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What’s in a name?

1 March 2016 |
Kate Granger is a doctor and the founder of the #hellomynameis campaign; she is also a cancer patient. In this article she explains why she started the campaign, and why patient-centred care starts with an introduction. Chris and me the...
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Hearing Science Fundamentals – Second Edition

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
The second edition of Hearing Science Fundamentals is a simply and clearly written introductory text, ideal for students beginning their training. It covers topics ranging from anatomy and physiology to auditory perception. This edition includes nine new chapters in addition...
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Comparison of linguistic profiles in three groups of children with hearing loss and specific language impairment

1 March 2017 | | children, cochlear implant, expressive language, hearing impairment, memory, specific language impairment
Spoken language deficits in children with hearing loss early in life are attributed to auditory speech perception limitations. It is assumed that hearing following cochlear implants (CIs) will improve these language deficits. However, the studies have shown that although cochlear...

Hearing protectors and speech perception

1 May 2015 | | Hearing protection devices, learning effect, speech intelligibility, speech intelligibility impact level, speech reception threshold
This study tested 31 subjects using hearing protectors by maintaining a constant intensity level for the speech signal while varying background noise levels. The goal was to use this test to detect speech perceptual abilities under different hearing protectors –...

A match made in heaven: being a good supervisor

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
Supervision is a core component of clinical training for all healthcare professionals. Most colleges advocate supervisors be trained in the skill of supervision, but this is not standard practice. Often supervisors rely on the skills they learn from their own...
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Expectations and practice

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
Reading this paper is reassuring. It does not appear to be groundbreaking in its results but research can be as useful, if not more so, when it consolidates knowledge and helps unify the research base. This paper focuses on those...

Elasticated retraction in head and neck surgery – a trainee’s perspective

1 May 2017 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
The effectiveness of surgical technique and satisfactory outcome is greatly dependent on good surgical exposure. Retraction requires adequate traction and counter-traction of tissues in order to expose the tissue or organ under scrutiny for the surgeon. This is a universal...

The 66th Hallpike Symposium - BAAP

15 November 2024
The 66th Hallpike Symposium took place on the 15th November 2024. It was organised by Drs Carolyn Ainsworth and Rosa Crunkhorn, Audiovestibular Medicine (AVM) Consultants at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London. The theme of the event was ‘Recognising systemic conditions associated with audiovestibular dysfunction for the practicing clinician’.

High intensity, high impact: tackling waiting lists one HIT at a time

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
A monthly high intensity theatre list in Sheffield shows how smart planning, teamwork and focus can dramatically reduce long ENT waiting lists. Finally, after many years of training, I’ve started my first consultant post – only to become part of...

Airway stenting in paediatric ENT

1 May 2017 | | ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Although experience in the use of airway stents in adults is considerable, their use in children is more recent and more limited. Cláudia Schweiger and Michael J Rutter provide an overview of stents and their use in paediatric airway. Stenting...

What you need to know about recent advances in genetics of hearing loss in the newborn

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Identifying the underlying genetic cause of hearing loss in newborns can improve dramatically the early diagnosis and appropriate intervention. Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder at birth, affecting approximately two out of 1000 newborns [1]. Congenital impaired hearing...

EAFPS 2023: 46th Annual Meeting

14 September 2023 -17 September 2023 | ENTA - ENT
Dario Bertossi presenting the conference bell to Alwyn D’Souza, starting a new tradition. Riccardo Nocini, EAFPS Fellow. The 46th annual meeting of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) was held at the iconic Palazzo della Gran Guardia in...