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Effectiveness of oral pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic analysis

1 July 2016 | | Apnea-hypopnea index, Obstructive sleep apnea, Oral pressure therapy, Treatment success rate
Oral pressure therapy (OPT) is a relatively new form of therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Paradoxically it seems to work even though it creates a vacuum in the oral cavity as opposed to the gold standard of continuous positive...

Method of delivery: all topical nasal corticosteroids are not made equal

1 July 2018 | | chronic rhinosinusitis, corticosteroid, intranasal spray, nasal polyps, irrigations, paranasal sinuses
There is an increasing body of evidence that the role of surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis is to facilitate the delivery of topical medical treatment – most notably, topical corticosteroids. Two recent studies, one using flow dynamics and another one examining...

Beware the skinny patient…

1 July 2018 | | Arytenoid dislocation, BMI, Cricoarytenoid joint three-dimensional reconstruction, High-resolution computed tomography, Risk factor
The adverse health impacts of an excessive BMI are well known. This study highlights one laryngeal pathology for which a low BMI appears to be a significant risk factor. The records of 28 patients treated for arytenoid cartilage dislocation were...
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What to do if adenotonsillectomy does not cure sleep apnoea in children?

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
This article reviews the management of children with persistent obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) following adenotonsillectomy (AT). Risk factors for patients to have persistent disease include obesity, being Afro-Caribbean and existing co-morbidities such as craniofacial and neuromuscular disorders. Initial assessment of...
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Long-term effectiveness of sleep surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea

2 March 2022 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Continuous positive airway pressure, Expansion pharyngoplasty, Obstructive sleep apnea, Polysomnography
n this study, 39 patients from Turkey with obstructive sleep apnoea (of varying severity) underwent an expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty. This operation was devised by Prof Kenny Pang in Singapore and involves using the palatopharyngeus muscle and partly relocating it laterally...
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Role of maxillary sinus irrigation as an adjuvant to current management of chronic rhinusitis without polyposis

5 July 2022 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | Endoscopy, Quality Of Life, Sino-Nasal Outcome Test, Sinusitis, Tomography
Several decades have passed since irrigation of maxillary sinuses generally became a treatment of the past. A more recent concept of biofilms may have evoked new interest in this past procedure, fraught with its own issues. In this study, the...
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A safe management pathway for low-risk head and neck cancer suspected referrals

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
Head and neck cancer is the eighth most common malignancy and numbers are increasing. This has led to increasing number of suspected cancer referrals which, with imposition of the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard implemented in 2020, has further burdened the...

In conversation with Liam M Flood: Middlesbrough (M for Michael? ...nope, Martin!)

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
Liam Flood. With a name such as Liam you must have some ‘Irish blood’? Where does your family come from? Tell us more? (What did your old man / mum do?) Some Irish blood? Those who know me well would...

Current management of unilateral sporadic vestibular schwannoma

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Vestibular schwannoma is the commonest tumour of the cerebellopontine angle (80%) and accounts for around 8% of all intracranial tumours. The commonest primary presenting symptoms are audio vestibular. Hearing health professionals are often the first contact for patients with potential symptoms of vestibular schwannoma, with the majority then being seen and diagnosed by otorhinolaryngologists.

Observations and ruminations - a week of collaboration and learning in Ghana

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
A week of surgical exchange in Ghana reveals the power of collaboration, resilience and mutual learning in advancing global ENT care. Isabelle JM Williams. Isabelle’s perspective It was a Saturday lunchtime at Heathrow airport, terminal 3. Professor David Howard, Miss...

The Airway Intervention Registry (AIR)

1 January 2016 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Many of our readers will be familiar with conducting endoscopic balloon dilatation procedures. Steven Powell speaks to ENT and Audiology News about the new Airway Intervention Registry which has been set up to collect robust data on the safety and...

The hearScope

1 November 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
A revolutionary new otoscope is using artificial intelligence to dramatically improve access to ear and hearing care in South African outreach communities. Carolina Leal, spoke to Professor De Wet Swanepoel of the University of Pretoria about how his team developed...