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Paediatric idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

This Turkish retrospective study looked at the radiological and clinical characteristics, prognostic factors and treatment outcomes in children diagnosed with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL). Forty-eight children were included over an eight-year period. Complete recovery (CR) was achieved in...

Impaired vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain correlates with hearing loss in vestibular schwannoma

The lack of correlation between the size of vestibular schwannoma (VS) and degree of hearing loss and vestibular function tests is well known. In this retrospective study, the focus was on the correlation between VOR gain of semicircular canal function,...

How long is too long? Waiting times for speech and language therapy

Waiting lists are a reality of clinical practice, and many health and social care professionals become used to having to cope with this. The authors of this paper addressed this issue by examining written submissions to the 2014 Senate Inquiry...

Conductive hearing loss and temporal processing

This Turkish study looked at the effect of using hearing aids on auditory temporal processing (the ability of the hearing system to process the temporal properties of a sound stimulus in a certain period of time) in conductive hearing loss....

Neonatal nasal stenosis - conservative approach

The authors retrospectively evaluated the efficacy of heated humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in neonates with nasal stenosis for this study. Of the six infants included in the study, five had congenital pyriform aperture stenosis. Three of these five also...

Is there any point giving postoperative oral steroids after a FESS?

It is well accepted that when medical treatment fails for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is more effective than continuing with medical therapy alone. A variety of postoperative care options are available, including saline irrigation, in office debridement,...

Endolymphatic sac surgery (ESS) revisited

Ever since the destructive articles by Toss and coworkers, ESS was considered a taboo. However more and more centres are reviving it and report favourable results in properly selected patients. In this article the authors conducted a retrospective, single-centre observational...

Starry eyed?

Attentive listening and active listening skills suggest that eye movement is an important factor in subject engagement. Indeed, when asked, AI suggests gaze is held for 70% of the time when listening. Although the route of this percentage is unclear,...

8th Baltic ENT Congress

Austėja Kučinskienė, senior resident. Attending the Baltic Otorhinolaryngology Congress held great personal significance for me. Organised by the Lithuanian Society of Otorhinolaryngology every three years under the esteemed leadership of President Professor Eugenijus Lesinskas, it took place in Vilnius, Lithuania,...

Misophonia

Decreased sound tolerance is a common audiologic complaint. Unlike the classic characteristics of hyperacusis whereby a patient is sensitive to the frequency or volume of a sound, misophonia is a strong emotional and psychological reaction to a sound with a...

Translating research – transforming lives: the BACO 2020 academic programme

The main attraction of any conference or event is, of course, the academic programme of lectures, workshops and education. Hisham Mehanna, BACO 2020 Academic Chair, and Paul Nankivell, Academic Vice Chair, give us an overview of what to expected in...

Early cochlear implant activation and its effects on the cochlea

In this article, Alhabib et al consider the changes to electrode impedance with early device activation (day one) compared to conventional activation (day 30). Activation at day 30 is a cautious approach, which has been popular for many years. However,...