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New Usher Syndrome helpline

23 February 2026
A new helpline has been launched to provide one-stop support for people with Usher syndrome (the most common genetic cause of deafblindness). The helpline is run by a charity partnership of Deafblind UK and Deafblind Scotland, and will be a dedicated support service for people living with Usher syndrome and for families, carers and professionals supporting them.

Mapping the nose – first spatial map of olfaction published

11 May 2026
Scientists at Harvard Medical School have created the first detailed map of smell receptors in the nose, catching up with similar achievements in sight, hearing and touch. The map reveals that smell receptors are highly organised into tight bands based on type. The findings provide foundational knowledge needed to develop better therapies for loss of smell.

BSO Juniors Day and Annual Meeting 2025

2 April 2025 -3 April 2025 | ENTA - Otology
Amberley Munnings, ST7, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UKFor the first time, the British Society of Otology (BSO) held its Annual Meeting alongside the BSO Juniors Day, creating a dynamic and collaborative two-day event. The Junior’s Day centred on the theme...

3rd ENT Masterclass® World Congress

25 October 2024 -26 October 2024 | ENTA - ENT
The 3rd ENT Masterclass World Congress at the Palace of Parliament was a perfect setting to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of ENT Masterclass. Two days of academic excellence saw over 250 delegates and faculty from all across Europe and beyond.

How cognition influences hearing aid use

26 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Neurotology
Introduction Hearing aids are designed to provide amplification for individuals with poor auditory sensitivity. Signal processing algorithms are designed and implemented in hearing aids to further enhance speech intelligibility and to improve listening comfort by attenuating unwanted background noise. Sarampalis...

Nasal septal perforation repair

1 March 2018 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Nasal septal perforation repair has traditionally been a great challenge. Many surgical techniques are described, however the success rate of closure has often been poor. Experience from the use of pedicled vascularised mucosal flaps in skull base surgery has been...

Surgical management of sleep disordered breathing

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Snoring and sleep-disordered breathing are often described as multi-level problems, and different surgical procedures are required to treat the various sites of airway narrowing and/or collapse. Jonathan Hobson gives us an eloquent run-through the various options available to the ENT...

Acupuncture for tonsillectomy pain in children

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Paediatrics
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....

Multidisciplinary airway simulation workshops: ‘preparing your team for the difficult airway’

1 September 2019 |
Can human factor issues be better addressed within a multidisciplinary learning environment? Would this improve team working and patient outcomes? Are these important training considerations? Mona Thornton discusses the experience of a multidisciplinary simulation airway workshop in the unit she...

The Airway Intervention Registry: Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (AIR: RRP) data collection

1 September 2018 | | ENTA - General
Laryngeal papillomatosis remains a frustratingly difficult condition to treat. Adam Donne and Steven Powell tells us about a collaborative project aiming to enhance patient care. The first UK Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis registry opened in April 2018 through the AIR (Airway...

Changing behaviour with a human factors approach

1 January 2014 | | ENTA - General
The Francis Report (2013) identified multiple problems relating to the safety culture of Stafford Hospital in the period 2005 – 2009, as well as serious failings in the supervisory and regulatory systems of the NHS. Particular criticism was directed at...

Assessment of genetic disorders: congenital sensorineural hearing loss

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Otology
Severe or profound sensorineural hearing impairment (SNHI) is a common birth defect, affecting approximately 1 in 1000 newborns [1]. SNHI may result from environmental causes or have a genetic basis. The genetic causes can be further subdivided into non-syndromic (isolated...