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Laser for active mucosal chronic otitis media

1 November 2016 |
Active mucosal chronic otitis media (COM) is a condition characterised by otorrhoea secondary to chronic inflammation of the middle ear and mastoid mucosa associated with granulations and a tympanic membrane perforation. Surgical intervention is often required, but concurrent mastoidectomy with...

Posturography in persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD)

1 November 2016 | | Posturography, Sensory Organization Test, anxiety, persistent postural-perceptual dizziness, vestibular function tests
Those in neuro-otology practice will be familiar with PPPD now appearing in the forthcoming beta edition of ICD-11. This condition combines the symptoms of phobic postural vertigo and chronic subjective dizziness in which anxiety plays a part. The underlying hypothesis...

The middle way: treating idiopathic facial nerve palsy

1 March 2016 |
Whilst the causes of recurrent facial nerve palsy are numerous, in many cases it may be idiopathic. There is no clear consensus on treatment of this condition and conservative management alone may condemn patients to gradually worsening facial nerve function...

Treating keloid scarring with pressure clips following excision: does it work?

1 March 2016 | | Earclip, Keloid, Operative surgical procedures, Recurrence
Keloid scars can pose a difficult management problem. Whilst not harmful in themselves they can be cosmetically unappealing and lead to social embarrassment and resulting isolation, and following surgical excision they often reoccur. Mechanical pressure is an adjuvant to surgical...

Mitomycin in adjuvant treatment of laryngotracheal stenosis

1 January 2016 |
Laryngotracheal stenosis (LTR) is a difficult condition to manage, and the effectiveness of surgical treatment is limited by the tendency of scar tissue to reform. Mitomycin has been used as a controversial adjuvant to surgical treatment for many years. Drawbacks...

Information and support for vestibular professionals and their patients

7 January 2021 | Company Profiles
The Meniere’s Society is the UK’s leading charity for people affected by vestibular conditions.

The future of head and neck cancer surgery

1 March 2019 | | ENT, Head and Neck
Neil Sharma paints an exciting picture of the future of head and neck surgery with nanobots and robot augmented humans – science fiction or reality? Time will tell. ‘May you live in interesting times’ reads the old Chinese curse. The...

Near-miss in otolaryngology head and neck surgery

1 September 2018 | | ENT
It is recommended by John Fenton that we as a specialty need to embrace the concept of, take responsibility for and learn from all near-miss events, rather than our traditional haphazard approach of an occasional educational anecdote or case report....

Meeting myself coming back

4 May 2023 | | ENT
Sometimes, it can seem like trainers and trainees are separate entities, inhabiting separate worlds, in two separate spheres of experience. However, trainees become trainers, and there is always a period where the trainer has only just stopped being the trainee....

A brief history of adenoidectomy - a glowing report of the post nasal space

12 November 2019 | | ENT
The traditional adenoid curette more closely resembles a medieval torture device than an instrument of cure. Therefore it is not much of a surprise to learn that it has changed little since its invention almost 150 years ago. During that...

Simulation: human factors scenario training

1 January 2014 | | ENT
It is said that surgical training has suffered as a result of a combination of factors – through the introduction of work time restrictions such as the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) [1], a limit on the number of years...

Imaging tinnitus

1 May 2014 | | Audiology - Adult, ENT, Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a common sensation with a reported prevalence of 7-32%. The British National Study of Hearing recorded that 10% of adults suffered from prolong spontaneous tinnitus, and approximately a quarter of these are subsequently referred to hospital for investigation...