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Tinnitus and music

1 July 2018 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Tinnitus
Marc Fagelson discusses how not just hearing loss, but tinnitus and hyperacusis and impairments to an individual’s ability to process music can adversely affect one’s quality of life, as well as their overall interactions from a societal and personal perspective....
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What we need to know about the new frontier of inner ear therapies

1 September 2019 | | Neurotology, Otology
This is an interesting and topical review of the emerging biotechnology and pharmaceutical solutions for hearing loss and related conditions such as tinnitus. This paper suggests we are on the cusp of a very large step-change in the way we...
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OSA is neuroprotective!

3 March 2021 | | ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus | Hypercapnia, Intermittent hypoxia, Ischemic preconditioning, Obstructive sleep apnea, Outcome, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Vasospasm
This interesting study supports the hypothesis of the protective effects of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) against ischemic events like stroke. The authors evaluated the impact of OSA with the presentation, hospital course and outcomes of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)....
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All you need to know about childhood hearing loss - an update

2 March 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, Otology
This is an excellent update on childhood hearing loss. It is a comprehensive collection of five chapters, providing a summary of a broad range of practice guidelines to inform screening, diagnosis, and management of hearing loss in children. It has...

COOL therapy for cisplatin-induced hearing loss

5 July 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
Cisplatin is a commonly used cancer therapy, with nearly 50% of patients undergoing chemotherapy receiving cisplatin as part of their regimen [1]. Depending on the dose, incidence of hearing loss has been reported as 12-100% in adults, and 37-94% in...

Rhinoplasty: state-of-the-art

1 May 2017 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty surgery has evolved over the years, and Pietro Palma introduces a further new concept. When flicking through the topics of major rhinoplasty meetings, the astute observer will realise that, at present, there are two mainstream schools of rhinoplasty, which...

Focus on ENT trainees with additional qualifications

1 March 2016 | | ENTA-ENT
In this Trainee Matters, we focus on ENT trainees with additional qualifications. Eight accomplished trainees tell Emma Stapleton how their achievements have benefitted them both professionally and personally. Their professional achievements have included a National Training Number in ENT, presentations,...

The search for pharmacological treatments for hearing loss and tinnitus

1 November 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Where are we in our search for a hearing restoration grail? Nicola Robas leads us through the map pieces discovered in creating a pharmaceutical answer to hearing loss and tinnitus. Together, hearing loss and tinnitus affect over one in six...

Audiological monitoring in ototoxicity - Are we doing enough?

1 November 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
In this article Ghada Al-Malky explores the dichotomy of life-saving, yet hearing loss-causing medication, and questions whether the hearing healthcare community is doing enough to prevent preventable hearing loss. Ototoxicity is the damage to hearing and / or balance functions...

Imaging in hyperparathyroidism

1 May 2014 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck, ENTA-Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
Following their caudal migration at eight weeks of development, the parathyroid glands normally locate posterolaterally to the upper pole of the thyroid gland at the level of the cricoid cartilage (superior parathyroid glands arising from the fourth branchial pouch and...

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...