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Paediatrics

6 January 2023 |
Ray Clarke, Clinical Sub-dean, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, UK. Prof Liat Kishon-Rabin, PhD, Dean of Innovation in Teaching & Learning; Professor of Communication Disorders, Tel Aviv University, Israel; President (2021-2023) of the European Federation of Audiology Societies (EFAS). E: lrabin@tauex.tau.ac.il...

Cochlear implant services matter

27 November 2023
A global survey of deaf and hard of hearing adults has found very high satisfaction rates with cochlear implants (CI).

Deaf scholar is UK first

2 January 2024
The first deaf scholar ever to achieve full professor status in the field of deaf studies and sign language studies in the UK has been announced at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.
Photo showing virtual reality in surgical training.

Virtual reality: the future of surgical training

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
The evolution of surgical education Surgical training has traditionally been rooted in cadaveric dissection, hands-on apprenticeships and theoretical learning through lectures and textbooks. For centuries, aspiring surgeons refined their skills through a structured process of observation, practice and mentorship. The...

Barotrauma

1 July 2014 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Barotrauma is an injury which is due to the effects of pressure upon an air-containing space. Healthy middle ear cavities and paranasal sinuses are normally in equilibrium with the atmospheric pressure, but if an individual moves away from the surface,...

Acupuncture for tonsillectomy pain in children

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Paediatrics
The challenge: tonsillectomy pain Tonsillectomy is a uniform surgical insult which results in a 10-day recovery for children. Severe pain can occur which can give rise to poor oral fluid intake, dehydration and potentially the need for intravenous fluid resuscitation....

The James Lind Alliance – involving patients and their health professionals jointly in setting priorities for research

1 January 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - ENT
In a world of patient-reported outcomes and patient-centred care, patient-centred research must also be considered. That is where the James Lind Alliance (JLA) comes in, as Caroline Whiting explains below. Through Priority Setting Partnerships (PSPs), it allows patients, their carers...

Ida Institute telecare tools help teens take charge of their hearing healthcare

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
In this article Ena Nielsen from the Ida Institute discusses new ways to put teens in the driver’s seat of their hearing healthcare needs. The teenage years can be a challenging time for any young person. When hearing loss is...

Using telehealth to engage teenagers

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Can we use a teenager’s love of gadgets to re-engage them with their hearing technology? Gwen Carr reports on an innovative use of telehealth to support teenagers who are no longer visiting their hearing healthcare professionals. Parents of children and...

Otological problems in musicians

3 September 2021 | | ENTA - Otology
Musicians are understandably anxious about their hearing, and recent high-profile cases of noise-related hearing loss have resulted in huge changes in the music industry. Chris Aldren (otologist and violinist) explains. In the recent Oscar-winning movie, Sound of Metal, heavy metal...

Detecting cancer margins during robotic head and neck cancer surgery using ambient mass spectrometry

4 November 2021 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
We have known about altered metabolism in cancer cells since Otto Warburg described it 97 years ago. But can we take advantage of this knowledge in curing cancer? Jim Higginson explains the value of smoke generated during cancer surgery. The...

Setting up a robotic surgical practice: view from India

4 November 2021 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
Transoral robotic surgery has an established role in head and neck cancer surgery. But how easy is it to set up a service in a resource-constrained environment? Gouri Pantvaidya and Ameya Pai give us a view from the Indian subcontinent....