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“Oh Manchester is Wonderful”...And other chants you might hear from the football stands or at BACO

1 January 2018 | | ENTA - ENT
Chris Potter is a lad of the North West, and we see him here letting his bleach blond hair grow out to show us his Northern roots. When I was a lad, Manchester was a troubled city in apparent terminal...

We all need to support the human rights of people with communication difficulties

1 May 2018 | | Article 19, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations, aphasia, stroke
This article starts by reminding us of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations, 1948) of which article 19 stated: ‘‘Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference...

Application of balloon dilatation in chronic eustachian tube dysfunction

1 November 2017 | | Balloon Tuboplasty, Eustachian Tube, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Chronic eustachian tube dysfunction prevails in 1% of the adult population and can predispose to middle ear disease. There are subjective and objective features of this condition that can affect quality of life. The common methods to treat eustachian tube...

A rare superior tongue tie

1 November 2016 | | Ankyloglossia superior, Congenital, Craniofacial, Limb defect
The authors present a very rare case of ankyloglossia superior syndrome: first described in 1911 but with only 14 case reports in English literature it was of sufficient interest to discuss the aetiology, classification and management. As the palatal shelves...
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Implications of tonsillectomy in very young children

2 March 2022 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
This is a comprehensive study comprising 157 children who underwent tonsillectomy below the age of two years, mainly for sleep-disordered breathing (86.6%) and recurrent tonsillitis (7%). With relatively recent understanding of OSAS, the indications for tonsillectomy in children under two...

How safe is ESS really?

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is a very frequently performed operation, both in America and worldwide. This ambitious project looked at the health data of more than 105 million patients across 60 1US HCOS. The cohort of 116,669 patients who underwent...

Developing principles of swallow rehabilitation using novel animal modelling

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Never let it be said that we don’t cover a wide range of topics. Camilla Dawson tells us about the crossover between swallowing in seals and in humans. Rehabilitation of swallow is complex, informed by anatomical and physiological systems and...

Did you ever meet Draffin on your travels?

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - ENT
Draffin’s rods or bipods are a well-known ENT instrument. Before their invention in 1951, the attendant anaesthetist or nurse was obliged to support the mouthgag during tonsillectomy. Their originator, David Alexander Draffin (born in 1917 in Ballybey, Co Monaghan), was...

Shooting for Gold: ENT surgery and the Commonwealth Games

1 November 2016 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck
What are the secrets to success in your career, sports and life in general? Sharp-shooter Parag Patel hits the bullseye again. I write this article following a wave of summer sporting brilliance, from the record Great Britain 67 medal haul...

Laryngeal papillomatosis

1 May 2018 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Laryngeal papillomatosis remains one of the most frustrating conditions seen by laryngologists. Sam Majumdar gives us an overview of the current science and clinical practice. Human papilloma virus is a small (> 8kb) double stranded DNA virus with approximately 200...

KARL STORZ Strengthens its ENT Portfolio with the Acquisition of AventaMed in Ireland

8 February 2023 | Contracts & Distributors
The family-owned medical technology company KARL STORZ announces the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares of AventaMed DAC, an Irish medical technologies company.

'Deafmetals' on display at the V&A

6 June 2025
Ground-breaking designs in hearing aids are on display as part of a new exhibition at the V&A Museum in London. Deafmetal®, founded by Finnish designer Jenni Ahtiainen, transforms hearing instruments into bold, beautiful jewellery – known as Deafmetals – helping wearers reclaim their identity.