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The golden nose – reshaping the nose 100 years ago

Wolf Lűbbers (with the golden nose). Who with a crooked nose would not embrace the chance to go to bed in the evening wearing a surgical device and wake up the following morning with a straight one? And all this...

In-office management of subglottic and tracheal stenosis: balloon dilation, laser treatment and steroid injection

Laryngology continues to advance since its development as a subspecialty at the turn of the century. Rarely performed operations restricted to the surgical theatre can now be undertaken in the outpatient / office environment. This detailed article demonstrates, in a...

Why, and how, audiologists should measure language ability: introducing AudiCloze

A cloze test uses missing ______ to assess language ability.How can audiologists measure ______ to help assess listening difficulties? Language ability and listening difficulties While it seems like stepping onto someone else’s turf, there is a strong need for audiologists...

Using telehealth to engage teenagers

Can we use a teenager’s love of gadgets to re-engage them with their hearing technology? Gwen Carr reports on an innovative use of telehealth to support teenagers who are no longer visiting their hearing healthcare professionals. Parents of children and...

Adolescence, drug use and body image

Teenagers are notoriously conscious of how they are perceived by others. Dr Saraiva and colleagues explain how this can lead to problems with substance abuse for both boys and girls, and discuss the different substances they may encounter. Adolescence is...

Ida Institute tackles clinician burn-out

Founded in 2007, Denmark’s Ida Institute is dedicated to the health of people with hearing loss. Its new four-part course, however, is aimed at another group: the medical professionals whose jobs can compromise their own health.

Random-pattern skin flaps: part 3 - Z-plasty flaps

In this third (see Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 4 here) of four articles outlining, in some detail, the practical steps for some important local skin flaps, Christopher Thompson and Miles Bannister describe the Z-plasty; a very...

Circular economy approach to reducing your carbon footprint in your ENT operating room

Although our operating rooms consume significant resources, some simple changes can have considerable impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Here are 10 such simple things we can do. Waste is one of the largest contributors to a hospital’s carbon footprint,...

Mobile apps for ENT emergencies

On-call apps have been covered in this publication before, with reference apps taking centre stage [1]. This article will focus on apps with specific functions which can be of use in frequently arising emergency scenarios. However, for reference apps I...

Neuroimaging WG3. Neuroimaging as a window on the heterogeneity of tinnitus

Pim van Dijk and Sven Vanneste describe the hope that brain imaging techniques used for research will provide a better understanding of the heterogeneity of tinnitus through large-scale analysis. Their project will create a procedure whereby researchers can submit their...

Planes, trams, and auditoriums: Beware predatory conferencing

Predatory conferences are a growing concern. First highlighted in our sister magazine, Eye News*, the issue affects all areas of medicine – including ENT and audiology. With inboxes filling up with flattering invitations to ‘global’ meetings in glamorous destinations, it’s...

Planes, trams, and auditoriums: Beware predatory conferencing

Predatory conferences are a growing concern. First highlighted in our sister magazine, Eye News*, the issue affects all areas of medicine – including ENT and audiology. With inboxes filling up with flattering invitations to ‘global’ meetings in glamorous destinations, it’s...