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Modified barium swallow studies: what is the radiation risk?

17 February 2020 | | Cancer risks, Deglutition disorders, Fluoroscopy, Radiation exposure
A modified barium swallow study (MBSS), also called a videofluoroscopy swallowing study uses ionising radiation to assist the clinician in visualising swallowing biomechanics from the oral cavity to the oesophagus. This procedure is currently one of the best methods used...
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Reliability of Koos classification

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - Maxillofacial Surgery, ENTA - Otology
Vestibular schwannoma (VS) tumour size has been considered the primary determinant of hearing outcomes and facial nerve function according to several published studies. Varying methods are used to estimate the size and volume of the VS with very little consensus...

Per-Ingvar Brånemark: father of osseointegration

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
The application of osseointegration has been central to the development of both bone-anchored hearing aids and dental implants. But how did it all come about? Per-Ingvar Brånemark (1929–2014). Image Johan Wingborg. Many hearing-impaired patients owe a great debt of gratitude...
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Sex and the Nose

4 May 2023 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Rhinoplasty
For regular attentive readers of our little magazine, JRY will need no introduction. The word ‘polymath’ barely does him justice: a Colonel in the Medical Corps with an MPhil in poetry and apparently one of the “50 coolest people in...

Acute peripheral vestibulopathy: is it really neuritis?

1 November 2016 | | Vestibular neuritis, etiology, lesion patter, peripheral vestibulopathy, receptor testing
The pathophysiology of acute vestibular dysfunction has been debated for decades. By seeking to clarify the underlying aetiology, this study muddies the waters further by advocating systemic and intratympanic steroids as first line treatment if the aetiology is uncertain. The...

The many uses of human amnion

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Maxillofacial Surgery, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery
Human amnion has historically been the focus of much myth and superstition. To be born with the ‘caul’ intact was considered lucky and the caul was often manufactured into clothing. In 1910 foetal membranes were first used in skin transplantation...

Soluvos Medical is looking forward to the congress season

21 April 2022 | Company Profiles, Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
The Soluvos team is looking forward to finally meeting readers in person. It has been such a long time! The team will be at the following events

Absorbing the hurt

1 January 2016 | | ENTA - ENT
In this article, taken from his blog, ENT surgeon John McGarva reminds us that while we can’t fix everything, we may still be able to help. It was a long time ago. I was a scarily young Houseman, barely 22,...

A multidisciplinary approach to the management of the adult balance - dizzy patient

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Richard Gans and Kimberly Rutherford, renowned experts from The American Institute of Balance, give their team’s overview of the stages involved in reaching ‘diagnosis based strategies’. For the dizzy patient, this focuses on patient-centred clinical pathways for individualised therapy with...

Medical racism and the surgical ‘correction’ of the nose in Brazil

4 September 2023 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinoplasty
Anthropologist Professor Carmen Alvaro Jarrín has conducted extensive research into plastic surgery practice in Brazil. Here, she explains why social and cultural ideas about race may shape rhinoplasty objectives for patients and surgeons in the country. Health professionals worldwide are...

A patient-centred approach from the patient’s point of view

1 January 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - ENT
Seeking help for hearing loss is often a big step for patients. Shari Eberts, a hearing health advocate living with hearing loss, explains why, and gives us her five top tips to improve patient-centred care in such cases. Sensorineural hearing...

Alternative listening devices: reaching the places hearing aids don’t

1 March 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
The stigma surrounding hearing aids means that many people who would benefit from wearing them are put off from doing so. Alternative listening devices could provide the solution to this. David Maidment discusses these devices, their effectiveness and the impact...