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Assessment of viral aetiology in the formation of nasal polyps

1 September 2014 |
The exact aetiology of nasal polyposis is not yet established although it is believed that allergic, infectious, mechanical, immunological and biochemical factors may be involved. Using the technique of polymerase chain reaction, this study assesses the role of human adenovirus,...
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Current AI audiology knowledge

4 March 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming increasingly popular and can be utilised by patients, healthcare professionals and students. The performance of chatbots can be variable between different AIs and, indeed, different topics. There is no current consensus for the best...

Cochlear implant and age

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology
In an American ageing society with more prevalent hearing loss, fewer geriatric patients are opting for cochlear implants (CI). This is mainly due to comorbidities and potential complications. Authors conducted a retrospective review of CI patients from 2015 till 2021....

Selecting and optimising hearing aids for tinnitus benefit: a rough guide

24 May 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Tinnitus
Hearing aids have a relatively long history as tinnitus treatment tools. Saltzman and Ersner reported success in suppressing tinnitus with simple hearing aids in a number of cases as early as 1947 [1]. In an early comprehensive approach to tinnitus...

Adult hearing screening: consideration for a holistic model

14 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Background Adult-onset hearing impairment is a highly prevalent and undertreated chronic problem that poses a significant burden of disease worldwide [1]. It is usually gradual and diagnosed and managed approximately 10 years after adults have first experienced hearing difficulties [2]....

Screening for hearing aid fittings – an approach for primary care

14 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Introduction The communication difficulties related to hearing loss can lead to ‘depression, social withdrawal and problems with employment and access to information sources’ [1]. Furthermore, unmanaged hearing loss is associated with dementia, a poorer quality of life, depression, anxiety and...

Screening: evaluating the outcomes of early intervention

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Newborn hearing screening is now the accepted standard of care in several countries, and is becoming increasingly more established worldwide. White [1] reported eight countries screening over 90% of newborns, ten screening between 25-89% of births and a further 54...

Neurological idiopathic disease: a shared journey for NASA and medicine

4 November 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
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...

Airway stenting in paediatric ENT

1 May 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, 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...

Superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome

1 November 2015 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders, ENTA - Otology
In this article, Hannah North and Simon Lloyd give us an overview of the complex condition of superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) syndrome, including diagnosis, treatment and management. Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) is a bony defect of the otic...

#BecauseIhearIlive – an international message from Smiling Crocodile

26 June 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
There are 34 million children worldwide afflicted by disabling hearing loss, 60% of whom are suffering from hearing loss due to preventable causes [1]. This article is an account of the Smiling Crocodile Charity, founded in 2009 by Dagmar Herrmannová,...

Upper airway endoscopy: achieving a balanced service whilst minimising the conflict of sustainability

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck
Nasal endoscopes present a unique challenge in balancing sustainability and practicality. Both disposable and reusable scopes may have distinct roles in modern practice. Flexible endoscopy of the upper aerodigestive tract is an essential technique that facilitates detailed assessment of the...