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Cognitive development in children with cochlear implants

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics
This systematic review investigates the comparative cognitive outcomes in children using bilateral versus unilateral cochlear implants, as well as those using cochlear implants versus hearing aids. The review synthesises findings from 30 studies involving a total of 11,986 children and...
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Ramifications of the pandemic on acute paediatric mastoiditis: a national UK audit

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology
Acute mastoiditis is a common presentation in the paediatric population across ENT services worldwide. An initial expectation of a rise in the numbers of acute mastoiditis associated with the initial findings of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus presence in middle ear in...

Join the leading event for tinnitus research and care – Tinnitus UK Conference 2025

8 August 2025 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Don’t miss the Tinnitus UK Conference 2025, the UK’s premier event dedicated to tinnitus research, clinical management and innovation. Taking place on 19 September 2025 in Birmingham and online, this one-day hybrid conference brings together leading researchers, audiologists, ENT specialists,...

Getting started in research

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Dave had a passion for research and was very encouraging in developing a research interest in others. Bhavisha and Amanda are currently working with a team of researchers, patients, research funders, the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England, to develop the 2023-2028 UK Action Plan for Hearing loss and Tinnitus Research - a set of recommendations to grow hearing research in the UK. Here, they discuss their journey to hearing care research and how you could get involved in the world of research.

Using evidence and international consensus to guide treatment of thyroid nodules

1 October 2018 | | ENTA - Head & Neck | fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy, imaging features, thyroid nodule, ultrasound, well differentiated thyroid carcinoma
The authors of this practical review paper highlight a growing issue within thyroid surgery, where high-quality ultrasound has increased the detection of subclinical nodules: what do we do with the patient presenting with an ‘incidental’ thyroid nodule? This has both...

Audiology in this issue...The Weird World of Science

1 January 2020 |
Gareth Smith, Consultant Clinical Scientist (Audiology), Southend University Hospital, UK. E: Gareth.Smith@southend.nhs.uk Twitter: @garethlsmith In this edition, I’ve taken rather an editor’s privilege in exploring outside of our mainstays in audiology and widened the field to consider acoustics more widely...

Being a doctor abroad – comparing the Greek healthcare system with the NHS

3 July 2023 | | ENTA - General
Healthcare systems and training programmes vary significantly across the world. By learning about other healthcare systems, we can identify blind spots in our own system and continue to improve training. Sofia Anastasiadou, an ENT Registrar in South West England, describes...

Life Down Under: an overview of the Sydney Endoscopic Ear Fellowship

9 September 2020 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
As we emerge from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the first half of 2020, trainee colleagues will be looking to their future once again. Options may include fellowships, and we are delighted to have Dr Andrew Ma share...

Harnessing head and neck cancer genomics for personalised medicine

1 March 2016 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck
Luc Morris updates us on the future of cancer diagnosis and treatment, which lies in “personalised oncology”, where specific molecular alterations of each tumour will be identified, and matched with actionable alterations in existing therapies, ushering in the era of...

BioSpectrum Piezotome voted “Best Surgical Product of the Year 2021”

21 June 2021 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Research & Development
Voted “Best Surgical Product of the Year 2021” at the recent Aesthetic Awards, Piezotome is the number one choice for ultrasonic rhinoplasty in the UK and around the world.

Enhancing performance and well-being for surgeons: the science of life coaching

3 September 2024 |
Life coaching has emerged as a powerful personal and professional development tool, particularly for individuals navigating high-stakes environments. Life coaching emphasises self-awareness, self-management and self-efficacy, including establishing desired outcomes, goal setting and developing skills and action plans to achieve them....

Hearing loss and cognition: something to think about

3 March 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Irace, Chern and Golub propose causal and non-causal mechanisms for the links between hearing loss and dementia, concluding with a discussion of several proactive measures available to help preserve neurocognitive health in older adults with hearing loss. What is age-related...