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IFOS 2026 bid cities

As Dubai prepares to host IFOS 2023, the next IFOS congress in 2026 is already being planned. The competition to host the meeting is certain to be fierce – we hear from the organisers around the world bidding to bring...

Hubert Struycken and his monochord: when otologists still played the violin

It is almost impossible to imagine audiometry today without electronic tone generators, digital electronics or computers. At the beginning of the last century, however, the otologist relied on much simpler tools: a pocket watch, a tuning fork, or a Galton...

Unexplained dizziness in elderly patients

How do we explain unexplained dizziness in elderly patients? How far should we go with investigations? And most importantly, how should we manage this challenging and expanding group of patients whose balance affects their safety? Richard Ibitoye and Diego Kaski...

From aaargh to zzzzz: the ABC of paediatric anaesthesia

Andrew McTavish is one of those special breeds who not only relishes complex anaesthesia, but also does so in paediatric patients. Dealing with this group of patients requires careful planning according to accepted practice, and here he discusses some recent...

From ‘patients’ to ‘participants’: a career in audiological research

Melanie Lough is a clinical audiologist-turned-research audiologist and, in this article, we hear about how she applies her transferable skills gained in audiology to her current role and future aspirations. Career background My route into audiology was unconventional to say...

Can we centralise cochlear implant surgery and keep most appointments close to home?

The NHS Five Year Forward View promoted seeing patients closer to home in order to provide better care, cut down on missed appointments and reduce costs. This encouraged the development of ‘hub and spoke’ models of care, but this model...

News from the International Vestibular Society

The executive committee of the International Vestibular Society has announced two new awards in vestibular science: one for basic and the second for clinical research. The society wishes to promote and encourage young researchers below 38, and allow the award...

ESPO 2023 call for abstracts

"Science, clinicians and families – better together” is the theme of the 16th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, taking place in Liverpool, UK, 20–23 May 2023. The emphasis of the congress will be on how paediatric ORL...

Travel Grants for young ENT professionals

20 Observership Travel Grants have been announced for young ENT professionals aged 35 and under. The grant will provide invaluable opportunities for early-career ENT specialists to gain practical experience and broaden their expertise in the field, can be used to cover expenses for visiting a department in a European or non-European country.

2026 Observership Travel Grants - deadline extended!

The Confederation of the European Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (CEORL-HNS) is offering 20 Observership Travel Grants for young ENT professionals aged 35 and under.

Temporal Bone: A Surgeon’s Vision

The foreword to this textbook clearly describes the intentions of the authors to provide a guide to young otologists whilst performing temporal bone dissection and to familiarise them with the temporal bone. To this aim the book wholeheartedly delivers. It...

Effects of age on neuro-physiological processing of speech at brainstem level

Degenerative changes associated with ageing may affect processing of spectral and temporal cues in speech at cortical and subcortical levels, even though these individuals may have normal audiometric thresholds. These changes are more likely to be picked up by speech...