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How to talk about hearing aid costs?

1 March 2018 | | Audiology, clinician–client communication, conversation analysis, cost, hearing rehabilitation, shared decision making
Money is always a controversial topic if discussed in reference to healthcare. This study raises the interesting topic of difficulties when it comes to discussing the costs of hearing aids with customers. Sixty-two audiological appointments were recorded and discussions concerning...

Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery

1 August 2020 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
The book Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery is a selection of papers and presentations, including round tables and symposia, that constitute the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Cholesteatoma and Ear surgery, a highly successful meeting that attracted over 1000...

Exploring teenagers’ access and use of assistive hearing technology

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Children require good signal-to-noise ratios for optimum listening and learning. The use of remote microphone technology can be of benefit, yet older children often resist using it. Jennifer Groth reviews the challenges facing older children in the use of remote...

CT parameters in orbital wall fractures, choice of treatment, and patient outcome

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Head & Neck | X-ray computed tomography, conservative treatment, decision support techniques, orbital fractures, reconstructive surgical procedures
This review from the Netherlands attempts to evaluate the relationship between CT parameters and the treatment that is used in clinical outcome (enophthalmos, diplopia and/or limitation in ocular movement). The authors look at fracture size, fracture location and involvement of...

The UK otolaryngology trainees’ lived experience during the COVID-19 pandemic

17 February 2022 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Much has been published on the concerns and real impact of the pandemic on surgical training. In this article, colleagues from the Association of Otorhinolaryngologists in Training (AOT) in the UK share the experiences of their membership. We invite our...

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) - Part 2

1 November 2016 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
In the first of this two-part series, Martyn Barnes and colleagues discussed indications for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), the surgical objectives and techniques, patient expectations and the risks of surgery [1]. In this second and final part, the authors...

Hearing loss and Alport syndrome

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Otology
Alport syndrome (AS) includes a group of hereditary diseases caused by mutations in the COL4A3, COL4A4 or COL4A5 genes. These genes are responsible for the biosynthesis of α3, α4 and α5 collagen IV chains, which are located in the glomerular...

Chronic cough hypersensitivity syndrome

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
We all have patients who give us a ‘heartsink’ feeling; for many of us, the coughing patient is exactly such a situation. In this overview, Bhaskar Ram and Sangeeta Maini outline their approach to diagnosis. Declan Costello, Editor. Introduction Chronic...

Branchio Oto Renal syndrome

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Otology
Branchio Oto Renal Syndrome (BOR) is an autosomal dominant disorder with branchial, otologic and renal manifestations. The presence of clinical signs varies among and within affected families. Three causative genes for BOR syndrome have been reported thus far: EYA1, SIX1...

Database WG2. The Tinnitus Patient Database in the TINNET COST Action BM1306

1 January 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus
Berthold Langguth describes an innovative project that is creating the world’s largest multi-national patient database containing standardised information on tinnitus and medical history, otological examination and psycho-acoustic measures of tinnitus. A challenge for tinnitus treatment and tinnitus research is the...

Using telehealth to engage teenagers

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Can we use a teenager’s love of gadgets to re-engage them with their hearing technology? Gwen Carr reports on an innovative use of telehealth to support teenagers who are no longer visiting their hearing healthcare professionals. Parents of children and...

Rehabilitation of single-sided deafness with cochlear implants

1 September 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Auditory Implants
The relatively recent emergence of cochlear implantation as a potential means of restoring hearing to a deafened ear, in the presence of normal hearing in the other ear, has proved an exciting and yet surprising development. James Tysome explores the...