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Being comfortable with the uncomfortable: ENT emergency simulation

3 September 2026 | | ENTA - General
When uncommon emergencies create uncertainty, simulation-based training offers a safe space to build confidence, competence and collaborative learning. ENT emergencies can be daunting to manage, especially for those who have less familiarity with their nature. Colleagues from neighbouring specialties are...

Children and adults’ Top 10 research priorities in childhood deafness and hearing loss

4 November 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
A UK-wide priority-setting project gave deaf children, families and professionals a voice in shaping the research needed to improve education, communication and wellbeing. Research priority setting for childhood deafness and hearing loss Research priority setting involves identifying the research questions...

The Malawi Hearing Project

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics
Rachael Collins, ENT trainee in the UK, and Mwanaisha Jauza Phiri, audiologist in Malawi, explore the challenges and innovations in delivering ear and hearing care (EHC) across Malawi. The Malawi Hearing Project, a partnership between QECH and Cambridge Global Health...

Helping provide hearing happiness in Malawi

3 May 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
Children with hearing loss in low-income countries face many obstacles. UK-trained audiologist Chikondi Kuthyola shares her story and Malawi’s strides in cochlear implantation. Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. In developing countries, deaf children and adolescents...

Congenital CMV: investigations and management in the audiology setting

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the only cause of congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) for which there is a medical treatment available to prevent further hearing loss. Dr Simone Walter discusses cCMV infection, cCMV-related hearing loss, and how to facilitate their...

Exploring teenagers’ access and use of assistive hearing technology

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Children require good signal-to-noise ratios for optimum listening and learning. The use of remote microphone technology can be of benefit, yet older children often resist using it. Jennifer Groth reviews the challenges facing older children in the use of remote...

Mobile technologies to support global ear and hearing care

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Otology
By combining mobile technology with artificial intelligence, more people can access ear and hearing care. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that worldwide, nearly half a billion people have moderate or worse hearing loss [1]. The vast majority of people...

The European Board Exam in Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (EBEORL-HNS) and the benefits it will have on your career

27 February 2020 | | ENTA - ENT
Ulrik Pedersen, Chairman European Board Examination in Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Shawkat Alaa Shawkat Abdulrahman, Rhinology Consultant Tallaght Teaching Hospital, Dublin, outline the history and format of the EBEORL–HNS and demonstrate the huge benefits gained from the qualification with...

Integrating technology into audiological rehabilitation programmes

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
In the future, the rehabilitation of adults with hearing loss is likely to involve modern information technology. Using the Internet in the audiological rehabilitation process might be a cost-effective way to include additional rehabilitation components by guiding hearing aid users...

Hidden hearing loss in humans

1 March 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Awareness of cochlear synaptopathy (‘hidden hearing loss’) is growing. Chris Plack gives us an introduction to the condition, defining it and reviewing recent research in humans and animals with respect to noise exposure. The main cause of hearing loss is...

Hearing, tinnitus and hyperacusis in the arts

1 July 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Hearing loss, tinnitus and hyperacusis are discussed by David Baguley from the unique perspective of their depictions in literature, music, film and paintings. This article provides unusual and invaluable reflective opportunities for the patient-centred clinician! Audiologists and otologists understand hearing...

Lessons from the outcomes of children with hearing loss study

31 October 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
The Outcomes of Children with Hearing Loss (OCHL) study of 300 children with hearing loss has targeted several factors that are under the control of audiologists and parents. Drs McCreery and Walker discuss how these ‘lessons learned’ can lead to...