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Direct intratemporal facial nerve to hypoglossal nerve coaptation for facial reanimation
The hypoglossal nerve is a common axonal source for dynamic facial nerve rehabilitation. In its regular and modified forms of splitting the nerve it is associated with tongue hemiatrophy, speech and swallow dysfunction, facial movement and hyper contracture. This case...
Learning from reimplantation
The Irish implant centre in Dublin undertook a retrospective study of their reimplantation cases to look at what lessons could be learnt. Device failures fall into two classes: hard and soft failures. Hard failures are implant malfunction or altered performance....Navigation in skull base surgery
Advances in navigation and augmented reality are transforming skull base surgery, offering greater precision and safety alongside emerging robotic tools. Surgical robots have been used in various forms across several surgical specialties for over 20 years [1,2]. However, it is...Bipolar microdebrider turbinoplasty
There are a variety of ways to reduce the bulk of hypertrophied turbinates. Kimberley Lau and Showkat Mirza describe their technique which can be used in difficult cases and with minimal morbidity. As ever, one aim should be to avoid...Ultrasonic bone aspirators for internal auditory meatus ‘drilling’ in retrosigmoid vestibular schwannoma resection
In this article, the authors describe the retrosigmoid approach to a vestibular schwannoma, using an ultrasonic bone aspirator as an alternative to the standard drill. Vestibular schwannomas (VS) are benign, usually slow-growing tumours of the vestibular nerve. Management of VS...
From clinical to academic – intervention research in SLT
There are many different research methods and designs that can be used to test the effectiveness of speech and language interventions. This article aims to describe those methods relevant to speech and language therapists working with a range of clients....Database WG2. The Tinnitus Patient Database in the TINNET COST Action BM1306
Berthold Langguth describes an innovative project that is creating the world’s largest multi-national patient database containing standardised information on tinnitus and medical history, otological examination and psycho-acoustic measures of tinnitus. A challenge for tinnitus treatment and tinnitus research is the...Audiology in this issue...Current Topics in Tinnitus
Prof David Baguley, PhD, MBA,Professor of Hearing Sciences, NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham; Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham; Nottingham Audiology Services, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Nottingham, UK. Until really quite recently, the...COOL therapy for cisplatin-induced hearing loss
Cisplatin is a commonly used cancer therapy, with nearly 50% of patients undergoing chemotherapy receiving cisplatin as part of their regimen [1]. Depending on the dose, incidence of hearing loss has been reported as 12-100% in adults, and 37-94% in...
