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Canal cholesteatoma

This is a retrospective study of patients with external auditory canal cholesteatoma (EACC) managed at a single tertiary centre from 1 January 2010 to 1 January 2021. Ninety patients (100 ears) were included. Mean age at diagnosis was 56+23 years....

Person-centred care, enhancing audiology student understanding across the globe

Over 200 students registered for a multinational virtual event facilitated by the Ida Institute. The aim was to determine levels of student understanding and approaches to person-centred care (PCC), alongside the opportunity to evaluate the benefits of this approach to...

Efficacy of intranasal cryotherapy in relief of symptoms and release from steroid dependence

Chronic rhinitis can be very persistent, and often entails unremitting dependence on medications. Surgery, though generally simple, can still result in complications. Cryoablation of posterior nasal nerve can be done as an outpatient procedure under local anaesthesia, and surgery may...

Treating subglottic stenosis means treating it again

Subglottic stenosis is caused by the fibrosis of the subglottis, which may be idiopathic or iatrogenic, often requiring multiple procedural interventions to prevent life-threatening narrowing of the upper trachea. The authors of this systematic review and meta-analysis looked at 55...