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How best can we manage Samter’s Triad/AERD?

3 July 2023 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | Aspirin intolerance, Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease, Asthma, Biological agents, Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis, NSAID intolerance, Samter's Triad
The classic ‘Samter’s Triad’ of asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP), and aspirin sensitivity is now referred to as aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory-exacerbated respiratory disease. We often come across in our rhinology setting, patients with recalcitrant...

Hidden hearing loss in humans

1 March 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Awareness of cochlear synaptopathy (‘hidden hearing loss’) is growing. Chris Plack gives us an introduction to the condition, defining it and reviewing recent research in humans and animals with respect to noise exposure. The main cause of hearing loss is...

Intraoperative nerve monitoring: 2017

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
Having written the definitive text on laryngeal nerves, Gregory Randolph and Dipti Kamani describe the benefits of intraoperative neural monitoring and, importantly, how to proceed if the nerve is pathologically involved or there is loss of signal. Over the years,...

Reflux – diagnostic tools and special considerations in singers

3 September 2021 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Depending on your point of view, laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is either ubiquitous or is over-diagnosed. Are singers more prone to LPR? What are the best tests? Mark Watson and Jane Shaw tell us more. Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR: the backflow of...

Patients with severe uncontrolled CRSwNP respond to biologics in the real world

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Clinical trials have demonstrated that biologics are effective in treating patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). This multicentre (15 tertiary care centres in France) observational prospective cohort study aims to examine the effectiveness of biologics in treating CRSwNP...

Ramsey Hunt causes more widespread vestibular dysfunction that other causes of acute peripheral vestibulopathy

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
The extent of semicircular canal dysfunction in different conditions causing acute vestibular syndrome (AS) has not been widely studied. The authors share their findings in a retrospective study of patients presenting with AVS in three conditions: Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHSD),...

A new hearing health scheme for musicians

1 September 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Joe Hastings, Health & Welfare Manager for Help Musicians UK, discusses the results of the charity’s 2015 survey of musicians’ hearing and plans for a new scheme which will give all professional musicians in the UK affordable access to specialist...

Hearing healthcare in India

1 March 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
With a population of more than a billion people, and an estimated prevalence of hearing loss of somewhere between 5.9% and 16.5%, depending on which definition you use, India has a significant number of hearing impaired individuals. They are served...

The role of public health in addressing age-related hearing loss

1 November 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Prevention and treatment of hearing loss needs to be viewed through a public health lens, but what does that look like? Kelly Reavis and colleagues explain the steps to addressing hearing healthcare from a public health perspective and why this...

A funny thing happened whilst your boss was away at a conference

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
What is the difference between God and Professor Sir Donald Harrison? God is everywhere – Sir Donald is everywhere except at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital! This was a common joke about Sir Donald, who was much...

The role of macrolide antibiotics in chronic rhinosinusitis

1 July 2016 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
The use of long-term antibiotics in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis is a contentious issue, not only because of the increasing problem with antibiotic resistance but also because of the potential cardiac risks, including sudden death. In this article, Anders...

Effects of air pollution and climate change on the upper airways

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Dr Alexander Simidchiev is a specialist in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and public health. He is the Co-Founder and President of Air for Health, a non-profit organisation aimed at educating medical professionals about the impact of air pollution and climate...