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Auricular acupuncture for tinnitus

4 November 2025 | | ENTA - Tinnitus
Acupuncture has long been suggested as a complementary option for tinnitus, but its effectiveness remains uncertain. This systematic review analysed 57 studies published between 1975 and 2023, drawn from an initial 167 identified. The studies were highly variable, ranging from...

In conversation with Ricard Simo

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - ENT
Ricard Simo is a Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospital. He is also Vice-President of the European Laryngological Society and is the Audit and Governance Lead for the ENT-UK Head and Neck Society. Our editor,...
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Cochlear implants in the over 80s

5 July 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Neurotology
The UK has an ageing population. Seven percent of the over 80s population have bilateral severe to profound hearing loss which can lead to associated negative outcomes (social isolation, depression and reduced quality of life). Cochlear implantation (CI) can successfully...

Innovating around access to hearing services during the pandemic

9 September 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
COVID-19 has also presented its challenges to hearing healthcare providers and to the industry and, similarly, called for innovation and creativity. Dr Bromwich describes how these sectors are rising to the challenge. The reality of COVID-19 has been a challenging...

The impact of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Otology
Hearing loss and language development Down syndrome (DS) usually arises due to trisomy 21 and is associated with intellectual disability and risks of developmental delays and difficulties, including hearing loss. Hearing loss is common in children with DS [1]. In...

Bettear: one start-up’s journey to bridging a technological gap in pursuit of auditory accessibility

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
Imagine your disappointment if you have been looking forward to seeing your favourite grunge band play live at the Dog and Duck for weeks. Your family is bored of you constantly playing their greatest hits. But when you turn up...

The father of the history of otology

12 August 2020 | | ENTA - Otology
This year marks the centenary of the death of Adam Politzer (1835-1920). He has been described as the Father of Otology [1] and was certainly the most influential person in otology in the latter half of the 19th century [2]....

Harnessing head and neck cancer genomics for personalised medicine

1 March 2016 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
Luc Morris updates us on the future of cancer diagnosis and treatment, which lies in “personalised oncology”, where specific molecular alterations of each tumour will be identified, and matched with actionable alterations in existing therapies, ushering in the era of...

In conversation with Jane Lea: the journey from athlete to surgeon

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - General
Dr Jane Lea is a clinical professor and fellowship director of otology and neurotology at the University of British Columbia. Prior to becoming a doctor, Jane was a semi-professional footballer and represented Canada. As a result of three knee operations,...

In conversation with George Browning, author of Browning’s Audiology for Clinicians

4 March 2025 | | ENTA - Otology
Professor George Browning. It is one of those superbly bright August mornings in London’s West End. It gives Lamb’s Conduit Street, where I’m meeting George Browning, an almost timeless feeling. The café we meet at is bustling and noisy, and...

Meeting myself coming back

4 May 2023 | | ENTA - ENT
Sometimes, it can seem like trainers and trainees are separate entities, inhabiting separate worlds, in two separate spheres of experience. However, trainees become trainers, and there is always a period where the trainer has only just stopped being the trainee....

The challenges of facemasks for people with hearing loss

7 May 2020 | | ENTA - General
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic we have seen an exponential increase in the use of face masks. Guidance around the globe varies on the use of face masks as an effective barrier to the coronavirus. Whereas in pre-covid...