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Biofilms in Otitis

1 January 2019 |
If you haven’t already heard of biofilms, this book will tell you that they are multicellular networks of bacteria encased in a matrix, a complex multidimensional biologic fortress that protects bacteria against changes in the environment, host immune responses and...

Tell me like it is: advice for relatives of people with aphasia

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
More than a quarter of people who have a stroke present with aphasia immediately post-stroke (approx. 30%) and of these, around 60% experience chronic communication difficulties. Provision of information is seen as one of the top 10 best practice recommendations...

Balloon Eustachian tuboplasty – is it time to start doing it in children?

3 May 2022 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | BDET, Balloon dilation of eustachian tube, Children, Eustachian tube dysfunction
Given the potential applications for balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) in children, its uptake in most centres has been slow. The reasons for this are multifactorial. There are technical issues – the feasibility of obtaining the correct size balloon and manoeuvring...
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A therapeutic algorithm for tracheoesophageal periprosthetic leakage

5 November 2021 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy | management, periprosthetic leakage, postlaryngectomy rehabilitation, total laryngectomy, voice prosthesis
Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis leakage can be intravalvular (more common) or periprosthetic (focus of this study). The authors studied the causes of periprosthetic leakage among 115 patients attending for voice prosthesis management (1374 clinic attendances) treated between December 2014 to December...

Balance Function Assessment and Management – Second Edition

1 January 2016 |
This is the second edition of this reference work which was first published in 2008. Vestibular assessment and management has moved on in the intervening seven years and this new edition reflects this. This aims to be a comprehensive reference...

Audiology Answers for Otolaryngologists

31 October 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
Audiology Answers for Otolaryngologists aims to provide a grounding in audiology for otolaryngology residents and other professionals allied to audiology, who would otherwise have limited exposure to clinical audiology. It is written by senior audiologists at Washington University School of...

Persistent imbalance after traumatic brain injury is central in origin

2 March 2022 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Several residual symptoms, including dizziness and imbalance, can follow traumatic brain injury, no matter how mild. This study focused on the mechanisms, peripheral and central, underlying the complaint of persistent imbalance in patients with chronic mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)....

Sanibel Supply® introduces the EARturtle™

1 September 2021 | Research & Development
On September 1, Sanibel Supply® introduced a new earphone for auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing in infants; the EARturtle™.

The era of lateral flow tests in ENT

17 October 2022 | Research & Development
The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the versatility of lateral flow tests (LFTs), with heavy endorsement from healthcare professionals and a greater awareness among the general public.

Ear wax removal: should anyone and everyone perform it?

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Earwax removal is a controversial and much-debated issue in audiology. Risks and public safety call for reforms, sparking discussion on professional standards. Earwax is a natural secretion produced by the ear. It is an amalgamation of desquamous epithelial skin cells,...

Being a doctor abroad – comparing the Greek healthcare system with the NHS

3 July 2023 | | ENTA - ENT
Healthcare systems and training programmes vary significantly across the world. By learning about other healthcare systems, we can identify blind spots in our own system and continue to improve training. Sofia Anastasiadou, an ENT Registrar in South West England, describes...

Surgical management of congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis

1 May 2014 | | ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Rhinoplasty
Introduction Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is a rare cause of neonatal upper airway obstruction which was first described by Douglas in 1952 [1]. The first radiological description of CNPAS was described by Ey et al in 1988 [2]....