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Recruitment of Sudden Hearing Loss Patients for Clinical Trial: Novel Compound AC102 Outperforms Corticosteroids Preclinically
While corticosteroids are widely used to treat Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL), there is still no therapy with proven efficacy and regulatory approval for this debilitating condition.European power women in otolaryngology: a focus on Laura Viani, Ireland’s first female otolaryngologist
Professor Laura Viani is a Consultant Otolaryngologist at Beaumont Hospital and Temple Street University Children’s Hospital and has been a member of Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland for the last 17 years. As the first female...An update on HPV and the vaccination
In recent years, the role of HPV in the development of oropharyngeal cancers has become apparent. Hannah Fox and Vin Paleri contend that while we may not always be able to cure oropharyngeal cancers, vaccination offers our best hope for...Prof Tanon of the Côte d’Ivoire and Stephanie Unterrieder of MED-EL: challenges and successes of a public-private partnership
The Côte d’Ivoire (RCI) is a large country on the West African coast. It has recently launched a pioneering neonatal hearing screening programme. Dr Cheka Spencer caught up with Prof Marie-Josée Tanon to discuss this and other recent developments which...
Management of peritonsillar abscesses – should we be offering a hot tonsillectomy?
Peritonsillar abscesses (PTAs) are one of the most common reasons for patients being referred to ENT services on an emergent basis worldwide. The conventional treatment for adult patients with a PTA in the UK involves needle aspiration or incision and...The DEKA SmartXide CO2 Laser is cited in recent paper "Transoral robotic surgery using CO2 Laser in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a clinical case series”
The UK government's new 10-year cancer strategy delivering plans to significantly improve cancer survival through earlier diagnosis and faster access to treatment means a commitment to rapidly expanding the use of robotic surgery across the NHS; the ability of devices...
Operating room with a live electrical wire!
Education in healthcare is essential for enhancing patient safety, improving informed consent and enabling personal and professional development. Surgical training often focuses on common complications and the consent process for these potential adverse outcomes. But what about education on less...
Incidental paranasal sinus fungal balls
Fungal ball (FB) sinusitis, also referred to as mycetoma or aspergilloma, is a chronic non-invasive mycotic disease. This study aimed at analysing the natural history and outcomes of patients with incidental paranasal FB on imaging. This was a retrospective study...
