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Should patients with dysphagia be allowed water freely?

6 October 2017 | | Aspiration pneumonia, Deglutition, Deglutition disorders, Dysphagia, Frazier Free Water Protocol, Speech language pathology
Patients with dysphagia often experience dehydration as a consequence of “nil by mouth” or having to consume thickened fluids due to aspiration of thin fluids. However, not all incidents of aspiration develop into an infection. Factors that contribute to aspiration...

Method of delivery: all topical nasal corticosteroids are not made equal

1 July 2018 | | chronic rhinosinusitis, corticosteroid, intranasal spray, nasal polyps, irrigations, paranasal sinuses
There is an increasing body of evidence that the role of surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis is to facilitate the delivery of topical medical treatment – most notably, topical corticosteroids. Two recent studies, one using flow dynamics and another one examining...

Fungal rhinosinusitis

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery
Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) has been defined by the following characteristics: presence of nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, decreased sense of smell or facial pressure for 12 weeks, mucin within the sinus cavity containing fungal hyphae and degranulating eosinophils, endoscopic evidence...

Gardasil vaccination for laryngeal RRP – an update

1 October 2018 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Antibody titers, Gardasil, Laryngeal secretions, Quadrivalent HPV vaccine, Recurrent laryngeal papilloma
This paper reports the results of a follow-up study investigating the possible role of adjuvant Gardasil vaccination in patients with recurrent laryngeal papillomatosis. The preceding study – also published in the Journal of Voice (2017) – reported the changes in...

Cochlear implantation in children with congenital long QT syndrome

1 March 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Auditory Implants | Cochlear implantation, Congenital long QT syndrome, Jervell and Lange-Neilsen syndrome
Jervell and Lange-Neilsen syndrome is a condition where sensorineural deafness coincides with inherited abnormalities of the heart, resulting in prolonged ventricular repolarisation, frequently shown on an ECG with a prolonged QT interval. These children can present at implant centres for...

Diagnosis and management of acute sensorineural hearing loss: a Japanese perspective

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
In this paper, the authors set out the clinical guidelines to standardise diagnosis and treatment of acute sensorineural hearing loss in Japan. They categorised acute sensorineural hearing loss into five disorders: idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (iSSNHL), acute low-tone sensorineural...
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Management of patulous eustachian tube dysfunction

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - Otology
Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (iSSNHL) is defined as a hearing loss of 30 dB or more at three contiguous frequencies within 72 hours, with acute low-tone hearing loss (ALHL) excluded from this category. Despite standard treatment, outcomes vary: one-third...

Physiological mechanisms of hyperacusis: an update

1 January 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Tinnitus
Hyperacusis is a heterogeneous and complex clinical entity, and proposals about physiological mechanisms should reflect these issues. Ben Auerbach helps us navigate through present knowledge in this area, and proposes future directions for research. Hyperacusis is a debilitating hearing disorder...

ENT UK Head & Neck Meeting

14 March 2025 | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
The ENT UK Head and Neck Evidence-Based Management Meeting focusing on malignancy of the nose and paranasal sinuses was held in the historic market town of York. The multidisciplinary approach required to manage this complex disease was reflected in the speaker lineup, with national representation from ENT, maxillofacial and plastic surgery, oncology, palliative medicine, histopathology and radiology.

OBITUARY: Professor David M Baguley (1961-2022)

1 July 2022 |
Leader, teacher, mentor, scientist, clinician, patient advocate and man of faith: we will not see his like again. The sudden and tragic death of David (Dave) Baguley has left a gap within the national and international audiology and hearing science...

Wilde and the foundations of medical epidemiology

26 June 2020 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
William Wilde (father of Oscar) was renowned as an otologist, but less well known for his work in epidemiology. The bedrock of the modern discipline of public health is good data collection, and we hear from our good friend, Ray...

Where ART meets Science: The Golden Lines of Life

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - General
Each cover in this six-part series is more than an image. It’s a window — into a different way of seeing, of hearing and of healing. Together, they form a narrative that moves across disciplines and perspectives. A story told...