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The Brain’s Connectome – a symphony inside our brains and how hearing loss disturbs the music

1 May 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Neurotology
Understand us; where do we begin? In this article the authors’ introduce a project that may uncover that our personalities and traits are a product of the interconnected wiring within our brain. The team discusses the Human Connectome Project and...

Hyposalivation: a review of current and future treatments

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
Hyposalivation remains a stubbornly difficult condition to treat, but novel therapies may not be far away. Saliva has many essential functions, including aiding digestion and swallowing, lubrication, maintaining tooth integrity and antibacterial activity. When patients experience reduced saliva production (hyposalivation),...

Optical cochlear implants: recent progress toward light-based hearing restoration

4 March 2026 | | ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
Optical cochlear implants combine optogenetics and light-based hardware to overcome limits of electrical CIs, promising sharper frequency resolution and more natural hearing. Cochlear implants (CIs) are among the most successful neuroprosthetic devices in modern medicine, restoring speech perception to hundreds...

Why register? The importance of being a registered audiology professional

4 March 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Navigating UK audiology registration can be complex. This article explains the process, underscoring why proper registration is vital for safe and professional practice. Why register? This question is not unique to the UK. An article published by Goulios and Patuzzi...

How sight shapes sound: cross-modal plasticity and cochlear implantation

7 May 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Imaging, ENTA - Otology
Visual cues support auditory recovery after cochlear implantation, with evidence showing cross-modal plasticity enhances speech perception and rehabilitation outcomes. Traditionally, clinical guidance around cochlear implantation has been shaped by a key concern: that reliance on visual communication, particularly speechreading, might...

Listening differently: my path into tinnitus and hyperacusis research

7 May 2026 | | ENTA - Tinnitus
From lived experience to PhD research, Nic Wray explores how tinnitus and hyperacusis are understood in primary care, and why listening better could improve support. My working life has taken many turns, but becoming a researcher was never part of...

Global CI Collaborative: Futures Forum - Webinar Series July 2020

5 October 2020
In July 2020, the Global CI Collaborative launched a series of webinars to highlight the challenges and learnings COVID has brought to the cochlear implant world. COVID has changed healthcare practice globally, requiring rapid service reconfiguration and novel pathways to deliver cochlear implantation for all ages...

Nottingham hearing experts launch CHEAR (COVID and hearing) study

2 April 2021
Researchers based in Nottingham are launching an in-depth and ongoing study into the possible effects of COVID-19 on patients’ hearing, tinnitus and balance. The CHEAR (COVID and hearing, otherwise known as ‘Measuring Hearing, Tinnitus and Balance following COVID-19’) Study will...

From the editor MayJun 2021

4 May 2021 |
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS), Editor, ENT & Audiology News; Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.net ENT & Audiology News is truly part of a global family of ENT surgeons and audiologists,...

From the editor JulAug 2021

1 July 2021 |
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS), Editor, ENT & Audiology News; Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.net It’s rare that one of our five senses hits the headlines and touches the public consciousness,...

TSESI Scholarship: a dream come true for young otolaryngologists

6 September 2021
The main objective of the Tarabichi-Stammberger Ear Sinus Institute (TSESI) is to help young otolaryngologists to develop a common learning platform, improve surgical skills and engage in research work. It is the shared observation of Dr Tarabichi and the late...

Breaking the menstrual and menopause taboo

12 April 2022
The impact of menstruation and menopause on doctors and surgeons is the subject of a provocative new podcast. As ENT & Audiology News reported in July 2021, WENTS & Friends is a mouthpiece for Women in ENT Surgery UK, an organisation aiming to support women in all stages of training. The third episode lifts the lid on the lack of care, provision and policy for this central aspect of women’s health.