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The role of stapedotomy techniques in predicting surgical outcomes
Several techniques have evolved in the surgery of stapedotomy for otosclerosis, especially with availability of laser. In this multicentre retrospective study, comprising 615 stapedotomies, the authors have compared three different methods: diode laser stapedotomy (group A), sole use of microdrill...
Word-finding difficulties in Parkinson’s are as important as speech
Parkinson’s is typically considered to progressively affect speech and voice, with up to 89% of people with the diagnosis experiencing symptoms such as reduced articulatory coordination and a hoarse or breathy voice quality. Despite 80% of people with Parkinson’s experiencing...
What the people want and need: emerging service for communication needs in Ghana
There is a significant shortfall in rehabilitation service for people with communication difficulties across Majority World countries. It is known that many people in these countries are likely to seek help from a variety of sectors including western healthcare, religious...Specialist ENT instruments and suction products
Sheffmed is a British manufacturer and distributor of ENT instruments, suction products, headlights and laryngectomy care products. The company’s aim is simple: to create high-quality products that give healthcare professionals greater control and help improve patient care. Suction Tubes Zoellners...
Laryngeal Electromyography: Case Studies
Laryngeal Electromyography: Case Studies is a very useful, informative and up-to-date resource, particularly for clinicians with an interest in voice and swallowing disorders. The book provides a detailed yet practical approach to laryngeal electromyography, supported by clinical case studies and...
Paediatric vocal fold paralysis
This paper takes a relatively complex paediatric airway problem and provides a structured approach from terminology and anatomy through to aetiology, assessment, investigation and management. I found it particularly clinically relevant because it provides a framework that can be applied...
Does ramus thickness influence a bad split
This is a retrospective study investigating 94 sagittal split osteotomies (47 patients, 94 splits) and their fracture patterns. They noted that class II patients had a thinner medullary bone than class III patients, whilst greater bone volume and ramus thickness...
Hearing loss is a social experience too
Stigma is something audiologists see every day, and this narrative review draws the evidence together. The authors searched PubMed for papers from 2018 to 2025, screened 77 and analysed 25. They describe stigma in public life, schools, workplaces and healthcare....
