History of ENT archive for 2023

Image showing portrait of Attila’s death marked by a nosebleed.

The death of Attila the Hun, a 70s film and Japanese cartoons

4 May 2023 | | ENT

The 6th century Gothic monk, Jordanes, tells us that Attila the Hun, the notorious and allegedly merciless barbarian (who was a prime mover in the fall of the Roman Empire), died of a nosebleed on his wedding night in 453...

Photo of Winston Churchill wearing a hearing aid.

Churchill, Stephen Poliakoff’s dad and a KGB-bugged hearing aid

9 March 2023 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic

Winston Churchill was prime minister of the United Kingdom on two occasions: firstly from 1940 to 1945 and then from 1951 to 1955. He was famed for his acute wit, insight and leadership qualities that helped him navigate the British...

Photo of the golden nose.

The golden nose – reshaping the nose 100 years ago

6 January 2023 | | ENT

Wolf Lűbbers (with the golden nose). Who with a crooked nose would not embrace the chance to go to bed in the evening wearing a surgical device and wake up the following morning with a straight one? And all this...