much has been said of the paucity of ENT and its related services in low- and middle-income countries. This article from a retired paediatric otolaryngologist discusses the progress that has been made locally to redress these health inequalities. He has...

Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of refractory chronic rhinosinusitis

1 July 2016 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
Staphylococcus aureus has long been linked to chronic rhinosinusitis, particularly recalcitrant cases. In this article, Alkis Psaltis describes how newer techniques have shown higher rates of S. aureus infection than were previously thought, and explains how the bacteria are able...

A comparison of two different audiology roles in Denmark and the United Kingdom

1 July 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that there are over 360 million people with a disabling hearing loss in the world. Disabling hearing loss is considered to be a loss of greater than 40 decibels (dB) in the better hearing...

Evidence based practice in paediatric audiology

1 January 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
Audiology, like most of the health sciences professions, has been working on integrating evidence-based practice principles since the mid-1990s [1]. Professional organisations and regulatory colleges have produced evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, disseminated them to audiologists and collaborated with practitioners to...

Neuroimaging WG3. Neuroimaging as a window on the heterogeneity of tinnitus

1 January 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Tinnitus
Pim van Dijk and Sven Vanneste describe the hope that brain imaging techniques used for research will provide a better understanding of the heterogeneity of tinnitus through large-scale analysis. Their project will create a procedure whereby researchers can submit their...

Murder most foul, strange and unnatural

13 November 2019 | | ENTA-ENT
Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare at the very beginning of the 17th century has definite otological interest. The whole play is about young Prince Hamlet’s revenge for his father’s murder. The king is killed by Hamlet’s wicked uncle, who then...