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From the editor Nov/Dec 2025

4 November 2025 |
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS),Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. TW / X: @Voicedoctor_uk For ENT&A Nov/Dec2025, we are delighted to celebrate the remarkable educational institution ENT Masterclass®, which marks its 20th anniversary with...
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Platelet-rich plasma to reduce post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage and pain

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Otology
Minimising haemorrhage and promoting healing of raw areas are cornerstones for uneventful and speedy recovery after tonsillectomy. In this single-blinded prospective experimental study, application of platelet-rich plasma to one side tonsillar bed has been compared to the other side in...

Measuring the pitch and loudness of tinnitus

24 May 2017 | | ENTA - Tinnitus, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Matching the characteristics of tinnitus Many researchers and clinicians have explored the subjective nature of tinnitus by asking people with tinnitus to adjust a sound so that it matches their tinnitus in some way. This can be useful both for...

Eosinophilic complications during dupilumab therapy

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Dupilumab is a humanised monoclonal antibody that targets type 2 inflammation by blocking IL-4 and IL-13 signalling. Reported adverse events from its use include injection site erythema, conjunctivitis, arthralgia and hypereosinophilia. The potential for more severe eosinophilic-related complications such as...

Management of benign oesophageal strictures

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Benign strictures of the upper oesophagus and pharynx, while not very common, can be a challenging condition to successfully manage. The authors of this article provide us with a detailed description of their technique for using the CO2 laser, balloon...

In space no-one can hear you scream…or can they?

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Plasma, eardrums the size of planets and questioning the wisdom of your school physics teacher! Martin Archer explains the fascinating world of sound and space. Is there sound in space? If you believed the marketing of the movie Alien, or...

Infant hearing loss impacts spoken language development: identify and intervene early

1 November 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Early hearing detection and intervention programmes have been implemented in many countries across the globe, but why are these programmes so important and how are our Canadian colleagues managing this process? The consequences of being born with a permanent hearing...

From India to Bonnie Scotland

1 March 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Paediatrics
Not many people know that one of the UK’s first cochlear implant surgeons was Raj Singh, OBE, an Indian immigrant whose passions for otology and technology led him to found the Scottish Cochlear Implant Programme, and the Help to Hear...

Prudent audiology

29 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Introduction In January 2014, Professor Mark Drakeford, Minister for Health and Social Services, defined Prudent Healthcare as, “Healthcare that fits the needs and circumstances of patients and actively avoids wasteful care that is not to the patient’s benefit.” ‘Prudent’ healthcare...

Labour rights violations in the manufacture of healthcare goods

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - ENT
Every year trillions of dollars are spent on medical supplies globally. The operating theatre is a significant proportion of this spend, typically accounting for a third of a hospital’s supply costs. When making purchasing decisions consideration is given to value...

Genetic foundations of Ménière’s disease: changing the game

4 November 2025 | | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders, ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Tinnitus
Sydney researchers reveal genetic roots of Ménière’s disease. Familial patterns and gene discoveries highlight autosomal inheritance in rare cases, transforming molecular insights. Ménière’s disease (MD) is a chronic disorder of the inner ear defined by clinical criteria of episodic vertigo...

Current management of unilateral sporadic vestibular schwannoma

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Vestibular schwannoma is the commonest tumour of the cerebellopontine angle (80%) and accounts for around 8% of all intracranial tumours. The commonest primary presenting symptoms are audio vestibular. Hearing health professionals are often the first contact for patients with potential symptoms of vestibular schwannoma, with the majority then being seen and diagnosed by otorhinolaryngologists.