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Audiology in this issue...Genomics
Priya Carling, AuD, Director and Consultant Audiologist, Kent Hearing Ltd, UK. E: priya@Kenthearing.com As a working clinical audiologist, my focus every day is predominantly diagnostics of hearing loss, closely followed by management of ear pathology and rehabilitation of hearing loss...Obituary: John Noel Gleave Evans (1934-2022)
John Noel Gleave Evans DLO FRCS, formerly consultant otolaryngologist to St Thomas’ Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, died peacefully at home on 27 March 2022 at the age of 87.Reducing hierarchy for individuals and teams across ENT
Alexander Pope said that “to err is human”, but medical errors can have serious consequences. How can better communication minimise the risk of them occurring in the first place? Allowing all members of the surgical team to feel empowered to...Lyric 24/7 hearing: could it help those with tinnitus?
About Lyric Hearing Since its launch in 2008, Lyric represents the first and only device of its kind establishing a new category of hearing solution: 24/7 extended wear. Lyric is placed several millimetres within the ear canal, near the tympanic...
Case study suggesting mtDNA mutation as a tinnitus factor: ND1:m.3394T>C
Konadath et al report a genetic case study of a 24-year-old female experiencing reduced hearing sensitivity and tinnitus along with a blocked sensation in her right ear, sudden onset one year prior with no other otological complaints. Standard audiometry along...Recruitment of Sudden Hearing Loss Patients for Clinical Trial: Novel Compound AC102 Outperforms Corticosteroids Preclinically
While corticosteroids are widely used to treat Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL), there is still no therapy with proven efficacy and regulatory approval for this debilitating condition.Current Trends in Implantation Otology
Priya Achar, Consultant Neurotologist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK. Stalwarts in the field of implantation otology, including surgeons and audiovestibular scientists from the UK, Europe and the USA, attended this academic feast. Organised by Professor Laura Viani (below...The emergence of in-office ventilation tubes for the treatment of otitis media in children
In-office tympanostomy tube systems offer a quicker, anaesthesia-free alternative to traditional surgery for children, with promising outcomes and reduced costs. Tympanostomy tube or grommet insertion is the most common surgery performed on children worldwide. Whilst a relatively short and straightforward...Circular economy approach to reducing your carbon footprint in your ENT operating room
Although our operating rooms consume significant resources, some simple changes can have considerable impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Here are 10 such simple things we can do. Waste is one of the largest contributors to a hospital’s carbon footprint,...Young ELS: a fresh voice and community for the next generation of laryngologists
See also: YCOHNS: over 30 years of supporting the next generation of ENT consultants At the European Laryngological Society (ELS) Congress in May 2025, Young ELS – a vibrant new network for trainees, ENT specialists and researchers with a keen...
OTO-104 in noise-induced and cisplatin-induced hearing loss
These two animal studies report on potential new applications for intra-tympanic OTO-104, a slow-release hydrogel formulation of dexamethasone that is currently being used in a Europe-wide randomised trial for Ménière’s disease. In the first paper, guinea pigs were given a...
