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Hearing difficulties and memory problems
Since the Lancet Commission report in 2020, we have all been aware that untreated hearing loss is potentially one of the biggest modifiable risk factors for dementia in midlife. Hearing loss is also associated with other risk factors for dementia,...Hearing pioneer Gerard O'Donoghue retires
The Nottingham Auditory Implant Programme (NAIP) has announced the retirement of Professor Gerard O’Donoghue, Consultant Neuro-Otologist at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham. A pioneer in the field of hearing restoration, Gerry’s career has been defined by his groundbreaking work in cochlear implantation.The Indian method: Sushruta’s influence on modern nasal reconstruction
Ancient Indian medicine, as documented in the Sushruta Samhita, contains one of the earliest known references to nasal reconstruction, including surgical techniques still resembling modern practices. (The Sanskrit word ‘Samhita’ is used to define a collection of written work, similar...ENT UK BSO Balance Course & BSO Annual Meeting
Hannah Lancer, ST8 ENT Registrar, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, West Midlands. Hosted in the recently refurbished Royal College of Surgeons of England, the popular BSO Balance Course commenced with a morning of informative talks from both national and international faculty. Delegates...ESPCI 2025
Over a period of four days clinicians from all over the world met at the Hannover Conference Center to discuss a range of topics related to paediatric cochlear implantation.From the editor JulAug 2020
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 When I sat down to write my introductory welcome piece two months ago, the UK was...Impact of medical NGOs and a new collaborative approach: the case of Guinea with Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships (MS) is a global Christian charity that follows the 2000-year-old model of Jesus to bring hope and healing to those suffering from disability, disfigurement, and disease. This article by Professor Diallo and Drs Ugai and Conde, details a...
Textbook of Nasal Tip Rhinoplasty: Open Surgical Techniques
Anyone interested in nasal aesthetic, reconstruction and function will find this an essential read, but also an excellent surgical manual. As the title states, it is dedicated to unravelling the complexity of tip surgery, one of the challenging aspects of...
50 Landmark Papers Every Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgeon Should Know
The motto ‘publish or perish’ has never been more fervently adopted globally than in the present age. Indeed, the preface of this book observes that between 2016 and 2019, “approximately one paper [was published] every 4 minutes”. In this ocean...
Personal music systems are causing hearing loss
Sitting next to a teenager on a train with their iPod turned up loud enough for the entire carriage to hear is annoying, most will agree. Perhaps I might educate them about the risks of ‘music’ (if you can call...
The degree of barbecue rotation matters in horizontal canal BPPV
Treatment of horizontal canal BPPV (Hc-BPPV) is not without controversy due to the several repositioning manoeuvres advocated for its treatment. Among the many, barbecue rotation (Br) is perhaps the most commonly used for canalithiasis of Hc-BPPV. Should the rotation be...
