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The 7th Annual Hearing Technology Innovator Awards™

Hearing Health & Technology Matters is now accepting submissions for the 7th Annual Hearing Technology Innovator Awards™, an international awards programme recognising technological innovation and achievement across the hearing industry.

Liquid gold – platelet-rich plasma glottic injections in vocal pathology

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is being used in an increasing number of ENT conditions, with particular promise in the larynx. Voice is a defining human characteristic. The ability to communicate with one another and to use the vocal folds (VFs) for...

Denis Collings: 38 years as a total laryngectomee

Patients’ perspectives can be very powerful in our understanding of their experience of illness and its treatment. Denis Collings. In the UK, there are more than 2000 new cases of laryngeal cancer each year [1]. In 1988, at the age...

PLUM: using parent observations to identify persistent otitis media

Can parent observations help identify persistent otitis media sooner? PLUM uses everyday listening behaviours to flag children who may need urgent specialist care. Otitis media (OM) remains one of the most persistent health inequities facing Indigenous children globally. While prevalence...

Denis Collings: 38 years as a total laryngectomee

Patients’ perspectives can be very powerful in our understanding of their experience of illness and its treatment. Denis Collings. In the UK, there are more than 2000 new cases of laryngeal cancer each year [1]. In 1988, at the age...

A career in audiovestibular medicine: trainee perspectives

Trainees and consultants share insights into audiovestibular medicine, a UK specialty treating hearing loss and balance disorders through multidisciplinary care. Audiovestibular medicine (AVM) is a hidden gem among medical specialties. To provide an insider’s perspective, we interviewed current AVM trainees...

Queen Square & Royal National ENT Hospital Dizziness & Balance Disorders Course

We are pleased to announce the Queen Square & Royal National ENT Hospital Dizziness & Balance Disorders Course, taking place from 15–18 September 2026 at the UCLH Education Centre on Euston Road. This four-day, multidisciplinary course is designed for those...

The missing link: how migraine neurophysiology amplifies tinnitus

This article discusses an emerging hypothesis linking bothersome tinnitus with migraine-related sensory processing dysfunction. When evaluating patients with tinnitus, a range of contrasting experiences are noted, from mild, non-bothersome symptoms to those associated with significant distress – broadly corresponding to...

From the editor / ENT in this issue... CEORL-HNS Brussels 2019 (JanFeb19)

Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS),Editor, ENT & Audiology News; Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK Email: d.costello@nhs.net Welcome As we turn the corner from 2018 into 2019, it is interesting to reflect that we...

The EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR)

Back in May 2017, the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR 2017/745) entered into force, replacing existing directives: Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMD) In-vitro Diagnostic Directive (IVDD) Medical Device Directive (MDD) By 26 May 2020, the new regulation will have completed...

COACH calls for participants

The Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit has renewed a call for volunteers to take part in its COACH programme. The UK-wide trail aims to generate evidence about the use of hearing aids.

Dirty Work

Gabriel Weston’s new novel chronicles four traumatic weeks in the life of its narrator, Dr Nancy Mullion. Nancy is a young trainee in obstetrics and gynaecology, the subject of a General Medical Council (GMC) investigation into her clinical performance following...