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Hyposalivation: a review of current and future treatments

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck
Hyposalivation remains a stubbornly difficult condition to treat, but novel therapies may not be far away. Saliva has many essential functions, including aiding digestion and swallowing, lubrication, maintaining tooth integrity and antibacterial activity. When patients experience reduced saliva production (hyposalivation),...

Panetti Endoscopic Ear Instruments

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - Otology
Giuseppe Panetti is a renowned otologist and one of the forerunners of endoscopic ear surgery. One of his major contributions to ENT has been through designing bespoke equipment to assist in some of the challenges of operating endoscopically. In this...

In conversation with Professor Wolfgang Pirsig

1 September 2015 | | ENTA - ENT
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...

Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise

1 July 2018 | | ENTA - ENT
Our irrepressible Features Editor, Chris Potter, explores the limits of ignorance. I’m not sure about you, but I seem to exist in a sea of incompetence and ignorance, constantly surrounded by amateurish chumps and feckless underachievers. Now, a lesser man...

BAAP Hallpike Prize 2021

30 December 2021
Read about the history of the Hallpike prize and about previous winners here. The Hallpike prize was first awarded by the British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians in 2009, following the kind donation of Dr Jeremy Hallpike, Emeritus Neurologist from Adelaide,...

Dysphagia

4 May 2023
Natalie Watson, MBBS, MA, FRCS (ORL-HNS), Consultant ENT Surgeon Specialising in Laryngology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK. nataliewatsonent@gmail.com@surgeonsinger Guest Section Editor The function of swallowing is one third of the triad of laryngology. Dysphagia describes difficulty swallowing...

COACH calls for participants

29 January 2024
The Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit has renewed a call for volunteers to take part in its COACH programme. The UK-wide trail aims to generate evidence about the use of hearing aids.

Winners announced for 2024 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards

6 September 2024
Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM), an online resource for hearing professionals and consumers with hearing loss, has today revealed the winners of its fifth annual Hearing Technology Innovator Awards™. Through this esteemed awards programme, HHTM continues to honour innovation...

AOT Conference 2023

8 June 2023 -9 June 2023
Sirat Lodhi, FY2, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. The Association of Otolaryngologists in Training (AOT) Conference takes place once a year to discuss current issues and showcase research in ENT, with trainees of all grades being invited. The 2023 Conference...

Job Ahead: understanding the business and financial aspects of US practice

1 March 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
Dr Christiansen brings over 30 years of experience as a practising otolaryngologist both in private practice and in academic medicine as Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Dr Christiansen started his career in...

Body self-image – the ENT perspective

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Rhinoplasty
Body dysmorphic disorder is a serious psychiatric condition that we all need to be aware of when contemplating aesthetic surgery. It can present in children as well as adults. Prof Vieira and Dr de Carvalho discuss the tell-tale signs and...

Hearing loss and Alport syndrome

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Otology
Alport syndrome (AS) includes a group of hereditary diseases caused by mutations in the COL4A3, COL4A4 or COL4A5 genes. These genes are responsible for the biosynthesis of α3, α4 and α5 collagen IV chains, which are located in the glomerular...