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18th Annual Meeting of ME-AOHNS

The Middle East Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery is the largest and longest running educational meeting for otolaryngologists in the Middle East. The 18th Annual Meeting will include didactic lectures, instructional courses, panel discussions, cadaveric workshops, hands-on clinic...

TSESI 2023 scholarship

Simon Morris, ENT Registrar ST4, Wales Deanery. I was fortunate to be granted a scholarship by the Tarabichi-Stammberger Ear & Sinus Institute (TSESI) to attend its cadaveric endoscopic ear course. This scholarship is open to young ENT trainees (less than...

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 –...

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,...

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...

Patient-led wax and aural foreign body removal technology – is it safe?

As ENT and audiology professionals, wax impaction and aural foreign bodies are common presentations to our clinic that can cause significant distress to patients and can preclude diagnostic testing such as pure tone audiograms and tympanometry. We often advise patients...

Nuance Audio Hearing Glasses

EssilorLuxottica’s Nuance Audio is the latest entrant to the over-the-counter (OTC) market in hearing devices. This device comes with a marked difference from the rest of the market offering. Nuance Audio is a pair of glasses with an integrated hearing...

Balance and vestibular disorders Issue I

To skip directly to features, click the links below: Welcome from the editor - by Prof Peter Rea How to evaluate and treat the dizzy patient: non-medical diagnosis-based strategies - by Richard E Gans Diagnosis and treatment of BPPV with...

Time to professionalise medical leadership

For a profession proud of its adherence to an evidence base, medicine has been remarkably slow to acknowledge and to act on the evidence which underpins the value of good leadership to patients and the healthcare system. Mr Robert Francis...