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Herpes zoster and SSNHL

7 July 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery | Herpes zoster, cohort studies, epidemiology, hearing loss, longitudinal studies, risk factor, sudden
Some studies suggest that viral infections may increase the risk of a sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). The described longitudinal study explored whether herpes zoster may be a factor that increases the risk of SSNHL. Medical history in reference to...

Planning for the long term when working with young people with TBI

7 July 2020 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
Traumatic brain injuries are most common amongst young people and can have long term consequences. The authors of this article provide an approach to management of cognitive and communication difficulties which starts with a detailed assessment using the model of...

Evidence-based clinical education

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
All healthcare professionals participate in education of students in both their own and other disciplines. It is part of our role and we are often used to squeezing it in and around our clinical responsibilities. In fact, the events during...
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A new treatment for septal perforations?

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | carvacrol, nasal injuries, Nasal septal perforation, nasal septum, wound healing
Nasal septal perorations are notoriously difficult to close surgically and can be extremely symptomatic and debilitating for the patient. This paper describes the use of carvacrol (a monoterpene phenol of the family Lamiacaea which is often found in essential oils)....

Relapse after bi-maxillary surgery in a class III malocclusion

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Head & Neck | Angle Class III malocclusion, Cephalometry, Maxillofacial surgery, Orthognathic surgery, Three-dimensional image
This study analysed 90 patients who underwent a bi-maxillary osteotomy for a class III malocclusion. There were 30 in each of three groups of patients based upon the Frankfort mandibular plane angle (FMA). They were divided into: greater than 32°,...

Justice for all: role of registered intermediaries

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy | Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), communication assistants, communication disability, justice, participation, peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG 16), registered intermediaries
The United Nations’ Agenda for Sustainable Development 2015 advocates equal access to justice for all. In recognition of this, a number of countries have introduced a new professional role; a registered intermediary in England, Wales and NI. The registered intermediary...

Disrupting assumptions: how to teach queer concepts to speech and language therapists

3 July 2023 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
Policy requiring speech and language therapy courses in America to include multicultural content in their courses was only formally introduced in 1994. Yet sexual orientation was still considered a controversial topic at this time, and it was only in the...

Innovating around access to hearing services during the pandemic

9 September 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
COVID-19 has also presented its challenges to hearing healthcare providers and to the industry and, similarly, called for innovation and creativity. Dr Bromwich describes how these sectors are rising to the challenge. The reality of COVID-19 has been a challenging...

ReSound One´s technology now available in Portugal

7 July 2021 | Research & Development, Company Profiles
The Portuguese company, AudiçãoActiva, has recently launched the new Resound One in its network of shops.

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

1 January 2019 | | ENTA - ENT, 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...

The big ask – maintaining the entrepreneurial spirit in academic facial plastic surgery in the USA

1 March 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
en·tre·pre·neur, noun a person who organises and operates a business and who has qualities of leadership, initiative and innovation. In the United States, facial plastic surgery (FPS) services are divided among private and academic practices. The vast majority of academic...

INTEGRATE: Uniting collaborative research in ENT

1 January 2016 | | ENTA - ENT
Exposure to clinical research as a trainee is often sporadic and unstructured, despite it featuring in both the GMC’s Good Medical Practice and the ISCP’s syllabus for all surgical specialities, including otolaryngology [1,2]. The majority of trainees undertake small-scale research...