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Tone deafness and perfect pitch

1 September 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
If you think you are tone deaf, do not despair. Singing tuition should help but it is probably too late to hope to develop perfect pitch. Consultant otolaryngologist and keen musician, Chris Aldren, discusses the complex and fascinating subject of...

BACO: The Master’s role

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - ENT
Ian Mackay is this year’s BACO Master, with Valerie Lund taking over for the next meeting. As the senior overseer of the conference, the role of Master is a crucial one, and Ian tells us how he has gone about...

Laryngeal transplantation: is it a thing?

7 January 2025 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Few organs could be said to be more complex than the larynx when it comes to transplantation. Martin Birchall looks at past challenges, current issues and future prospects. I am not clear exactly why I chose to spend a life...

Dysphagia

4 May 2023
Natalie Watson, MBBS, MA, FRCS (ORL-HNS), Consultant ENT Surgeon Specialising in Laryngology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK. nataliewatsonent@gmail.com@surgeonsinger Guest Section Editor The function of swallowing is one third of the triad of laryngology. Dysphagia describes difficulty swallowing...

2020 Unmasked: Hidden strengths and vulnerabilities laid bare - By Joseph Sinnott

2 April 2021 | | COVID-19
Masks were everywhere in 2020. The most visible to stop the spread of COVID-19 but others concealed soon-to-be revealed strengths and weaknesses. In April 2020, the UK Prime Minister was taken to intensive care suffering with this new and frightening...

Leadership reflections

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
For the past year, Lisa Vaughan Christensen has been the President of the American Academy of Audiology. In this article, she shares the journey that led her to this position and offers some brilliant advice to anyone interested in leadership....

Aetiology, investigation and acute management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

1 September 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
The cause of a single sided sensorineural hearing loss has a wide variety of aetiologies. This review, by Edwin Halliday, looks specifically at the differential diagnostic causes of a sudden sensorineural hearing loss, the relevant investigations and the management should...

Remote hearing aid fittings and maintenance – exploring applications in Africa

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Introduction Technology and connectivity are allowing audiological services to be provided in novel ways. The field of telehealth, although firmly established over the past two decades, is buoyed by the continued and rapid advances in information and communication technologies. Remote...

Pre-clinical development of magnetic delivery of therapy to middle and inner ears

1 March 2014 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
Why are we developing this technology? A key problem in drug delivery is getting the therapy to the right place in the body, which is especially challenging for targets that are small, deep and are protected or surrounded by anatomical...

William Hunter’s work on the anatomy of the human ear

1 September 2015 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
The Hunterian Society offers an annual award for an essay and presentation on a subject of relevance to John or William Hunter, or medicine in the 18th Century. This article is based on Emma Stapleton’s 2014 winning essay, which was...

Why is a Raven like a writing desk? Some reflections on countertenors and castrati

1 September 2016 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
The countertenor voice has seen a resurgence in popularity in the last 50 years. Nicholas Clapton is one of the foremost performers and teachers of his generation, and he tells us here about the link between countertenors and the (fortunately...

Voices: In conversation with Nick Coleman

1 July 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Nick Coleman is an author and journalist who has written for several national newspapers and music magazines. Following sudden unilateral deafness in 2007, he wrote The Train in the Night, which describes his experience of hearing loss, rehabilitation and what...