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VES2 is ready to bring ear surgery into your living room

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Otology
The VES2 virtual reality bone drilling simulator is ready and it is freeware! After a long development period we are now able to invite everybody to try the simulator and use it for training, for a inner ear anatomy, and...
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The electromagnetic larynx

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Device, Electromagnet, Neurolaryngology, Vocal fold immobility, Vocal fold paralysis
Current treatment options for a bilateral vocal cord palsy (tracheostomy, posterior cordotomy, arytenoidectomy) are suboptimal, with a focus primarily on a static means of airway restoration at the expense of voice production and potentially swallow safety. This paper reports on...

Management of oral white patches with malignant potential

1 November 2017 | | malignant, management, proliferative verrucous leukoplakia
This paper focuses on a rare but aggressive form of leukoplakia with malignant potential and is an important reminder of the need for specialist management to those in allied specialties such as ENT that may initially be referred these oral...

What causes delays in head and neck cancer treatment?

1 November 2017 | | Delivery Of Health Care
This article identifies which factors are responsible for delays in cancer management by a retrospective case-control series study, statistically comparing two groups, each of 50 patients, one receiving timely treatment and the other breaching set targets. It was observed that...

Successful laser treatment of a laryngeal cause of dizziness

1 January 2019 | | Benign larynx tumor, Bradycardia and larynx, CO(2) laser, Laryngeal vascular malformation, Laryngocardiac reflex, Superior laryngeal nerve block, Supraglottic mass
Dizziness is often considered to be a condition that is best managed by physicians or otologists. This case report describes an unusual cause of presyncope successfully treated by a laryngologist. The patient in question was a 45-year-old member of the...

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

27 October 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics
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...

St Blaise - patron saint of the throat

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In a previous article, we looked at some interesting legends surrounding patron saints of the ear and hearing [1]. As we celebrate the Feast Day of St Blaise of Sebastia on 3 February, we hear some fascinating tales and myths...

In conversation with Professor Jos Eggermont

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus
Having known Jos for many years, I jumped at the opportunity to catch up with him for our Nov/Dec 2020 series of tinnitus items. My questions reached him during lockdown, and he was enjoying the chance to get on top...

Tackling information overload and retention – interactive multimedia videos for first-time hearing aid users

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
If you are an audiologist reading this article, how confident are you that all the information and advice that you offer your first-time hearing aid (HA) patients is understood, absorbed and then acted upon once they leave the comfort of...

What I look for at a conference (and why you should go to BACO 2023)

5 July 2022 | | ENTA - ENT
Professor Claire Hopkins has attended more than her fair share of international meetings, and she shares her top tips. COVID has changed the face of medical education forever – who would have thought only a few years ago that we...

Spotlight on Africa: paediatric ENT focus

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Paediatrics
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) carries 24% of the global disease burden but employs only 3% of the world’s health workers [1]. Unique workforce considerations exist in SSA including a paucity of skilled health professionals and fluctuant political climates [1,2]. Shazia Peer...

Ultrasonic bone aspirators for internal auditory meatus ‘drilling’ in retrosigmoid vestibular schwannoma resection

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery
In this article, the authors describe the retrosigmoid approach to a vestibular schwannoma, using an ultrasonic bone aspirator as an alternative to the standard drill. Vestibular schwannomas (VS) are benign, usually slow-growing tumours of the vestibular nerve. Management of VS...