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Malignant transformation of leukoplakia in previous cancer patients

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Head & Neck | carbon dioxide laser, history, neoplastic cell transformation, oral leukoplakia, oral squamous cell carcinoma
This is a retrospective study from Taiwan assessing risk factors in developing oral squamous cell carcinoma from surgically excised oral leukoplakia in patients with a previous oral cancer, the underlying thought being that patients with an oral carcinoma have a...
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Painful temporomandibular joints

3 November 2023 | | ENTA - Maxillofacial Surgery
This paper is a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials comparing arthrocentesis with conservative management in painful and restricted mouth opening temporomandibular joint symptoms. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction comprises a spectrum of disorders commonly involving facial pain and loss of oral function...

Prof Tanon of the Côte d’Ivoire and Stephanie Unterrieder of MED-EL: challenges and successes of a public-private partnership

5 July 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - ENT
The Côte d’Ivoire (RCI) is a large country on the West African coast. It has recently launched a pioneering neonatal hearing screening programme. Dr Cheka Spencer caught up with Prof Marie-Josée Tanon to discuss this and other recent developments which...

Speech audiometry tests in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment

1 September 2015 |
This paper caught my eye because, with our ageing population, mild cognitive impairment and dementia are a major, growing problem. We know that ageing causes a multitude of medical and social issues. So it seems wise to investigate the effects...

Chocolates for laryngectomees

8 December 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - ENT
When The Chocolate Line in Bruges, Belgium, was approached by the charity, Shout at Cancer, there was always going to be something very special and innovative in the pipeline! Shout at Cancer’s Thomas Moors has been chatting with Julius Persoone,...

From the editor JulyAugust 2022

5 July 2022 |
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 One of the joys of attending meetings and conferences is the chance to catch up with...

The impact of dyslexia and neurodiversity on training and work – real-world consultant experiences

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - General
Awareness of dyslexia and its challenges in ENT training may enhance support for future trainees and trainers alike. Receiving a diagnosis of dyslexia or neurodivergence can be daunting, especially for a resident doctor with aspirations to pursue an ENT career....

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes): what you need to know

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Paediatrics
As an aid to stopping smoking e-cigarettes may have a role, but they are heavily promoted by industry as a leisure pursuit and desirable fashion accessory. Sneh Biyani and Craig Derkay gives a thorough account of what we know about...

Practising surgery in a war zone: an interview with Dr Volodymyr Melnyk

8 December 2022 |
It is now nine months since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced in late February 2022, with Putin announcing a “special military operation” to “denazify and demilitarise” Ukraine. The rest of the world, however, saw it for what it...

KUDUwave™ Boothless Audiometer

1 January 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
The KUDUwaveTM was designed to replace the need for a sound booth and enable truly portable audiometry in almost any environment. ENT & Audiology News’ own Gareth Smith, Priya Carling and Alex Griffiths Brown met in London to put the...

‘The Sun does not forget a village just because it is too small’ – African proverb

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Solar powered hearing aids In the middle of the morning of January 24, 2002, I had been in Otse for only three days, a village of 3500 in the south of Botswana, when I heard a knock at the door....

Leadership and maximising resources: the view from Brazil and Venezuela

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - ENT
Norma de Oliveira Penido, Priscila Bogar from Brazil and Sajidxa Mariño from Venezuela, leaders in otolaryngology, discuss their career journeys, the advantages and disadvantages they exerienced along the way, and the current state of ENT practice for women in South...