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Can obstructive snoring affect the snorer’s ears as well?

1 May 2018 | | Eustachian tube dysfunction, Obstructive sleep apnea, anterior rhinomanometry, mucociliary transport time
Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) often show severe nasal obstruction, chronic sinusitis and/or a deficit of nasal mucociliary clearance with nasopharyngeal stagnation of secretions possibly predisposing to eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD). This clinical prospective study investigates ETD, nasal resistance...
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Airway first in patients with facial trauma

1 September 2016 |
Anyone that has ever been on an ATLS or indeed any other trauma course will be well indoctrinated with the principles of ABC. Securing the airway is of paramount importance; but what to do if the anatomy is altered or...
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A comparison of cold dissection, coblation and diode laser tonsillectomy

1 May 2016 | | Lasers, Pediatrics, Tonsillectomy
Excellence in tonsillectomy is based on the time taken, blood loss and rapid recovery with minimal pain. In this study, 120 children underwent tonsillectomy by three methods, namely cold dissection, coblation and diode laser dissection in three randomly allocated groups...
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Do the modern multiple microphones with beamforming facility really help implantees?

1 January 2016 | | Beamformer, Beamforming, ClearVoice, Cochlear implant, Naida CI, SRT, T-Mic, UltraZoom
In this study the authors aimed to assess the benefit beamforming multiple microphones provide to implantees. Speech reception thresholds were assessed in different situations; fixed masking noise from eight loudspeakers around the subject at 0°, ±45°, ±90°, ±135°, and 180°...
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Do modern multiple microphones with beamforming facility really help implantees?

1 September 2015 | | Beamformer, Beamforming, ClearVoice, Cochlear implant, Naida CI, SRT, T-Mic, UltraZoom
In this study the authors aimed to assess the benefit beamforming multiple microphones provide to implantees. Speech reception thresholds were assessed in different situations; fixed masking noise from eight loudspeakers around the subject at 0°, ±45°, ±90°, ±135° and 180°...
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Promotion of trust with adult hearing impairment in hearing healthcare

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants | Trust, clinician patient relationship, hearing healthcare
The goal of this study was to assess how trust is promoted among adult hearing impaired patients seeking hearing healthcare. Previous interview transcript data collected from 29 adults across hearing health care centres in four countries was re-analysed thematically in...
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How to increase uptake of hearing screening in primary care

4 March 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Untreated hearing loss leads to an increased risk of dementia and depression. There is currently little evidence to support the benefits of hearing screening in asymptomatic older adults. The main aim of the study was to compare three hearing screening...

ENT in the Balkans

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - General
Shining a light on ENT in the Balkans, Metin Önerci explains the population and challenges in this part of the world. There is no universal agreement on what constitutes the Balkans. However, the following countries are usually included: Albania, Bosnia...

Getting started in research

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Dave had a passion for research and was very encouraging in developing a research interest in others. Bhavisha and Amanda are currently working with a team of researchers, patients, research funders, the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England, to develop the 2023-2028 UK Action Plan for Hearing loss and Tinnitus Research - a set of recommendations to grow hearing research in the UK. Here, they discuss their journey to hearing care research and how you could get involved in the world of research.

Music, hearing, and education: from the lab to the classroom

1 September 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Historically, research assessing the impact of musical training has focused on those children whose families are able to pay for private lessons. In this article however, Nina Kraus outlines the findings of one of her recent projects; assessing the impact...

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

4 September 2023 | | 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...

Otorhinolaryngology training in Haiti: a call for accompaniment

25 April 2023 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
Haiti is a small Caribbean country in which a group of freedom fighters successfully defied Napoleon and the French military. It has faced embargoes, economic isolation, political crises and devastating natural disasters since its independence. Its GDP is 0.01% of...