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All videoswallows are not performed equally…

Videofluoroscopy is one of the main instrumental tools used to assess swallowing biomechanics and physiology. In the UK, it is mainly within the remit of speech and language therapists (SLT) to perform videoswallows but there is considerable variability in both...

Is it necessary to put ventilation tubes at the time of surgery in children with cleft palate?

It is commonly understood that existence of a palatal cleft is associated with abnormal action of tensor veli palatini muscle. Frequent middle ear effusions therefore occur because this muscle obstructs rather than opens the Eustachian tube on yawning and swallowing,...

CO2 Laser Dohlmans: Does It Still Have A Role In Pharyngeal Pouch Management?

Background The commonest active management of a pharyngeal pouch is the division of the “interparty” wall using a stapling device [1, 2]. The technique is relatively straight forward to perform and theoretically should have less complications than other techniques such...

Ida Institute tackles clinician burn-out

Founded in 2007, Denmark’s Ida Institute is dedicated to the health of people with hearing loss. Its new four-part course, however, is aimed at another group: the medical professionals whose jobs can compromise their own health.

Climate change and global health

As we put together the Editors’ Choice for Jul/Aug 2022 Journal Reviews, news from a meeting of the G7 energy and environment ministers has been shared that the G7 countries are to stop public funding of any overseas fossil fuel...

ENT registrar national selection: how can we advise aspiring candidates?

With the aim of creating fair selection into the few available training numbers, ENT was one of the first surgical specialties to move to a national selection process for selecting new registrars in England. Since 2013 the selection process has...

OBITUARY: Emeritus Professor Adrian John Fourcin (30/8/1927 - 10/4/2026)

Adrian John Fourcin. Adrian John Fourcin was born on 30 August 1927 in Primrose Hill, London. His father Victor was a French confectioner, a hobby that, together with joinery, Adrian enjoyed passionately alongside his lifelong interest in speech and hearing....

6th ENT Masterclass® China

The 6th ENT MASTERCLASS® CHINA was co-hosted by the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University and the Audiology Development Foundation of China. Notably, it was the first time the ENT masterclass took place outside of Beijing since its inception in China.

BACO International 2026

By Katharine Hamlett, ENT Registrar, Northwest Deanery, Nathan Walker, ENT Registrar Northwest Deanery (see below for report on NEST at BACO) BACO International 2026 arrived in Glasgow this July, bringing together delegates from across the full breadth of otolaryngology for...

IFOS 2026 bid cities

As Dubai prepares to host IFOS 2023, the next IFOS congress in 2026 is already being planned. The competition to host the meeting is certain to be fierce – we hear from the organisers around the world bidding to bring...

Stricture after total laryngectomy: what are the risk factors?

Stricture after total laryngectomy is common but not inevitable. New insights into risk factors could help clinicians anticipate problems and improve swallowing outcomes. Why this complication deserves renewed attention Total laryngectomy remains one of the defining operations in head and...

Transnasal oesophagoscopy (TNO) and balloon dilatation under a local anaesthesia

Many of us are becoming more and more familiar with the use of transnasal oesophagoscopy. It has a number of well-described uses in the outpatient setting and is well tolerated by our patients. Yakubu Karagama describes taking this technique a...