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Take-home tinnitus care – Sound Relief App

1 July 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a condition that affects over 300 million people worldwide. Typically it manifests as a ringing or buzzing in the ears and while there is not yet a cure there are many ways for patients to manage their tinnitus....

BACO Revisited - 1991

1 March 2019
British Academic Conference (BACO) Revisited: Dublin, 1991 Report by: Musheer Hussain In anticipation of BACO 2020, Musheer Hussain takes a look back at some of the BACO conferences of past years, beginning with a memorable few days in Dublin in...

Rapid genetic testing to avoid hearing loss in neonates

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology
Thousands of newborn babies could avoid a lifetime of hearing loss thanks to a new rapid genetic test. In this article, we learn how. We have demonstrated for the first time that a rapid genetic test from a cheek swab...

A ‘smarter’ way to examine the ear?

27 June 2017 | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
Otoscopes and endoscopes, essential tools for ENTs, audiologists, and general practitioners, are on the receiving end of a modern twist thanks to smartphone technology. Aimed at adapting smartphones for otoscopic and endoscopic imaging, these reimagined devices might just change the...

The astronomer’s nose: Tycho Brahe’s controversial prosthesis

24 July 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Rhinoplasty
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) is a familiar and colourful figure in the history of science. The immense quantity of data he collected during his lifetime would enable the work of Johannes Kepler and has gained him admission to the astronomical pantheon....

Seven things ENT surgeons can learn from the hairdressers

8 August 2017 | | ENTA - ENT
In a nod to our origins as barber surgeons, Australian ENT surgeon and blogger Eric Levi gives us an entertaining insight into what he has learned from his hairdresser that makes him a better doctor. I’ve been to the hairdressers...

Sushruta and Indian rhinoplasty

3 March 2021 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Vijay Pothula explains rhinoplasty’s roots in ancient Indian Ayurvedic medicine, and how it was introduced to the Western world. In 1794 The Gentleman’s Magazine published a surgical operation which was long established in India but unknown in Europe [1]. A...

What’s new about the 5th Congress of the CEORL-HNS?

1 January 2019 | | ENTA - ENT
The CEORL-HNS congress will feature novel ideas for sessions, including debates, ‘basic ENT’ and ‘nightmare’ sessions! The two leading figures of the meeting tell us about the evolution of the congress and future directions. There is something new about the...

In conversation with Cameron McIntosh

7 October 2021 | ENTA - Rhinoplasty
Following the conclusion of the Tokyo Olympic games in August, we were delighted to catch up with Cameron McIntosh, ENT and Facial Plastic Surgeon, Founding President of the Society of Rhinoplasty Surgeons of South Africa (SORSSA), and former Olympian! Can...

Global recognition for the work of Professor Mahmood Bhutta

13 August 2024
Professor Mahmood Bhutta, Chair of ENT Surgery and Professor of Sustainable Healthcare at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, is the recipient of both a prestigious international award and a grant for his pioneering work on ear disease around the world.

Cartilage conduction hearing aids: the third pathway for sound transmission and its application

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Air-conduction and bone-conduction are familiar terms; now enter ‘cartilage conduction’. This new term offers a novel approach sound transmission. Hiroshi Hosoi explains the concept and proposes some future applications. The new sound pathway ‘cartilage conduction’ can provide various types of...

How cognition influences hearing aid use

26 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Neurotology
Introduction Hearing aids are designed to provide amplification for individuals with poor auditory sensitivity. Signal processing algorithms are designed and implemented in hearing aids to further enhance speech intelligibility and to improve listening comfort by attenuating unwanted background noise. Sarampalis...