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Effects of blast and acoustic trauma: assessment of hearing status on war veterans

1 July 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Tinnitus, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
Introduction Acoustical conditions of the military are often dangerous and there is a real risk of blast trauma and acoustic trauma [1, 2]. Levels of military noises maybe reach up to 125 dBA [3]. Weapons produce instant shock waves (10μs)...

Rotational chair testing: “To rotate, or not to rotate, that is the real question”

1 November 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Passive whole body rotation tests are widely considered to be the ‘gold standard’ for the identification of bilateral peripheral vestibular disorders (bPVD), but also have a part to play in identifying unilateral disorders (uPVD). In this article Paul Radomskij discusses...

Circular economy approach to reducing your carbon footprint in your ENT operating room

3 November 2023 | | ENTA - General
Although our operating rooms consume significant resources, some simple changes can have considerable impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Here are 10 such simple things we can do. Waste is one of the largest contributors to a hospital’s carbon footprint,...

Endoscopic middle ear surgery for cholesteatoma treatment

1 May 2016 | | ENTA - Otology
A critical question when any new technique is proposed is ‘does it work?’ In this article Daniele Marchioni and Davide Soloperto discuss the success rates of endoscopic ear surgery for cholesteatoma. Introduction Surgical management of cholesteatoma is still a controversial...

Taking a fresh look at otoacoustic emissions

1 May 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
So what has changed in four decades of OAEs? Do we now have all the answers? Have we reached our optimum recording ability? Professor Kemp explains what we know, what we don’t know and what’s to come. In the 40...

In conversation with Trevor McGill

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
After more than four decades of paediatric clinical practice, Trevor McGill shares his wealth of experience and knowledge with Pat Bradley. Trevor, as a national and internationally acknowledged Paediatric Oto-Rhino-Laryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, to what do you owe this...

Random-pattern skin flaps: part 3 - Z-plasty flaps

3 May 2022 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
In this third (see Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 4 here) of four articles outlining, in some detail, the practical steps for some important local skin flaps, Christopher Thompson and Miles Bannister describe the Z-plasty; a very...

Random-pattern skin flaps: part 4 - transposition flaps

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
In the final part of our series on local skin flaps (see Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) in ENT, the authors describe the usefulness of the transposition-type flap and highlight some examples. Rotational advancement flap Useful for defects...

85th Annual Otosclerosis Study Group Meeting

30 September 2023
John T McElveen, Jr, MD, Carolina Ear & Hearing Clinic, Carolina Ear Research Institute. The meeting was presided over by this year’s president, Dr Bruce Gantz from Iowa. In keeping with Nashville’s country-and-western roots, dress pants were replaced with blue...

BACO – the early years

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - ENT
The origins of the British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO) are indelibly intertwined in the mists of time with the foundation of the British Association of Otolaryngology (BAO). For further information on the latter I can only refer the interested...

An overview of human factors in ENT and anaesthesia

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - General
James Bates and Chris Frerk are both passionate about how human factors science can improve safety in healthcare and have co-authored this article describing how communication, ergonomics and other non-technical skills are making operating theatres safer. There is no doubt...

Surgical challenges in advanced or recurrent thyroid malignancy

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
The management of thyroid malignancy and extent of surgery is controversial, especially considering the limitations of preoperative diagnosis. Neil Tolley provides guidance and reminds us of our responsibility not to over-treat. In the UK, 16% of thyroidectomies are performed for...