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Secrets of the listening brain: what measuring the brain can tell us about hearing aid use and more

In a typical audiology clinic, on any given day, a person is waiting to see an audiologist to get a hearing aid (HA). It might have taken over 10 years to get to this point of considering a hearing aid(s)...

UK ENT surgeon receives international public service award

Jai Manickavasagam, consultant ENT and head & neck surgeon at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, has received the 2026 Nikhil J Bhatt MD International Public Service Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF).

Lymph node ratio is a significant predictor for loco-regional recurrence after neck dissection in patients with papillary thyroid cancer

Lymph node metastases are common in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), yet the impact of nodal metastases on survival remains unclear. Lymph node density (LND) is the ratio between the number of positive lymph nodes excised and the total number of...

The British Laryngological Association and Industry

In 2011 British laryngologists Martin Birchall and Guri Sandhu, assisted by ENT SpR Chad Al Yagachi, organised the first highly successful three-day international ‘Cutting-Edge Laryngology for the 21st Century’ conference at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. The Kenes...

Phineas Fletcher and The Purple Island

The Reverend Phineas Fletcher was a 17th century poet whose epic poem, The Purple Island describes the anatomy of the human body. Not only poets, but contemporary anatomists believed in two important concepts, correspondences and signatures. They thought that when...

6th East Anglian Sinus, Orbit and Skull Base Surgery Course 2026

Imaging Rhinology / Sinus Skull Base Surgery: Anterior

Advanced Sinus Surgery Course

A two-day hands-on cadaveric course for Senior ENT Trainees, Fellows and Specialty Doctors. Advanced endoscopic sinus surgery Anterior skull base approaches Draf procedures and frontal sinus surgery Management of surgical complications

Post-operative debridement following FESS

Postoperative treatment pathways for patients following functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) vary widely with the topic of debridement of the nasal cavity a subject of conjecture. This article is the result of two independent reviewers using the consort guidance for...

Redeployment of audiologists during COVID-19

As the demand on intensive therapy units in the NHS increased, volunteers from the audiology profession stepped in to support colleagues. Here, they share their experiences of caring on the frontline. Redefining normal: from outpatients to the ICU By Emilee...

In conversation with Professor Gerry O’Donoghue

On the occasion of his retirement from the Nottingham Auditory Implant Programme, we discuss his pioneering work in cochlear implantation and the challenges involved. ENT News author picture, 1993. Why did you choose a career in ENT? I started off...

My experience of addiction

In this incredibly honest and thought-provoking article, we hear from an anonymous doctor who has struggled with addiction. The nature of addiction is a subject of interest to a broad range of scientific disciplines, from medicine to psychology, psychotherapy and...

Hearpeers initiative goes global

For ENT practitioners looking to offer patients additional emotional support and links to a reliable peer network, the Hearpeers community and its volunteer mentors are now available globally.