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SPECT scans not justified in growth of the mandibular condyle

This is a paper from Hong Kong of 200 patients between January 2011 and July 2013 who underwent SPECT bone scintigraphy for assessment of growth causing condylar hyperplasia and subsequent mandibular asymmetry. Thirty-four patients were found to have active growth...

The astronomer’s nose: Tycho Brahe’s controversial prosthesis

Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) is a familiar and colourful figure in the history of science. The immense quantity of data he collected during his lifetime would enable the work of Johannes Kepler and has gained him admission to the astronomical pantheon....

Pharma chameleon

One morning in September ’95, about a month into my first house job on the South Coast of England, I emerged from the ridiculously early ward round on the coronary care unit feeling a bit dazed and therefore headed off...

The EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR)

Back in May 2017, the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR 2017/745) entered into force, replacing existing directives: Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMD) In-vitro Diagnostic Directive (IVDD) Medical Device Directive (MDD) By 26 May 2020, the new regulation will have completed...

The birth of the TWJ Foundation

For nearly 50 years, the TWJ Foundation has been promoting the advancement of otology and audiology through education and research. David Wright looks back at its first half century.

Call for action on hearing loss

The British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturer’s Association (BIHIMA) and Alzheimer’s UK are encouraging people to book regular hearing tests and get hearing concerns checked earlier, as it could significantly lower their chances of developing dementia.

Face to Face – facial reconstructive surgery mission in Ukraine

Face to Face is a humanitarian project to help those who have suffered facial trauma as a result of Russia's war against Ukraine.

New RSM presidents preview the year ahead

Professor Patrick Axon, President of the UK’s Royal Society of Medicine Otology Section and Michelle Wyatt, incoming President of the section of Laryngology and Rhinology, look forward to the year ahead.

New challenges ahead for the hearing aid industry

Technological advancements empower the world to hear In an increasing age of connectivity, the hearing aid industry is headed into new territory. Previously, to wear hearing aids was simply a mark of ageing. Now hearing aids are smarter and, as...

Where Art meets Science (and earplugs): a tale of acoustics, aesthetics and audiology

For the fifth cover in the Art meets Science series, we celebrate not only the fusion of audiology and art, but also friendship, nature and the kind of collaboration that reaches far beyond the clinic walls. My colleague and dear...

British Society of Audiology (BSA) Scientific Meeting 2024

On the 17 and 18th June 2024 at the BCEC in Birmingham, the BSA held their annual Scientific meeting.

5th Annual Inner Ear Disorders Therapeutics Summit

Coined by industry as the only meeting of its kind and uniquely positioned to share fresh ideas and assess viable approaches to your most pressing preclinical, translational, and clinical bottlenecks, the 5th Inner Ear Disorders Summit returns as a forum to benchmark learnings from past failures, reignite momentum and develop investment into the audiology therapeutic landscape.