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Simple preoperative tests predicting outcomes for ESS patients?

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | Lund-Kennedy Endoscopic Score, Mometasone Furoate, SNOT-2, chronic rhinosinusitis, disease control, endoscopic sinus surgery, eosinophils, nasal cytology, nasal polyps, neutrophils
We are all familiar with patients suffering extensive nasal polyps who relapse all to soon after careful and thorough endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). This paper looks to answer whether we can predict which patients will do well, and which less...
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Do personal listening devices cause cochlear synaptopathy?

5 January 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Otology
Cochlear synaptopathy is a condition in which noise interrupts the synaptic communication between sensory inner hair cells and low spontaneous rate cochlear nerve fibres. Since these nerve fibres are associated with signal coding in noisy backgrounds, their disruption leads to...
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Cochlear implantation following radiotherapy treatment of vestibular schwannomas

5 January 2022 | | ENTA - Auditory Implants | Acoustic neuroma, hearing rehabilitation, surgery, radiosurgery, auditory implant, hearing outcom
The authors presented a case report and systematic review assessing the outcomes of patients from cochlear implantation (CI) following radiotherapy treatment for vestibular schwannoma (VS). Outcomes of cochlear implantation in these patients are uncertain due to the combination of both...
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Effects of diet and exercise on tinnitus

4 May 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus, ENTA - Otology
Subjective tinnitus is the perception of sound without any external stimulus. There is no consensus on the aetiology of tinnitus. Obesity is one condition that has been associated with subjective tinnitus. The authors conducted a randomised controlled trial to assess...
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Measuring radiation fibrosis in patients with head and neck cancer

4 March 2025 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
People treated with radiotherapy for head and neck cancer experience several acute and chronic effects of this treatment, of which fibrosis is perhaps the most common. Fibrosis occurs as a wound healing response and leads to scarring and reduced range...
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Association of tinnitus with dementia

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - Otology
In this large case-controlled study, the authors have compared the presence of tinnitus prior to the diagnosis of dementia in the study group with those without dementia. Dementia patients were selected from the National Health Insurance group. The control group...

Puma seeks new collaborations in key European countries and worldwide

22 September 2022 | Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors
Puma Soundproofing exports 60% of its turnover – currently over 5,000 booths have been successfully installed in hospitals, clinics and universities across more than 50 countries worldwide.

FDA grants Lenire tinnitus treatment device De Novo approval

15 March 2023 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
Neuromod Devices Ltd. is proud to announce that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted De Novo approval to Lenire.

From ‘patients’ to ‘participants’: a career in audiological research

26 June 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Melanie Lough is a clinical audiologist-turned-research audiologist and, in this article, we hear about how she applies her transferable skills gained in audiology to her current role and future aspirations. Career background My route into audiology was unconventional to say...

Developing outcome measures for research

1 January 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
There are challenges in developing outcomes measures; Professor Hall presents five top pointers for making rapid progress in developing outcome measures for research purposes. Anyone who has worked clinically with hearing loss will appreciate that every patient’s experience is personal....

Beyond ‘sticky floors’ and glass ceilings’: eight women department and society leaders share their stories

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - ENT
In the United States and Canada, there have been a total of 12 women otolaryngologists who have achieved high positions of leadership. Eight of these women were interviewed for this piece. Each woman’s responses were thoughtful and truthful. Common themes...

Staying safe during endoscopic ear surgery

1 May 2016 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
There is growing interest in using rigid endoscopes rather than traditional operative microscopes to perform transcanal middle ear surgery. Rigid endoscopy provides a high resolution, wide-angle view of the tympanic cavity through minimally invasive surgical portals. In this article, Elliott...