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An otological cure for globus?

4 November 2025 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Globus pharyngeus is a common benign condition frequently encountered in ENT practice. Laryngopharyngeal reflux and psychological stressors are often considered to be contributory factors, but globus symptoms do not always respond to antacid medications. Such medications can also be limited...

Cochlear implants and therapeutics: a natural partnership?

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
Global awareness of cochlear implants as a solution for hearing loss is slowly increasing and gaining acceptance. The potential for combining cochlear implants with inner ear therapeutics is immense, with promise in several areas. This article takes us on a...

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

3 September 2024 | | 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...

Charles Skinner Hallpike and the Hallpike Prize

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - ENT
The British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians introduced the Hallpike Prize in 2009 as an award to stimulate the pursuit of knowledge in relation to the field of audiovestibular medicine. Julian Ahmed celebrates the history of the great man the award...

Hidden hearing loss in humans

1 March 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Awareness of cochlear synaptopathy (‘hidden hearing loss’) is growing. Chris Plack gives us an introduction to the condition, defining it and reviewing recent research in humans and animals with respect to noise exposure. The main cause of hearing loss is...

Aided cortical assessment: uses in a paediatric hearing implant centre

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
When can an aided cortical assessment help decision making in a child’s hearing journey? In this article, the author demonstrates the application using an enlightening case study approach. A device, be it a conventional hearing aid or hearing implant, ideally,...

Balance and fall prevention in individuals with hearing impairments: clinical insights

4 November 2025 | | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Exploring how hearing loss heightens fall risk and how integrated audiologic, vestibular and technological strategies can transform balance care and prevention. Hearing impairment is one of the most common chronic health conditions worldwide, affecting an estimated 466 million people according...

Quo vadis FESS? Future directions in functional endoscopic sinus surgery

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - Imaging, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Endoscopic sinus surgery is now so ubiquitous that it is hard to imagine a time when it was not part of our clinical practice. Valentin Tomazic takes a look at its early development and looks ahead to endoscopic sinus surgery...

The role of objective measures and imaging to optimise cochlear implant outcomes

1 September 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Otology
Should we be using new or novel objective measures and imaging to assist with our cochlear implant patients? Debi Vickers and Shak Saeed describe current clinical techniques and present advances that have the potential to optimise outcomes. Introduction It is...

Sleep apnoea in children with craniofacial syndromes

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Whilst snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea are relatively common diagnoses in paediatric ENT, children with craniofacial syndromes take the problem to the next level. Robert Nash and Michelle Wyatt describe the Great Ormond Street multidisciplinary approach to treating this complex...

The utilisation of three-dimensional printed models in skull base surgery

1 January 2019 | | ENTA - Skull Base Surgery
As technology improves, there are new ways to assist with surgeons when it comes to training and preparing for surgery. Barbara Anne Thomson and Georgios Kontorinis highlight how 3D printing can help with the understanding and surgical planning for complex...

What’s new in electrophysiology?

1 May 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Steve Bell is a lecturer at the University of Southampton and a member of the British Society of Audiology’s (BSA) Special Interest Group in Electrophysiology. Given the current surge in interest in electrophysiology, both in rehabilitation and diagnostic arenas, Steve...