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The role, aims and organisation of the 2017 IFOS World Congress

1 May 2017 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA-Paediatrics, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA-Skull Base Surgery, ENTA-Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery, ENTA-Auditory Implants
IFOS is a truly international organisation – indeed, its rules state that the Executive Committee must have representation from every continent. IFOS President, Chong Sun Kim, tells us more. Dear friends and colleagues, I am very pleased to welcome all...

The astronomer’s nose: Tycho Brahe’s controversial prosthesis

24 July 2017 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA-Rhinoplasty
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) is a familiar and colourful figure in the history of science. The immense quantity of data he collected during his lifetime would enable the work of Johannes Kepler and has gained him admission to the astronomical pantheon....

Biologic therapies for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: a new paradigm

5 July 2022 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
Surgery for nasal polyposis has evolved significantly in the last 30 years, and now the medical management may be on the cusp of a revolution. Biologics using monoclonal antibodies to target specific immune pathways have introduced a paradigm shift in...

Rehabilitation of single-sided deafness with cochlear implants

1 September 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Auditory Implants
The relatively recent emergence of cochlear implantation as a potential means of restoring hearing to a deafened ear, in the presence of normal hearing in the other ear, has proved an exciting and yet surprising development. James Tysome explores the...

Targeting the microbiome in chronic rhinosinusitis

4 July 2024 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
Researchers at St Paul’s Sinus Centre and UBC in Vancouver are testing a novel treatment for CRS: transferring mucus from a healthy donor into a patient’s sinuses. Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is one of the most common diseases managed by otolaryngologists...

Pinnaplasty for prominent ears

9 September 2020 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Paediatrics
Pinnaplasty is a challenging yet rewarding procedure for which many different techniques have been described. In this article the authors describe their favoured technique, including the important postoperative care. Prominent ears can be a source of significant psychological distress in...

Giacomo Puccini’s laryngeal cancer

1 September 2015 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Giacomo Puccini, one of the best known composers of all time, was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and died from the disease in 1924. In this article, Rosario Marchese-Ragona and Alessandro Martini describe Puccini’s experience of the disease with quotes from...

Hearing Care, cognitive decline and dementia: A public health challenge, or an opportunity for healthy ageing?

22 October 2019
Brian Lamb, OBE and Sue Archbold PhD, Hon LLD A new document from The Ear Foundation, launched at European Association of Cochlear Implant Users (EURO-CIU) annual general meeting in Poland, reviews the latest evidence on the association between hearing loss,...

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...

Perspectives on audiology training and education in Canada and New Zealand

1 November 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
In this Trainee Matters we look at audiology training in two different locations from around the world, Canada and New Zealand. Marshall Chasin gives us an overview of the education system in Canada, while Amy Arrowsmith explains the history of...

Why screen for hearing loss in adults?

14 June 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Introduction Hearing loss affects over 10 million people in the UK – one in six of the population. Of over 50-year-olds 41.7% are estimated to have some form of hearing loss. This rises to 71.1% of over 70-year-olds, over half...

The basis of the bargain: outcomes not inputs

1 January 2018 | | ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Adult
There are international drivers focusing our attention on measuring outcomes; Anthony Hogan looks at the data to see how we are currently measuring up. Introduction A global paradigm change is impacting on the provision of disability services. At its heart,...