Darren Cordon

NHS Clinical Leadership Fellow

PG Leadership & Service Improvement, BSc (Hons) Audiology, Chief Audiologist, Hearing Services Department, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK.

Latest Contribution

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Laryngopharyngeal reflux - would mucolytics help?

2 November 2020 | | Otology, Rhinology / Sinus, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | ambroxol-theophyllin-7-acetate, expectorants, globus sensation, laryngopharyngeal reflux, proton pump inhibitors

With laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) being such a common presenting complaint to ENT clinics, who would not want to have more, effective treatment options for patients suffering with this annoying condition? In their small randomised, controlled trial, Chae et al put...

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

Rhinotillexomania - how bad can nose picking get?

27 February 2020 | | Rhinology / Sinus | digital trauma, empty nose syndrome, nasal septal perforation, nose picking, rhinotillexomania

This is a fascinating first case report of rhinotillexomania associated with empty nose syndrome (ENS). Rhinotillexomania encompasses compulsive, pathological nose picking and is a variant of self-harm. Tranchito and Chhabra describe an elderly patient presenting with longstanding symptoms of nasal...

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Birmingham 2020 – think big, think BACO

7 January 2020 | | ENT

When Richard Irving and Ann-Louise McDermott made their successful bid to host BACO 2020 in Birmingham, they knew it had far more going for it than the International Conference Centre! Lucy Dalton tells us a little more about the attractions...