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Nasal polyps, does size matter?

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
This study from Germany investigates the correlation between nasal polyp size and return of olfactory function following endoscopic sinus surgery. Olfaction is affected more in patients with CRSwNP than with CRSsNP and the best chance of smell recovery occurs in...
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A diagnosis-based scoring system to predict outcomes in necrotising otitis externa

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Patients admitted with necrotising otitis externa have increased six-fold in the last 10 years. The prognosis is variable and dependent on co-existing morbidities. Charlston Comorbidity Index (CCI) is a weighted comorbidity scoring method, based on the presence or absence of...
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Does endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis improve COPD?

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | asthma, COPD, Chronic rhinosinusitis, Endoscopic sinus surgery
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) can be associated with asthma, with a reported frequency of asthma in patients with CRS of up to 44%. COPD is another lung condition that can be associated with CRS. This longitudinal study reviewed the nasal and...
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Septal perforation healing

3 May 2024 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Rhinoplasty
This Turkish animal-based study looked at the healing properties of Hypericum Oleum (HO, or St John’s wort) and Triticum vulgare (TV, or wheat germ oil) on nasal septal perforations in rats. Both HO and TV have wound healing properties and...
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Pharyngoplasty for palatal snoring

4 July 2024 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
This prospective Belgian study looked at the benefits of barbed reposition pharyngoplasty in the management of patients with isolated unilevel palatal snoring. This technique involves using a barbed suture and repositioning the palatopharyngeal muscle in a more lateral and anterior...

Small vestibular schwannomas (VS) – is waiting the right thing to do?

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - Neurotology
VS management can be surgical, by radiosurgery or watchful waiting. Middle fossa approach (MCF) can be implemented in small and some medium-size tumours, and has the potential to preserve hearing. The authors measured quality of life of VS patients who...

Tonsillectomies are a pain in the neck!

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
You thought tonsilitis was bad? Having your tonsils removed, now that’s a hard pill to swallow. Very well, you’ll no longer have to fear the CENTOR, but how do we make recovery as pain-free as possible? Pantabtim and colleagues set...

In space no-one can hear you scream…or can they?

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Plasma, eardrums the size of planets and questioning the wisdom of your school physics teacher! Martin Archer explains the fascinating world of sound and space. Is there sound in space? If you believed the marketing of the movie Alien, or...

Endoscopic excision of cholesteatoma

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
In this article Vikranth Visvanathan describes an exciting development on the use of endoscopic technology in complex otological practice. Transcanal endoscopic ear surgery (TEES) is rapidly evolving as a recognised method of addressing middle ear and mastoid pathology. Since its...

Transnasal endoscopic orbital decompression

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - ENT
Surgery for the eye complications of Grave’s disease is an area that, over the years, ENT has become more and more involved in due to our ability to access the orbit endoscopically. In this article, the authors describe their technique...

The emergence of in-office ventilation tubes for the treatment of otitis media in children

7 January 2025 | | ENTA - Otology
In-office tympanostomy tube systems offer a quicker, anaesthesia-free alternative to traditional surgery for children, with promising outcomes and reduced costs. Tympanostomy tube or grommet insertion is the most common surgery performed on children worldwide. Whilst a relatively short and straightforward...

Noise monitoring on a smartphone

1 March 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
“The smartphone has more computing power than was used to put the first man on the moon.” Robert Eikelboom discusses the potential of the smartphone as an effective noise monitoring device. Noise exposure and public health Excessive exposure to noise...