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The changing spectrum of cancer of the oropharynx: dilemmas and future directions

The association of HPV in oropharyngeal cancer has identified a ‘new disease’, with its unique biologic behaviour, and challenges for clinicians in selecting therapeutic combinations offering maximum efficacy and minimum morbidity or long-term sequela currently under study in clinical trials....

Recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis: What to do next?

Whilst the majority of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) will significantly improve with treatment, we are sometimes left with a ‘hard-core’ of nasal cripples who fail to improve despite our best efforts. How can we deal with these patients? Valerie...

Hearing in middle-age: hearing impairment, tinnitus and hearing aid use in UK adults

Hearing loss has a well-documented adverse impact on emotional, social and physical well-being. In this article, Dr Piers Dawes from the University of Manchester gives an insight into his team’s recent work analysing the very large UK Biobank data set,...

Family-centred early intervention: supporting a call to action

Family-centred care for young children is a commonly used but frequently under-appreciated approach in audiology. Prof Moodie discusses how we can take positive action to improve our approach to families in ways that make a meaningful difference in their lives....

EEG as a measure of neuroplasticity in children

Measuring changes in neural activity can teach us a lot about hearing loss and the effect of gained functional hearing. In this article, the authors describe how electroencephalography (EEG) is being used to effectively measure such changes in children with...

AUDIOLOGY - In conversation with Dr Jerry Northern

Gareth Smith chats with Dr Jerry Northern and learns about his fascination with Mount Everest, the legendary Marion Downs and his unique career in audiology… Jerry with the legendary Marion Downs. Tell us about your background, how did you come...

Sleep apnoea in children with craniofacial syndromes

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...

RSM Otology: the year ahead

Professor Manohar Bance, President of the UK’s Royal Society of Medicine Otology Section, looks forward to a packed programme.

New Usher Syndrome helpline

A new helpline has been launched to provide one-stop support for people with Usher syndrome (the most common genetic cause of deafblindness). The helpline is run by a charity partnership of Deafblind UK and Deafblind Scotland, and will be a dedicated support service for people living with Usher syndrome and for families, carers and professionals supporting them.

Mapping the nose – first spatial map of olfaction published

Scientists at Harvard Medical School have created the first detailed map of smell receptors in the nose, catching up with similar achievements in sight, hearing and touch. The map reveals that smell receptors are highly organised into tight bands based on type. The findings provide foundational knowledge needed to develop better therapies for loss of smell.

JORL-HNS 2025

The 126th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (JORL-HNS 2025) was held at Pacifico Yokohama in May. The event brought experts together from across Japan and further afield. Professor Shigeharu Fujieda from University...

BAAP Annual Conference 2025

Shaista Kerai, ST3 Audiovestibular Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Amol Anand, ST4 Audiovestibular Medicine Whittington Hospital NHS TrustThe British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians (BAAP) hosted its 2025 Annual Conference in Birmingham, drawing clinicians, researchers and trainees from...