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Determinants influencing ageing within the vestibular system

4 March 2026 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
The observation that ageing affects vestibular function is not new. However, using a whole population survey, the authors set out to evaluate quantitatively factors responsible for the age-related changes in vestibular function. As part of a national survey on health...

Enhancing care for adults with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder

4 November 2025 | | ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
It’s time to improve and personalise care for adults with ANSD. Knowing the lesion site could open up treatment opportunities like cochlear implants or new cell therapies. Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) comprises a group of hearing disorders characterised by...

History of photography in otorhinolaryngology in the 19th Century

1 September 2015 | | ENTA - General
In this final article of the History of ENT edition, João Clode introduces us to the history of medical photography in the 19th century, giving us some fascinating early examples of otorhinolaryngology photographs. Medical photography – the early years The...

Imaging and management of head and neck vascular anomalies

1 May 2014 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Vascular anomalies are a diffuse spectrum of abnormalities which often involve the head, neck and oral cavity. They are frequently misnamed, often being generically labelled as haemangiomas. This lack of basic understanding can cause confusion leading to a cascade of...

Fibre-delivered transoral laser surgery – description of a novel technique

4 November 2025 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Head & Neck
Transoral flexible laser surgery refers to the use of a fibre-delivered laser for laryngeal procedures via direct laryngoscopy. We hear of a novel innovation. The continuous development of instruments to perform endoscopic procedures for treatment of laryngotracheal pathology – among...

Percutaneous fibre guided laser surgery of the endolarynx

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Occasionally, getting access to the larynx for an intervention can be challenging. Markus Hess and Susanne Fleischer describe a novel way to perform laser treatment in such difficult instances. Fibre guided office-based endolaryngeal laser surgery has developed to be a...

The benefits of mindfulness for tinnitus

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus
Mindfulness-based psychological therapy for tinnitus has, in recent times, been the subject of well-designed clinical research that demonstrated impressive benefits. Dr Liz Marks guides us through this field, and advocates for better access and availability of these techniques. Mindfulness can...

What does an Olympic medal and surgery have in common?

1 November 2016 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Paediatrics
Competing against female Eastern Bloc athletes in the 1980s was a thankless task, demanding a mulish tenacity in an often futile cause. Ideal preparation for a career in surgery? My path to medicine was unusual, in that I left school...

Understanding new and emerging categories of hearing devices

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
The hearing device landscape is rapidly changing, and what should be given, to whom, and why, are questions that many hearing healthcare professionals are asking. Brent Edwards discusses these questions and how consumer characteristics may influence their choice. In 2016,...

International Conference on Otolaryngology and ENT Disorders

6 July 2026 -7 July 2026
We seek your valuable support for the upcoming “International Conference on Otolaryngology and ENT Disorders”, scheduled for July 06-07, 2026, in Singapore City, Singapore. Your participation as an exhibitor, speaker, or delegate would greatly enhance the success of our event....

Where ART meets Science: The Golden Lines of Life

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - General
Each cover in this six-part series is more than an image. It’s a window — into a different way of seeing, of hearing and of healing. Together, they form a narrative that moves across disciplines and perspectives. A story told...

Absorbing the hurt

1 January 2016 | | ENTA - General
In this article, taken from his blog, ENT surgeon John McGarva reminds us that while we can’t fix everything, we may still be able to help. It was a long time ago. I was a scarily young Houseman, barely 22,...