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Churchill, Stephen Poliakoff’s dad and a KGB-bugged hearing aid

9 March 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Winston Churchill was prime minister of the United Kingdom on two occasions: firstly from 1940 to 1945 and then from 1951 to 1955. He was famed for his acute wit, insight and leadership qualities that helped him navigate the British...

EUHA 2026

14 October 2026 -16 October 2026 | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
"October marks a special anniversary – the EUHA Congress turns 70! To mark the occasion, the format will be refined this year, creating a modern, forward-looking setting for the anniversary. The 70th International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians will be...

Approaches in Neurovascular and Skull Base Surgery

3 July 2026
This cadaveric course in partnership with B. Braun Aesculap Power Systems, is designed to use 3D anatomical teaching to help navigate skull base and neurovascular approaches in the microsurgical cadaveric lab.

New curricula: trainees’ and trainers’ thoughts

1 July 2021 | | ENTA - ENT
After the disruption to training and clinical practice from COVID, it is interesting and perhaps encouraging that plans are in place to support ENT training in both mainland Europe and the UK with new formal curricula. We hear trainees’ and...

Cognitive spare capacity: what is it and why does it matter?

26 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Neurotology
Cognition refers to thinking and memory. So why would cognition be a useful concept for ENTs and audiologists? Audition provides our main channel of communication and when we speak to each other, we want to exchange thoughts and remember what...

Rethinking tinnitus ‘care’: the role of digital solutions

4 March 2025 | | ENTA - Tinnitus
Experiencing tinnitus can be very distressing and accessible care is limited. Digital therapeutics is one way of addressing these concerns, as described by Dr Bardy. Tinnitus presents a significant clinical challenge for various healthcare professionals, including general practitioners (GPs), ENTs...

AUDIOLOGY - In conversation with Dr Jerry Northern

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology
Gareth Smith chats with Dr Jerry Northern and learns about his fascination with Mount Everest, the legendary Marion Downs and his unique career in audiology… Jerry with the legendary Marion Downs. Tell us about your background, how did you come...

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...

Hearing in middle-age: hearing impairment, tinnitus and hearing aid use in UK adults

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus
Hearing loss has a well-documented adverse impact on emotional, social and physical well-being. In this article, Dr Piers Dawes from the University of Manchester gives an insight into his team’s recent work analysing the very large UK Biobank data set,...

Integrating technology into audiological rehabilitation programmes

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
In the future, the rehabilitation of adults with hearing loss is likely to involve modern information technology. Using the Internet in the audiological rehabilitation process might be a cost-effective way to include additional rehabilitation components by guiding hearing aid users...

Laryngology: past, present and future

1 May 2018 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Two laryngological authorities trace the history of laryngology, from ancient Rome to the modern day. The structure of the vocal folds was a matter of conjecture until the renaissance when anatomists such as Andreas Vesalius and Julius Casserius demonstrated the...

EUHA 2025: Call for Papers

4 April 2025
The 69th International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians is scheduled from 22-24 October 2025 in Nuremberg. This is an opportunity for experts to present their research results, findings and innovations to a large audience. Beate Gromke, President of the European...