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The effect on taste buds due to severing of the chorda tympani nerve

1 May 2015 |
The long-term histological effect on taste buds following cutting of the chorda tympani in humans is not clear. Confocal laser scanning allows in-vivo examination of the same group of taste buds and is aiding our understanding of why patients recover...

Cochlear implants with an absent or hypoplastic cochlear nerve?

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
The cornerstone of successful cochlear implantation has been the presence of a population of cochlear nerve endings which are able to mount a neural response to electrical stimulation. The authors of this paper present their experience of five children with...

ENT In this issue...Robotics in Head and Neck Surgery

4 November 2021
Robotic surgery is here to stay. Within the specialty of otolaryngology, robotics has made headway across all of the subspecialties, although some advances may still be at the pre-clinical stage. The clinical applications are most acutely evident in the practice of head and neck cancer surgery, specifically transoral robotic surgery (TORS).

World’s oldest recipient of a cochlear implant

6 June 2022
What do you ask for on your birthday when you are 103 years old? Leslie Hodgson (above) knew exactly what he wanted: his hearing back. And clinicians at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were happy to help, breaking two...
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In the West of Scotland, what factors impact and what are the survival trends for laryngeal cancer?

4 March 2025 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
The TV and radio presenter Jamie Theakston recently returned to his radio show to announce he is cancer free. He had been off air for a year after having surgery to treat early-stage laryngeal cancer. His diagnosis was made when...

When dinosaurs ruled the earth

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - ENT
Optimism is abundant in medical research, but frequently ends up being tempered with reality. In his inimitable style, Chris Potter looks back over his career – starting with his medical school memories of Bentley-driving ENT consultants, and moving forward through...

BSFPS Annual Meeting 2023 and Juniors Day

12 October 2023 -13 October 2023 | ENTA - ENT
Haseem Raja, ST4 ENT Registrar at University Hospital North Midlands, and Edward Balai, ST5 ENT Registrar at Charing Cross Hospital. The British Society of Facial Plastic Surgery (BSFPS) Annual Meeting took place in the vibrant city of Manchester, with leading...

4th Irish Head and Neck Society Annual Conference 2025

10 April 2025 -12 April 2025 | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Head & Neck
Nadia Van Den Berg, ST4, Otolaryngology, Waterford University Hospital, Ireland. The 4th Annual Irish Head and Neck Society (IHNS) Conference was held in April with huge success, in the idyllic Lyrath Covention Centre with over 200 delegates in attendance. After...

Microneedles enable inner ear precision medicine

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Otology
Developing safe, reliable and efficient ways to deliver therapeutics into the cochlea is a key challenge. In this article, the authors share their work to develop microneedles to address this challenge. The era of precision medicine of the inner ear...

The changing spectrum of cancer of the oropharynx: dilemmas and future directions

1 March 2016 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Head & Neck
The association of HPV in oropharyngeal cancer has identified a ‘new disease’, with its unique biologic behaviour, and challenges for clinicians in selecting therapeutic combinations offering maximum efficacy and minimum morbidity or long-term sequela currently under study in clinical trials....

Thyroid cancer – the last decade

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
Professor Ashok Shaha describes the evolution in the treatment of thyroid cancer that he has witnessed over the last decade and the invaluable progress made by himself and others, from their contributions to staging systems and guidelines. Nuances and paradigm...

In conversation with Cameron McIntosh

7 October 2021 | ENTA - Rhinoplasty
Following the conclusion of the Tokyo Olympic games in August, we were delighted to catch up with Cameron McIntosh, ENT and Facial Plastic Surgeon, Founding President of the Society of Rhinoplasty Surgeons of South Africa (SORSSA), and former Olympian! Can...