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OBITUARY: Professor David M Baguley (1961-2022)

1 July 2022 |
Leader, teacher, mentor, scientist, clinician, patient advocate and man of faith: we will not see his like again. The sudden and tragic death of David (Dave) Baguley has left a gap within the national and international audiology and hearing science...

The importance of s-ABR in auditory disorders

4 May 2023 | | Audiology - Adult, Speech and Language Therapy
S-ABR is a method of recording speech-evoked-potentials, but where does it fit in the clinical and research test battery? Here, the authors examine the opportunities for s-ABR. The integrity of the neural transmission of acoustic stimuli is evaluated by auditory...

Non-surgical rhinoplasty

1 July 2019 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus, Rhinoplasty
Some patients would like to alter the appearance of their nose without surgery or make further subtle changes after a rhinoplasty. Lydia Badia explains how this can be done, thanks to the advent of injectable fillers. This medical procedure in...

Time to professionalise medical leadership

1 September 2014 | | ENT
For a profession proud of its adherence to an evidence base, medicine has been remarkably slow to acknowledge and to act on the evidence which underpins the value of good leadership to patients and the healthcare system. Mr Robert Francis...

Coupler microvascular anastomoses: how good?

1 November 2014 | | ENT, Maxillofacial Surgery, Skull Base Surgery | Anastomosis, Computational modelling, Coupled, Coupler, Microvascular, Sutured
This paper is written by a group of reconstructive surgeons and a school of computing. The study used computational fluid dynamics to model blood flow through idealised sutured and coupled vessels, to investigate if differing anastomotic techniques affect intravascular blood...

Preventing avoidable deafness and death from ear disease in Ethiopia

1 September 2017 | | ENT, Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric, Otology, Paediatric ENT
In the July/August edition of the magazine, we featured an article on humanitarian work in Ethiopia, focusing on head and neck surgery. Continuing this theme, Misha Verkerk tells us about an international collaboration providing otology care and training in that...

The history of bone-conduction devices

3 November 2023 | | Audiology - Adult, Auditory Implants
The evolution of bone-conduction hearing devices from the 1400s’ rudimentary designs to today’s advanced models has greatly improved hearing for individuals with conductive or mixed hearing loss. This article delves into the history and technical advancements over the years, as...

BLA Presidency transfers from Mark Watson to Guri Sandhu

8 June 2021
The BLA welcomed Guri Sandhu as incoming President from 1 May 2021. Guri Sandhu is a founding member of the BLA and current President of the Laryngology & Rhinology section at the RSM. He is a Consultant Otolaryngologist and Head...

ENT in this issue...Entrepreneurs and Innovation

2 November 2020 |
Innovation has been the by-word of almost every meeting for the past five years. But what is it really? And how do we achieve it? I’ve always thought of it as a way of solving problems you have, not only...

A brief history of the acoustic ear trumpet and some collection favourites

3 November 2023 | | Audiology - Adult
If you think you know a thing or two about ear trumpets, I’d bet Michael Briggs knows more! In this fascinating article, he tells the history of the ear trumpet, as well as sharing some wonderful pictures from his Guiness...

Machine learning to support audiology

5 January 2022 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Jessica Monaghan and David Allen discuss how machine learning, using a wealth of data provided by hearing devices, can be used to streamline their functionality and fitting. They report on how it has been used to support clinicians to maximise...

St Æbbe the Younger of Coldingham, patron saint of the nose

4 March 2024 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
Stories of the saints are often rather dark and unpleasant – and this is certainly the case with St Æbbe, as we hear from our roving historian, John Riddington Young. In two previous articles, we have discovered the fascinating stories...