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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...

Barrier and opportunities for hearing care: finding a way forward for all

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Ideal models of care for communities can include tailored ear and hearing care interventions. Barriers exist at an individual and societal level to realise the vision of hearing care for all, regardless of country or resource setting. Affordability of hearing...

What happens to donated hearing aids?

1 September 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy, ENTA - Tinnitus
According to the WHO, only 3% of people in developing countries who require hearing aids have one. Over the years many people, organisations and companies have donated old hearing aids to charities. Bhavisha Parmar, an audiologist who volunteered with Sound...

Cochlear implant care for deaf children in Côte d’Ivoire

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - ENT
Deafness is a global public health problem. More than 1.5 billion people (nearly 20% of the global population) live with hearing loss, and 430 million of them have disabling hearing loss, including 34 million children. In sub-Saharan Africa, nearly eight...

AUDIOLOGY - In conversation with Dr Jerry Northern

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology
Gareth Smith chats with Dr Jerry Northern and learns about his fascination with Mount Everest, the legendary Marion Downs and his unique career in audiology… Jerry with the legendary Marion Downs. Tell us about your background, how did you come...

Simulation: human factors scenario training

1 January 2014 | | ENTA - General
It is said that surgical training has suffered as a result of a combination of factors – through the introduction of work time restrictions such as the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) [1], a limit on the number of years...

Shooting for Gold: ENT surgery and the Commonwealth Games

1 November 2016 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
What are the secrets to success in your career, sports and life in general? Sharp-shooter Parag Patel hits the bullseye again. I write this article following a wave of summer sporting brilliance, from the record Great Britain 67 medal haul...

William Hunter’s work on the anatomy of the human ear

1 September 2015 | | ENTA - Otology
The Hunterian Society offers an annual award for an essay and presentation on a subject of relevance to John or William Hunter, or medicine in the 18th Century. This article is based on Emma Stapleton’s 2014 winning essay, which was...

Advances in vestibular function testing

1 November 2015 | | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Vestibular function testing has historically been limited by difficulties in testing individual parts of the vestibular apparatus. Jas Sandhu describes new tests available to clinicians that address this problem. Advances in vestibular function testing Vestibular function testing has historically been...

Type 1 thyroplasty using a novel and inflatable implant from APrevent® VOIS

4 July 2024 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Unilateral vocal cord immobility severely impacts voice, swallowing, and airway functions. A novel approach offers adjustable medialisation for improved patient outcomes. Unilateral vocal cord immobility (UVCI) can cause significant disability to voice, swallowing, and airway functions. Patients with UVCI may...

Endoscopic DCR

31 October 2018 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
In this interesting article, our experienced colleagues describe their favoured technique for performing endoscopic DCR and share with us the key steps for a successful outcome. Dacrocystorhinostomy (DCR) was historically performed by ophthalmologists for nasolacrimal obstruction using external techniques. The...

Management of benign oesophageal strictures

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Benign strictures of the upper oesophagus and pharynx, while not very common, can be a challenging condition to successfully manage. The authors of this article provide us with a detailed description of their technique for using the CO2 laser, balloon...