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X-ray vs. intraoperative testing for determining cochlear implant placement
Most cochlear implant centres confirm electrode position after surgery using X-rays to ensure optimal electrode placement. As well as transorbital view X-rays, this team check placement using impedance measures and neural response telemetry (NRT) performed intraoperatively. The former indicates whether...The role of significant others in hearing aid adoption
Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults and its prevalence is found to increase with age. Over the years, amplification technology has advanced significantly from analogue to digital signal processing. Despite this,...The TWJ Foundation internationally
The TWJ Foundation offers annual overseas major clinical fellowships in otology, neurotology and lateral skull-base surgery.Freud’s Friend, Fliess
Wilhelm Fliess, a Berlin rhinologist, was for many years Sigmund Freud’s closest friend and confidant. He was born in Poland in 1858. In 1887, he visited Vienna for postgraduate studies, and met the famous psychoanalyst, Freud [1]. They were immediate...History of ENT - Freud's Friend, Fliess
Wilhelm Fliess, a Berlin rhinologist, was for many years Sigmund Freud’s closest friend and confidant. He was born in Poland in 1858. In 1887, he visited Vienna for postgraduate studies, and met the famous psychoanalyst, Freud [1]. They were immediate...An update on button battery safety
ENT surgeons around the world are aware of the huge damage that can be caused by the ingestion of button batteries by young children. Our editor Declan Costello caught up with Professors Fred Dikkers and Tjark Ebels, both at the forefront of the mission for improved safety, to discuss the latest developments of regulation and innovation.Neuromod launches Ótologie specialist tinnitus care service
Medical device company, Neuromod Devices Ltd, has launched a specialist tinnitus care service, Ótologie.Nuclear heads – and necks
Imaging of the extra-cranial head and neck is challenging due to the anatomic complexity of the region. CT, MRI and ultrasonography (US) are amongst the most frequently utilised radiological modalities in head and neck imaging but do not always provide...
