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Sustainability guidelines to reduce single-use items in ENT outpatients

7 January 2025 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
ENT surgery generates significant waste, with single-use instruments and packaging as key contributors. This article outlines recommendations on sustainable practice that can be adopted into ENT departments. Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human health in the...

Making healthcare conferences green

3 November 2023 | | ENTA - General
Who knew our healthcare conference industry contributed so much to global carbon emissions? This article summarises means to reduce the impact such that we can continue to meet with our peers for educational meetings and networking, but in a sustainable...

4th Royal National ENT Advanced Otology & Auditory Implants Course 2027

14 January 2027 -15 January 2027
14–15 January 2027 | London, UK The 4th Royal National ENT Advanced Otology & Auditory Implants Course returns to London on 14–15 January 2027, offering two days of expert-led teaching, interactive discussions and case-based learning. Designed for consultant otologists, auditory...

Minimum stimulus strategy for the diagnosis of BPPV

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Explore the innovative minimum stimulus strategy (MSS) for diagnosing benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), enhancing accuracy while minimising patient discomfort. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a common vestibular disorder where canalolithiasis or cupulolithiasis causes sudden episodes of vertigo, triggered...

Dispelling myths about audiologic counselling: part two

7 May 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
In the second of a two-part series, Drs Clark and English explore how addressing emotions, embracing silence and managing expectations enhance person-centred care. As discussed in part one of this article [1], when we provide patient education, we must monitor...

Management considerations for limited usable hearing unilaterally in the paediatric population

7 January 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
How can we best support children with limited usable hearing in one ear? This article discusses the latest approaches. Limited usable hearing unilaterally (LUHU) is an emerging term and has been suggested to replace the historical term ‘single-sided deafness (SSD)’....

Who owns the data? Hearing aids as connected health platforms

4 November 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
As technology reshapes hearing care, audiologists must protect the patient relationship, interpret new streams of data and adapt to changing models of care. The hearing aid has always been far more than an amplifier; it is a sophisticated, purpose-built signal...

Illuminating ear education: building interactive models to enhance inner ear understanding

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Understanding the anatomy and function of the inner ear, particularly the vestibular apparatus and cochlea, is fundamental to audiology and otolaryngology education. However, the complex geometry and intricate functional relationships of these structures challenge us to find clear ways to...

Young CEORL-HNS: empowering the future of otorhinolaryngology

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Young CEORL-HNS is a subgroup within CEORL-HNS which encompasses new specialists in ENT within training and up to the first decade or so as an accredited specialist. Giuditta Mannelli is the current president and is a head and neck surgeon...

Cambodian Children Surgical Centre: a junior’s perspective

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology
The Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) is a Non-Governmental-Organisation (NGO) hospital situated in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. CSC was developed for landmine victims over 20 years ago by Dr Jim Gollogly after the dark period under the Pol Pot...

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

1 January 2019
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)

4 December 2019
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...