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Tympanostomy tubes outcomes by tympanic quadrants- a meta-analysis

5 January 2022 | | ENTA - Otology
Tympanostomy tube (TT) insertion is one of the most common ENT procedures, resulting in millions of TTs being implanted per annum and occurring complications that need to be addressed. Premature TT extrusion (PTTE) is a well-recognised such complication, affecting almost...
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All you need to know about childhood hearing loss - an update

2 March 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology
This is an excellent update on childhood hearing loss. It is a comprehensive collection of five chapters, providing a summary of a broad range of practice guidelines to inform screening, diagnosis, and management of hearing loss in children. It has...
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Impact of COVID-19 on ear surgeries

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology
The authors review the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the practice of ear surgeries in this article. The pandemic has changed how we practise medicine and introduced new guidelines to ensure safety of healthcare personnel. Studies have demonstrated COVID-19...
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How do we manage immune deficiency-related ENT disorders

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
It is not unusual to come across patients with recurrent sinonasal infections, lung infections and recurrent ear infections needing regular antibiotics in the outpatient setting. Physicians need to have a high index of suspicion that patients may have immune deficiency...

Puma soundproofing at EUHA 2021 introduces new compact sound enclosures

5 August 2021 | Research & Development
After a year’s break due to the pandemic, Puma is ready to exhibit at EUHA 2021 and to introduce many new products - expanding its catalogue.

Three is not a crowd! Involving family members in audiology appointments

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Family members currently have minimal involvement in the appointment. Image by Caitlin Grenness. Hearing loss in older adults not only affects the patients themselves, but also their family members. This article outlines the findings of recent research into how family...

CI2023

7 June 2023 -10 June 2023 | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - ENT
Dr Andrea Warner-Czyz, Assistant Professor in communication disorders, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, UT Dallas, USA. Cochlear implant clinicians and scientists from around the world gathered in June for the annual clinical research conference of the American Cochlear Implant...

In conversation with Reza Rahbar

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
Reza Rahbar is professor of otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School and associate otolaryngologist-in-chief at Boston Children’s Hospital. He initiated and leads IPOG, the International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group. I met up with him to ask more about it. Reza Rahbar DMD,...

Empowering hearing rehabilitation professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology
The Hearing Healthcare Alliance empowers professionals across Africa and Asia through comprehensive training programmes, improving local hearing rehabilitation services. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 430 million people worldwide require rehabilitation for disabling hearing loss [1]. This number...

Industry interaction with the ENT speciality

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - ENT
I was enormously grateful for the chance to articulate my personal thoughts on ‘the industry interaction with the ENT clinical community’. To set a context, the term ‘industry’ refers to medical technology manufacturers and suppliers, in addition to pharmaceutical companies....

Theory of mind and deaf children

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Theory of mind relates to a person’s ability to understand the perspectives of others, to be aware that they may differ from one’s own perspectives and the ability to use this knowledge to navigate social situations. Dr Helen Chilton explores...

In conversation with Professor John Russell, President of CEORL-HNS Dublin 2024

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
John Russell is professor of paediatric otolaryngology in Dublin and the President of the CEORL-HNS Congress in his hometown. Declan Costello caught up with him to find out what we can expect from the meeting, not just academically, but also...