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In conversation with Professor Seiji Kakehata

Endoscopic ear surgery has been a rapidly evolving area of clinical practice in recent years. Our Global Ambassador in the Far East/ASEAN Region, Professor Tatsuya Yamasoba talks to one of the main exponents of this technique, and about the next...

Pre-clinical development of magnetic delivery of therapy to middle and inner ears

Why are we developing this technology? A key problem in drug delivery is getting the therapy to the right place in the body, which is especially challenging for targets that are small, deep and are protected or surrounded by anatomical...

In conversation with Prof Peter Friedland – Reflections on an extraordinary career and life

Our illustrious friend, Harvey Coates, hears about Professor Friedland’s amazing personal journey, ranging from horrifying exposure to violence through to his clinical care for (and friendship with) Nelson Mandela and his prevailing passion for teaching. Professor Peter Friedland. Professor Peter...

Global hearing aid recycling scheme boosted by care home support

The founder of a hearing aid recycling campaign has visited a Dorset, UK, care home to thank residents and staff for supporting her work.

59th South African ENT/AAO-HNS/SAAA/SASLHA conference

Dr Pieter van Dyk, Mr Gawie Rossouw and Mr Anirvan Banerjee enjoying the post-rugby match celebrations. Duane Mol, Otologist in Private Practice, The Ear and Eye Clinic, Johannesburg, South Africa. ‘Back to Basics’ was a great way to summarise this...

100,000 Genomes Project: in conversation with Tess Lopez

For Jul/Aug 2021, ENT & Audiology News features several contributions from the 100,000 Genomes Project, and Tess Lopez very kindly agreed to talk to me about her involvement with the project, as well as sharing her personal experiences of having...

In conversation with Helen and De Wet in Paris: cochlear implants in the year 2074

The World Congress of Audiology (WCA), held in Paris, France, in September 2024, provided a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with colleagues from around the globe. I took the chance to sit outside in the sunshine with De Wet Swanepoel from...

The Malawi Hearing Project

Rachael Collins, ENT trainee in the UK, and Mwanaisha Jauza Phiri, audiologist in Malawi, explore the challenges and innovations in delivering ear and hearing care (EHC) across Malawi. The Malawi Hearing Project, a partnership between QECH and Cambridge Global Health...

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...

Subjective tinnitus – adding mutebutton™ to your tinnitus toolbox

Neurophysiologic tinnitus or subjective tinnitus is typically a sound or a number of sounds that originate from the auditory nervous system. They are unwanted sounds that do not exist in the external environment. They can be heard in one or...

In conversation with Professor Wolfgang Pirsig

Professor Wolfgang Pirsig is a key figure in the field of ENT history and is known for his fascinating discoveries of ENT features in art and historical objects. He kindly agreed to be interviewed for this special history focus by...

In conversation with De Wet Swanepoel

A revolutionary new otoscope is using artificial intelligence to dramatically improve access to ear and hearing care in South African outreach communities. Carolina Leal, spoke to Professor De Wet Swanepoel of the University of Pretoria about how his team developed...