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Safeguarding Physician Wellbeing: Using Checklists for Personal, Professional and Psychological Safety

4 July 2024 | | ENTA - ENT
‘Checklists’ in the operating room make for safer surgery, better handovers and improved patient care. Can we apply the principles we have learned since Atul Gawande and the WHO pioneered this approach to surgery to our own wellbeing as doctors,...

Diagnosing persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD)

1 July 2018 | | Bárány Society, Chronic subjective dizziness, classification, phobic postural vertigo, space motion discomfort, visual vertigo
The authors, part of an influential committee of experts of the Bárány Society, proposed this consensus document after reviewing 30 years of research on phobic postural vertigo, space-motion discomfort, visual vertigo, and chronic subjective dizziness. They also reviewed interesting historical...
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Vocal fold motion impairment following intubation – how likely is it to recover?

7 July 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Outcomes, Vocal fold wound healing, Voice/dysphonia, Prolonged intubation, Larynx
Ed’s Choice reviews a timely paper investigating prolonged intubation on vocal fold motion. The current scientific literature is dominated by studies examining COVID-19 and its widespread effects on health and healthcare delivery but will be old news by the time...
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Prophylactic gastrostomy tubes in advance of chemoradiotherapy for advanced head and neck malignancies – are they worthwhile?

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Head & Neck | Chemoradiation, Head and neck cancer, Prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, Tube dependence, Weight loss
It is well recognised that radical chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for head and neck cancers can significantly affect swallowing, especially if radiotherapy is delivered to the hypopharynx and/or both sides of the neck. As such, prophylactic gastrostomy tubes are often advocated in...

New treatment for chronic voice disorders

30 March 2026
A new regenerative treatment for people with chronic voice disorders has been used in the UK for the first time. Guy’s and St Thomas’ is the first NHS trust in the country to provide this treatment in the larynx (or voice box) for patients with chronic voice conditions that cause voice change or dysphonia, making the voice sound hoarse, strained, breathy, weak, or fluctuate in pitch and loudness.

Muscle tension dysphagia: an underdiagnosed problem

4 May 2023 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In this article, the authors introduce the description of swallowing problems which have been recently attributed to muscle tension dysphagia (MTDg). The authors are clear that this is a diagnosis of exclusion, and it is important to rule out other...

Vulnerability in audiological care: insights from Brené Brown and Kristin Neff

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Embracing emotional openness and self-compassion can improve outcomes and relationships in the often-overlooked emotional landscape of audiological care. Audiological care is a deeply personal and often emotional journey for individuals experiencing hearing loss or other auditory challenges. Beyond the clinical...

Audiology in this issue...Hyperacusis (Jan/Feb19)

1 January 2019
Audiologists, otologists, and auditory neuroscientists are accustomed to dealing with problems of hearing loss but, until recently, little attention has been given to the experience of hearing sound too intensely. This experience is variously given the names hyperacusis, and reduced or decreased sound tolerance, and the affected individual finds everyday sound intensely and excruciatingly loud, rendering workplaces, shops, and social spaces intolerable.

Sound Sensation music festival

6 October 2022
Alex Griffiths-Brown heads to Austria to hear MED-EL showcasing music by and for hearing implant users.

In conversation with Prof Nirmal Kumar, President of ENT UK: Winners of The Association Excellence Award

4 November 2021 |
At ENT & Audiology News we were delighted to hear that ENT UK have won an award for Best Membership Support during COVID-19. We sent Emma Stapleton to chat with Professor Nirmal Kumar, ENT UK President. Congratulations to ENT UK...

Leightons and The Hearing Care Partnership Opens Registration for Groundbreaking New Clinical Conference: Oxygen 2025

19 March 2025 | Contracts & Distributors, Company Profiles, Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care is excited to announce that registration is now open for Oxygen 2025, a pioneering clinical conference taking place on the 9th and 10th of May 2025. This highly anticipated event, hosted by the leading independent,...

Barriers and facilitators to app use in Australian audiology clinics

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Too old to app? Time to think again! Bec Bennett discusses why it’s time for healthcare professionals to hit reset on expectations of digital literacy. Mobile health (mHealth) apps have the potential to enhance audiological care by supporting the self-management...