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Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: a functional neuro-otologic disorder

Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is a neuro-otological disorder that is the most common cause of chronic vestibular syndrome. It is not a purely structural or psychiatric disease but a functional disorder. The authors reviewed the literature to summarise the diagnostic...

Canal cholesteatoma

This is a retrospective study of patients with external auditory canal cholesteatoma (EACC) managed at a single tertiary centre from 1 January 2010 to 1 January 2021. Ninety patients (100 ears) were included. Mean age at diagnosis was 56+23 years....

C2Dx acquires otolaryngology/head and neck surgery products from Cook Medical

C2Dx Inc., a medical device company based in the U.S., has acquired the otolaryngology/head and neck surgery (“OHNS”) family of products from Cook Medical.

The role, aims and organisation of the 2017 IFOS World Congress

IFOS is a truly international organisation – indeed, its rules state that the Executive Committee must have representation from every continent. IFOS President, Chong Sun Kim, tells us more. Dear friends and colleagues, I am very pleased to welcome all...

Are you still talking about Covid?

Bell’s palsy (idiopathic facial nerve palsy) has an annual incidence of 15 to 30 cases per 100,000 people. This study aims to assess the effect of Covid and Covid vaccination on this incidence using a large database. Authors used TriNetX,...

Jan Plzák takes helm as president of the CEORL-HNS

The Confederation of European Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (CEORL-HNS) proudly announces the appointment of Professor Jan Plzák as its new president.

Secrets of the listening brain: what measuring the brain can tell us about hearing aid use and more

In a typical audiology clinic, on any given day, a person is waiting to see an audiologist to get a hearing aid (HA). It might have taken over 10 years to get to this point of considering a hearing aid(s)...

Machine learning and the future of otolaryngology

If you are over 30 years of age, you have witnessed a technology revolution that has grossly affected how we live: computers have come from being an oddity to an everyday feature in our households and places of work; the...

Red flags in the development of childhood speech and language

Problems of speech and language in early childhood can influence a child’s emotional development, academic prowess and quality of life. This article is a consensus report from the Netherlands describing 124 clinical signs and 34 red flags of atypical speech...

ENT bodies stand up for Ukraine

Leading ENT and audiology organisations have made a stand against Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Global health missions – not just for consultants. A guide for trainees.

Lulu Ritchie is a courageous and driven trainee in London, inspired by humanitarian missions but conscious of the usual requests for consultant level doctors. Lulu didn’t let that hold her back. She found a way and has kindly summarised her...

An update on HPV and the vaccination

In recent years, the role of HPV in the development of oropharyngeal cancers has become apparent. Hannah Fox and Vin Paleri contend that while we may not always be able to cure oropharyngeal cancers, vaccination offers our best hope for...