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CRSwNP and smell – is it just the obstruction?

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery
Anosmia and hyposmia are symptoms of CRS both with and without nasal polyps and can significantly affect quality of life. The nature of anosmia/hyposmia is thought to be both sensory-neural and conductive. These authors studied a mouse model in which...
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Peripheral nerve stimulation for chronic refractory pain

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | Chronic pain, Neurosurgery, Pain, Peripheral nerve stimulation
Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) plays an important role in treating chronic refractory pain syndromes that manifest in limited distributions and overlap with areas of neurologic innervation. The process is generally thought to capitalise on the inhibition and activation of pain-related...
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Advances in neural stimulation of the auditory pathway

7 July 2020 | | ENTA - Auditory Implants | Neural stimulation techniques, Neuroprosthetics, Optogenetics, Sensory disorders
This article reviews the use of neuroprosthetic devices such as cochlear and auditory brainstem implants (ABI) to stimulate the auditory pathway, discussing the successes, limitations and advances in this area. Currently, neuroprosthetic devices deliver electrical impulses to the cochlear nerve...

How rare is vocal fold paralysis after spinal and epidural anaesthesia – should we be more concerned?

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
The authors present an unusual case of right vocal fold paralysis. Their patient was a 38-year-old woman who experienced new onset dysphonia following neuraxial anaesthesia (NA) for a caesarean section. Flexible nasendoscopy showed a right VFP with fixation in the...

SONNET 3 – the next generation in hearing technology for ultimate user experiences

17 December 2024 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
MED-EL has announced the new SONNET 3, its smallest and lightest behind-the-ear audio processor for cochlear implant users. Integrating cutting-edge technology to enhance hearing experiences, it is designed to deliver an exceptional hearing performance alongside the latest connectivity features -...

ENT in this issue...Women in Leadership

1 September 2019 |
Sujana S Chandrasekhar, MD, Past President, AAO-HNS/F; Secretary-Treasurer, American Otological Society; Consulting Editor, Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America; Recipient, AAO-HNS WIO Helen Krause Trailblazer Award and AMA Physician Mentor Recognition Award. Emma Stapleton Consultant Otolaryngologist, Cochlear Implant and Skull Base...

What is Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE)?

1 May 2018 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
THRIVE is a physiological mechanism for oxygenating and ventilating patients who are under general anaesthesia and who have diminished or absent respiratory effort [1]. Classical ventilation requires bulk flow of gases into and out of the lungs driven by chest...

A quick and simple approach to correcting the deviated nasal septum

1 January 2018 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Nasal septal surgery is a very common procedure that we tend to learn as junior trainees. Most of us still find that we have a lot to learn with every deviated septum that we encounter. There is a range of...

Rotational chair testing: “To rotate, or not to rotate, that is the real question”

1 November 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Passive whole body rotation tests are widely considered to be the ‘gold standard’ for the identification of bilateral peripheral vestibular disorders (bPVD), but also have a part to play in identifying unilateral disorders (uPVD). In this article Paul Radomskij discusses...

Hidden hearing loss in humans

1 March 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Awareness of cochlear synaptopathy (‘hidden hearing loss’) is growing. Chris Plack gives us an introduction to the condition, defining it and reviewing recent research in humans and animals with respect to noise exposure. The main cause of hearing loss is...

Radiology of referred otalgia

1 May 2014 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology
Otalgia is a common presenting complaint to Ear Nose and Throat Departments. Otalgia is either primary or secondary (referred) [1]. Referred otalgia is a ‘red flag’ symptom and can be a diagnostic challenge for clinicians and radiologists as the pathology...

COVID-19 innovations

7 July 2020 | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
The coronavirus pandemic has mobilised medical innovators in an amazing way. We take a look at just a few of the hundreds of innovative products and techniques that have been developed and used in the last few weeks. Some of...