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In conversation with Professor Claire Hopkins
There can be few ENT surgeons who have had such a pivotal role in the COVID pandemic as Claire Hopkins. She has been instrumental in changing the diagnostic criteria, and has been a frequent presence in the media, as Sean...29th Biennial IERASG Symposium
David Jackson Morris, Associate Professor, Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of CopenhagenThe Flatirons, slabs of reddish-brown sandstone, in the foothills of the Rocky mountains, were the backdrop for the International Evoked Response Audiometry Study Group (IERASG) meeting 2025. This biannual...Innovation & Research Forum
The ENT UK Innovation & Research Forum brings together clinicians, industry leaders, engineers, researchers and patient representatives to accelerate innovation across ENT care. Join us to develop, refine and implement solutions that improve patient outcomes and transform clinical pathways.Mindfulness meditation: how personal experience of managing severe pain contributes to understanding tinnitus management
In this interesting article the author describes the potential benefit of mindfulness in the management of tinnitus, using a case report to illustrate this.This may well be an additional direction we can suggest for our patients. Mindfulness is a word...AUDIOLOGY - In conversation with Gurjit Singh
Alex Griffiths-Brown chats with Dr Gurjit Singh about his career so far, aims for his time as President of the Canadian Academy of Audiology and his recently developed admiration for Andre Agassi… Dr Gurjit Singh. Tell us about your background,...
Long-term effectiveness of sleep surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea
n this study, 39 patients from Turkey with obstructive sleep apnoea (of varying severity) underwent an expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty. This operation was devised by Prof Kenny Pang in Singapore and involves using the palatopharyngeus muscle and partly relocating it laterally...
A mouth-rinse test that can screen for oral cancer?
This paper presents a promising screening tool for oral cancer – using a simple chlorhexidine mouth-rinse. The hypermethylated ZNF582 and PAX1 markers were chosen based on previous studies using oral scraping methods of collection and have been shown to be...ENT Wallabies
Juggling the demands of elite sport, a boisterous social life on tour and medical academia would seem too much for mere mortals. All in a day’s work for your average Wallaby. Currently I am a Senior Visiting Medical officer at...BACO International 2026
By Katharine Hamlett, ENT Registrar, Northwest Deanery, Nathan Walker, ENT Registrar Northwest Deanery (see below for report on NEST at BACO) BACO International 2026 arrived in Glasgow this July, bringing together delegates from across the full breadth of otolaryngology for...Getting to grips with acoustic trauma
Our understanding of hearing loss caused by noise exposure to those in the armed forces is growing in interest and understanding. Research at a cellular level is essential to increase our understanding so that we can better diagnose, manage and...
Application of balloon dilatation in chronic eustachian tube dysfunction
Chronic eustachian tube dysfunction prevails in 1% of the adult population and can predispose to middle ear disease. There are subjective and objective features of this condition that can affect quality of life. The common methods to treat eustachian tube...
