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Removing nasal polyps assists with sleep

9 October 2017 |
This small Scandinavian study looked at sleep quality in patients with CRS and nasal polyposis and whether this is improved by surgery, rated by questionnaires. A cohort of 42 Swedish patients in 2013-14 filled out four different validated sleep and...

Saline irrigation in CRSwNP after surgery

1 May 2017 |
This article, largely from Germany, aims to prove the effectiveness of nasal saline irrigation in postoperative patients with CRS with nasal polyps. A prospective, single blinded randomised trial was designed with an irrigation and non-irrigation arm. Patients who underwent sinonasal...

CT guided cochlear implant programming improves performance

1 July 2016 |
There is currently no national (UK) consensus on imaging patients for cochlear implantation. This paper may change that. It has shown increased hearing and quality of life in paediatric cochlear implant (CI) users when the programming has been assisted by...

Getting your nose dry: endoscopic vidian neurectomy – an old technique given new life

1 November 2015 | | endoscopic vidian neurectomy, nonallergic rhinitis, rhinorrhea, vasomotor rhinitis, vidian nerve
We are often faced with patients with intractable watery rhinorhea – patients with no demonstrable allergy, a diagnosis of NAR and no response to ipratropium or capsaicine. For such patients, vidian neurectomy has been devised – an old technique that...

Questionnaire to determine quality of life in Parkinson’s disease patients with swallowing problems

1 March 2019 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Parkinson's disease, quality of life, questionnaire, swallowing
The quality of life (QoL) in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is often influenced by changes in their swallowing abilities. The authors of this paper have developed a valid, statistically appropriate questionnaire which is also clinically effective and can be...
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Nasal function in COVID-19 patients

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Covid-19
This Turkish prospective study compared SNOT-22 outcomes as well as objective assessments of nasal secretion and clearance in 40 patients who tested positive on COVID-19 antigen PCR testing and 40 patients who tested negative. Sinonasal findings were assessed using a...

Reconstruction of the Head and Neck: A Defect-Oriented Approach

1 January 2014 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Paediatrics
This is the second Thieme book on head and neck cancer by this author that follows on from Head and Neck Cancer: an Evidence-Based Team Approach four years ago. It is a well-structured, up-to-date book in a readable layout with...

Is submandibular gland transfer effective in prevention of post irradiation xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients?

1 September 2015 |
Post irradiation xerostomia is a common side effect of irradiation to the head and neck region, with up to 90% of patients reporting some symptoms. Submandibular glands account for 70% of resting saliva production. Surgically transferring the submandibular gland to...

Parapharyngeal space tumours – is the transoral approach effective?

4 September 2023 | | ENTA - Head & Neck | Parapharyngeal space, Parotid cancer, Salivary gland tumor, Transcervical, Transmandibular
Several approaches are described to the parapharyngeal space to permit resection of tumours in this region, with the most commonly employed approach being the transcervical route. The transoral approach remains somewhat controversial as it is felt that this approach can...

In Memory: An Interview with Professor Leslie Michaels

1 April 2019 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck
The Memorial Service for Professor Leslie Michaels takes place next week (mid-April 2019). Professor Michaels was the former Professor of Pathology at the Institute of Laryngology and Otology at UCL and The RNTN&E Hospital. His inspirational achievements are worthy of...

Audiology in this issue... Paediatric Audiology Gamechangers (NovDec18)

7 November 2018
Fifty years ago, the National Conference on Education of the Deaf followed up on the Babbidge Report of 1965, recognising the failure of oralism in deaf education. Because young, deaf children at that time did not have access to sound, they could not develop speech and language. Further, because children were identified at two years or later, early intervention was only a dream.

2020 Unmasked - By Vedika Dhunnoo

2 April 2021 | | COVID-19
Over decades, humankind has vied to reach new heights of development. Yet, despite the unparalleled advances, in this frenzy, mankind has lost itself. 2020 marks the turning point; the year that unmasked the lessons of the past, the ones forgotten...