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Unanswered questions in adult ototoxicity associated with platinum-based chemotherapy
Do the potential side-effects on hearing and tinnitus need to be a ‘necessary evil’ of platinum-based chemotherapy? How strong is our evidence base when offering advice to patients and fellow clinicians? David Baguley and his team from the University of...Thyroid dysfunction and Meniere’s disease: is there a relationship?
The set of symptoms described as Meniere’s disease may have several causative factors. Timothy Hain and Patthida Maroongroge look for a relationship in the literature between Meniere’s disease and hypothyroidism. Meniere’s disease (MD) affects around two in 1000 people and...Neurological idiopathic disease: a shared journey for NASA and medicine
Whilst Southampton can’t really be described as an extreme environment, experiments carried out in the city have certainly been taken out of this world. Robert Marchbanks discusses one of the associations between Southampton, The International Space Station and tympanic membrane...
Are we screening enough? Genetics in adult-onset sensorineural hearing loss
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in adults can be a result of multiple factors such as age, noise exposure and autoimmune pathology. In a group of patients, no cause is identified and the SNHL is treated as idiopathic. Authors evaluate the...Chronic rhinosinusitis management: back to the future?
Immunology is a dim and distant medical school memory to many ENT surgeons, but the increasingly complex immunology of chronic rhinosinusitis is fascinating (honestly!). Medical management options in CRS no longer just involves saline and steroids, and we need to...In conversation with Jane Lea: the journey from athlete to surgeon
Dr Jane Lea is a clinical professor and fellowship director of otology and neurotology at the University of British Columbia. Prior to becoming a doctor, Jane was a semi-professional footballer and represented Canada. As a result of three knee operations,...In conversation with Jane Lea: the journey from athlete to surgeon
Dr Jane Lea is a clinical professor and fellowship director of otology and neurotology at the University of British Columbia. Prior to becoming a doctor, Jane was a semi-professional footballer and represented Canada. As a result of three knee operations,...3rd APLA Congress and 6th National Conference of Laryngology And Voice Association Of Bangladesh (LVAB)
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Laryngology Association (APLA) Congress took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 2nd to 4th March 2024 with the theme SAVE ( Swallowing, Airway and Vice Evaluation) Lives. The congress welcomed 700 delegates and 40 national and international faculties from across the Asia-Pacific region, comprising leading experts, practitioners, researchers, and students in the field of laryngology.
Sinus airflow after FESS using models and fluid dynamics
This is a very interesting study from Australia and New Zealand looking at flow of air into the nose and sinuses after FESS surgery. There is plenty of data regarding computational fluid dynamics for preoperative cases but not much for...Audiology Papers of the Year 2015-16
In this short review we have asked Melanie, Carolina, Josephine and Cherilee to consider the best article they have read in the last 12 months and provide us with a short review. All contributors have managed to succinctly highlight the...
Clinical Manual of Otolaryngology
This book aims to fill the gap that many ‘generic clinical textbooks’ fail to address; the knowledge and skills required to deal with common ear, nose and throat conditions that present to general practitioners and in emergency departments. Its scope...
