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A comparison between artificial and cadaveric temporal bones in terms of providing realistic setting and structural details

Increasing difficulties, costs and risks of infection have led to the use of artificial temporal bones for training in mastoid and middle ear surgery. Whether these provide a realistic learning environment (face value) and offer structural details to learn from...

Share your perspective on improving reflux care pathways

BIOHIT HealthCare recently brought together leading ENT specialists and speech and language therapy professionals for a roundtable discussion on the complexities of diagnosing laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and extraoesophageal reflux. Key themes included the lack of consensus around LPR as a...

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,...

BAAP Mid-Year Symposiums

Surangi Mendis, Consultant in Audiovestibular Medicine, UCLH, London, UK: The British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians (BAAP) hosted two mid-year symposiums this autumn. The first took place on 29 September 2023, via a virtual platform, and was on the theme of...

Acupuncture for tonsillectomy pain in children

The challenge: tonsillectomy pain Tonsillectomy is a uniform surgical insult which results in a 10-day recovery for children. Severe pain can occur which can give rise to poor oral fluid intake, dehydration and potentially the need for intravenous fluid resuscitation....

Hyperacusis-related distress and comorbid psychiatric illness

Research suggests that over 50% of patients presenting with hyperacusis also present with some form of psychiatric disorder. With this in mind, Dr Aazh outlines what tools clinicians can use to screen for psychological disorders and what path to take...

Audiology in this issue...Advances in the Diagnostic Test Battery (Mar/Apr19)

Priya Carling, AuD, Director and Consultant Audiologist,Kent Hearing Ltd, UK. E: priya@Kenthearing.com The 3 March is the World Health Organisation’s World Hearing Day 2019. This year, the theme is ‘check your hearing’ to encourage early identification and management of hearing...

Ida Institute scales down

The Ida Institute has been unable to secure future funding and is significantly scaling back its activities.

60th ENT Congress for the South African Society of ORL-OHNS

Dr Greta Niemann, ENT surgeon, Pretoria The 60th Annual ENT Conference held in Pretoria in November was a remarkable event, skilfully organised and offering an exceptional line-up of international and local speakers. This year’s gathering provided a unique opportunity for...

Back to the Future

Normally my objective for this column is to highlight an innovation that is already fully realised and on the market. Sometimes it can be fun instead to look forward to what innovations are coming down the pipeline. With that in...

What Plug?

For decades, audiologists have encouraged people to wear hearing protection when they attend concerts. Traditionally, the most accessible options have been foam plugs, which have limited appeal due to their poor sound quality. Disposable foam plugs absorb high frequency sounds...

Reflected glory: the race to claim the laryngeal mirror

“None of today’s young doctors can start to imagine the feeling of professional helplessness and despair that prevailed before the invention of the laryngeal mirror. Thousands of people died, whom we were not able to help, or even bring relief...