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3rd UK Smell & Taste Symposium
Following the success of events in 2022 and 2023, Professor Carl Philpott, Professor of Rhinology and Olfactology at the University of East Anglia, and Duncan Boak, CEO of Fifth Sense, the charity for people affected by smell and taste disorder,...10th Congress of Czech and Slovak Societies of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
The forthcoming biannual 10th Congress of Czech and Slovak Societies of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery is set to take place from 18 – 20 September 2024 in Bratislava, Slovakia.AAO-HNSF 2025 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO
The global otolaryngology community reunites at the AAO-HNSF 2025 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Indianapolis, Indiana, in October.Saturday morning starts with the Opening Ceremony, featuring James L Netterville, MD, as honorary guest lecturer for the John Conley MD Lecture...BAPRAS Congress 2025
BAPRAS Congress 2025 returns to Belfast for the first time since the 1990s, bringing together the plastic-surgery community at the ICC from 3–5 December 2025. As the flagship event of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons –...20th ‘Anniversary’ National ENT Masterclass®
The faculty this time consists of some of the leading stars of ENT in the UK, including eleven past-presidents of the Royal Society of Medicine ENT sections. The programme includes 32 state-of-the-art lectures and three panel discussions on a range of topics in otolaryngology and head & neck surgery.SmellTaste 2025 National Conference
Booking is now open for the 2025 SmellTaste National Conference 2025, taking place at the University of Nottingham on Saturday 8 November. This event is suitable for people who are living with a smell or taste impairment and for advocates,...Oral Tissue Collaborative Symposium
Building Excellence in Oral Tissue Biobanking
Should patients with dysphagia be allowed water freely?
Patients with dysphagia often experience dehydration as a consequence of “nil by mouth” or having to consume thickened fluids due to aspiration of thin fluids. However, not all incidents of aspiration develop into an infection. Factors that contribute to aspiration...
The video head impulse test: an aid to the diagnosis of spinocerebellar ataxias
Spinocerebellar and Friedreich ataxias (SCA and FA) by their nature present in neuro-otology clinics. The diagnosis is ultimately genetic but the authors investigated the characteristics of the VOR using the video head impulse test (vHIT) in order to distinguish between...
Virtual and augmented reality in surgery
Virtual reality (VR) is a three-dimensional, computer generated environment which can be accessed using a virtual reality headset, allowing individuals to immerse themselves in this virtual world. Augmented reality (AR) systems layer virtual information over a live camera feed into...
The development of the Paediatric Arabic Auditory Speech Test for iPad
Speech in noise testing provides real-life assessments of hearing that conventional pure tones cannot deliver. Rania Alkahtani describes the development of such a test for Arabic speaking children. It also has the additional benefit of being able to be delivered...
