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The Matchgirls and Phossy Jaw: a striking tale of industrial action

4 September 2023 | Graham Johnson | ENTA - ENT

Poor working conditions, long hours, low pay – and the prospect of a dangerous and disfiguring osteonecrosis of the jaw. These were the triggers for the 1400 ‘matchgirls’ of the Bryant and May factory to strike in July 1888, a...

Does post-meningitic cochlear obliteration affect impedance and charge of the implant?

1 January 2017 | Thomas Nikolopoulos | Bacterial meningitis, Charge, Cochlea implantation, Cochlear obliteration, Cochlear ossification, Impedances

Implantation in children deafened by meningitis may be very challenging due to obliteration or ossification of the cochlea. This study aimed to assess impedance values and charge consumption in such cases and evaluate if they are affected by the degree...

McIsaac scores in tonsillitis

1 January 2018 | Sunil Sharma | Acute, tonsillitis, diagnose, culture

Acute tonsillitis is usually caused by a viral infection, however often antibiotics are prescribed without a confirmed diagnosis of a bacterial infection. The Modified Centor (McIsaac) criteria, which include fever (>38°c), tonsillar exudate, no cough, anterior cervical lymphadenitis and age,...

Case studies – transformational benefits of using connecting hearing aids

1 November 2014 | Elizabeth Hough | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric

While hearing aids can provide great benefits there remain some challenging situations for people with hearing loss. These include listening in background noise, groups, using the telephone and listening to TV / music. Hearing aids with integrated wireless functionality allow...

Hearing screening during childhood using speech and sounds in noise

6 January 2023 | Elien Van den Borre, Astrid van Wieringen (Prof), Sam Denys, Jan Wouters (Prof) | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic

Although there is high prevalence of late-onset, progressive, and acquired hearing losses during childhood, these hearing losses can easily go undetected due to the lack of systematic hearing screening beyond newborn hearing screening. In this article, the authors share the...

Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of refractory chronic rhinosinusitis

1 July 2016 | Alkis J Psaltis | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus

Staphylococcus aureus has long been linked to chronic rhinosinusitis, particularly recalcitrant cases. In this article, Alkis Psaltis describes how newer techniques have shown higher rates of S. aureus infection than were previously thought, and explains how the bacteria are able...

Rhinoplasty: state-of-the-art

1 May 2017 | Pietro Palma (Prof) | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty surgery has evolved over the years, and Pietro Palma introduces a further new concept. When flicking through the topics of major rhinoplasty meetings, the astute observer will realise that, at present, there are two mainstream schools of rhinoplasty, which...

Thyroid cancer – the last decade

1 July 2017 | Ashok R Shaha | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery

Professor Ashok Shaha describes the evolution in the treatment of thyroid cancer that he has witnessed over the last decade and the invaluable progress made by himself and others, from their contributions to staging systems and guidelines. Nuances and paradigm...

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