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Treating benign positional paroxysmal vertigo
Benign positional paroxysmal vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common causes of dizziness. Its treatment is the repositioning of displaced otoliths by the canalith repositioning manoeuvre (CRM). Post manoeuvre restrictions are commonly given to the patient. Their benefit has...
Variability in the management of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC)
This retrospective study analyses for the first time the management planning of thyroid surgeons across the specialties. A questionnaire was sent to members of ENT-UK, the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons, Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and...
Diseases of the Ear, Nose & Throat in Children: An Introduction and Practical Guide
The name Professor Ray Clarke is well known and well regarded around the paediatric ENT world. With this helpful book, Prof Clarke creates the perfect knowledge base to make paediatric ENT more accessible to those working in general ENT and...
Outcomes of reirradiation for recurrent head and neck SCC
Recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck is often a challenge to manage when radiotherapy has previously been administered as a component of the initial treatment. Salvage surgery is usually the preferred modality of treatment, but for unresectable...
Do you know what aphasia is?
In 2001 a survey was conducted in a number of towns across the world, including Exeter in the UK, to identify the level of awareness and knowledge of aphasia in the community. Aphasia is difficulty in producing or understanding language...
Balloon compared to FESS – long-term patient satisfaction
Balloon compared to FESS – long-term patient satisfaction This paper is the first controlled study of balloon sinoplasty’s long-term efficacy, with a follow-up extending over five years. There were 208 patients analysed and 88 recruited. Exclusions were nasal polyps grade...
An easy way to take intraoperative videos and pictures using a smart phone
Intraoperative visual documentation is a useful addition for personal archiving and for research purposes. Many commercially available systems are available for video and or photo documentations but these often require costly equipment. Smart phones would make ideal recording devices. However,...Oticon Ltd welcomes new General Manager
Ms Bronwen Coleman has succeeded Alistair Tait as General Manager of Oticon Ltd. Alastair, who had been in the role for20+ years, retired at the end of April this year.
Put the maxilla in the right place
This is a paper from Singapore where they attempted to validate the position of the maxilla in the sagittal plane against several reference lines arising from the position of the forehead in orthognathic surgery. The position of the maxilla was...
Hyperacusis and Disorders of Sound Intolerance: Clinical and Research Perspectives
Hyperacusis and other forms of decreased sound tolerance (DST) is an area that many ENT/audiological colleagues would deem as ‘woolly’. This is due to a lack of understanding behind the mechanism of the symptoms, a lack of evidence-based assessment tools...
Office-based Rhinology – Principles and Techniques
The 150 pages in this hard-cover textbook are easy to read and well laid out. The book is nicely illustrated with appropriate colour photography and radiological images, and is accompanied by a DVD containing a number of selected surgical procedures....
