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Valsalva manoeuvre treatment of otitis media with effusion in adults

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common in children but has a low prevalence in adults. There is some evidence to advocate middle ear inflation as a successful treatment for children with OME. This form of treatment is also recommended...
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Bamboo nodes – a case series

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy | Autoimmune disease, Bamboo nodes, Connective tissue disorder, Conservative treatment, Dysphonia
Bamboo nodes are band-like, cream-coloured submucosal deposits affecting the middle third of the vocal cord. They are reported to affect women exclusively and are frequently bilateral but can be asymmetrical. They are distinct from vocal cord nodules but can be...
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Virtual chromoendoscopy (VCE)

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
‘That’s a funny looking lesion on the larynx, it’s probably benign, but I should take a biopsy.’ Liz Ross and Ajith George discuss whether virtual chromoendoscopy will change this thought process. What are the origins and ENT applications? Traditional chromoendoscopy...

Robotic assisted orbital surgery (RAOS) – a novel approach to orbital malignancy surgery

4 March 2024 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
Robotic technology in ENT surgery has been used in certain areas of head and neck cancer care but, in this article, we hear of an exciting development from the team at Guy’s & St Thomas’. Advances in surgical robotic technology...

The future of head and neck cancer surgery

1 March 2019 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
Neil Sharma paints an exciting picture of the future of head and neck surgery with nanobots and robot augmented humans – science fiction or reality? Time will tell. ‘May you live in interesting times’ reads the old Chinese curse. The...

Role of interventional neuroradiology in otorhinolarygological pathology 
– a brief review

1 May 2014 | | ENTA - Neurotology
Introduction Since its advent in 1964 when Dotter percutaneously dilated a stenosed femoral artery [1], interventional radiology has undergone tremendous advancement in both imaging and devices that have enabled the operator (interventional radiologist) to access very distal small vasculature and...

Targeted focal parathyroidectomy

1 July 2019 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
Leanne Hamilton and Louise Clark describe their technique for helping to localise parathyoid adenomas. Surgically this can be difficult, so careful preoperative evaluation using imaging as described can help minimise difficulties intraoperatively when identifying the parathyroid adenoma. Preoperative imaging has...

Migration adventures

1 March 2018 | | ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
One of the most inspiring stories in this issue comes from our very own Shahed Quraishi, OBE. His first mentor in the UK, Pat Bradley, spoke with him about his fascinating journey. Professor M Shahed Quraishi, OBE. Shahed, by way...

Advances in ear and hearing telehealth

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Telehealth in ear (or tele-otology/tele-audiology) and hearing care has steadily increased as an area of both research and clinical interest over the past 15 years [1]. Driven by rapid advances in connected technologies and wide-ranging potential use cases, telehealth had...

Mindfulness and tinnitus: a path to peace in the present

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - Tinnitus
How does training the mind to be present in the here and now help patients with troublesome tinnitus? James Jackson discusses mindfulness and its place in tinnitus management. Although definitions can be more complex, tinnitus is the perception of sound...

Ergonomics in otorhinolaryngology

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - General
Raewyn Campbell is a rhinologist and skull base surgeon in Sydney, Australia. Prior to training in medicine, she was trained as a physiotherapist, and she brings both disciplines into her research on ergonomics in surgery. Surgeons need to look after...

Hearing loss prevention in musicians - violating one rule of physics

3 September 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
Whilst enjoying music, we also need to be mindful of the potential effect of producing music for the musician. Dr Chasin discusses the development of earplugs for the industry with the added bonus of physics for party goers! Hearing protection,...