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Selecting and optimising hearing aids for tinnitus benefit: a rough guide

24 May 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Tinnitus
Hearing aids have a relatively long history as tinnitus treatment tools. Saltzman and Ersner reported success in suppressing tinnitus with simple hearing aids in a number of cases as early as 1947 [1]. In an early comprehensive approach to tinnitus...
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Dysphagia following intubation during the COVID-19 pandemic

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Dysphagia is a known sequela of mechanical ventilation and intubation. About a third of patients discharged from hospital after acute respiratory distress syndrome present with dysphagia. The authors of this review have considered the implications for patients intubated due to...
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Benign oesophageal strictures: overview and management strategies

6 September 2021 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Endoscopic dilation, Esophageal benign stricture, Stent
Benign oesophageal strictures may have several attributable causes including caustic injuries, long-term acid reflux, eosinophilic oesophagitis, anastomotic strictures and endoscopic therapy. Endoscopic dilation via bougies or balloon dilators may treat most strictures successfully and satisfactorily. However, in some situations treatment...

Emma Stapleton honoured in Edinburgh

7 October 2025
Otologist Emma Stapleton is among six new members appointed to the College Council of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd).
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Challenging steps of virtual cortical mastoidectomy

4 March 2026 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology
This prospective study investigated which steps of cortical mastoidectomy were challenging for 10 medical students and 10 intermediate surgeons (surgical trainees) compared to 10 experienced expert surgeons. Each participant performed cortical mastoidectomy on eight different virtual temporal bone models. The...

In conversation with Miss Sujata De: Chair of the ESPO 2023 Local Programme Committee

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
Su De is one of the UK’s most prominent paediatric ORL surgeons, and has a leading role in planning ESPO 2023. Hannah Emerson caught up with Su recently to explore some of her thoughts and her plans for ESPO. You’ve...

Young CEORL-HNS: growing a pan-European ENT network

7 January 2026 | | ENTA - General
We are seeing a growth in the number of organisations supporting young ENT surgeons. Young CEORL-HNS is a thriving and expanding group. The Young Confederation of European ORL-HNS (Y-CEORL) was created with a simple idea in mind: to give young...

In conversation with Professor Valentina Parma, Head of GCCR

1 July 2021 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Smell has long been regarded as the Cinderella of the senses, oft neglected by clinicians, the research community and lay public. The Global Consortium for Chemosensory Research looks to change all that. Our roving reporter, Abigail Walker, talks to its...

In conversation with Professor Valentina Parma, Head of GCCR

1 July 2021 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Smell has long been regarded as the Cinderella of the senses, oft neglected by clinicians, the research community and lay public. The Global Consortium for Chemosensory Research looks to change all that. Our roving reporter, Abigail Walker, talks to its...

How sight shapes sound: cross-modal plasticity and cochlear implantation

7 May 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Imaging, ENTA - Otology
Visual cues support auditory recovery after cochlear implantation, with evidence showing cross-modal plasticity enhances speech perception and rehabilitation outcomes. Traditionally, clinical guidance around cochlear implantation has been shaped by a key concern: that reliance on visual communication, particularly speechreading, might...

Charles Skinner Hallpike and the Hallpike Prize

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - ENT
The British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians introduced the Hallpike Prize in 2009 as an award to stimulate the pursuit of knowledge in relation to the field of audiovestibular medicine. Julian Ahmed celebrates the history of the great man the award...

AOT Annual Conference 2026

5 June 2026
Register and submit abstracts: Conference registration: https://tinyurl.com/4p9nwej6 Abstract submission: https://tinyurl.com/3buz4da9