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Clinical strategies for improving music listening

3 September 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Auditory Implants
For audiologists and patients alike, the technical challenges of fitting hearing aids for music are well known. Drs Greasley and Crook introduce their research and top tips for improving satisfaction in this important topic. Hearing aids are often problematic for...

Virtual and augmented reality in surgery

1 March 2018 | | ENTA - ENT
Virtual reality (VR) is a three-dimensional, computer generated environment which can be accessed using a virtual reality headset, allowing individuals to immerse themselves in this virtual world. Augmented reality (AR) systems layer virtual information over a live camera feed into...

Gastric inlet patch – an under-diagnosed cause of globus

4 May 2023 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
A gastric inlet patch (GIP) is an island of heterotopic gastric mucosa found commonly in the proximal oesophagus just below the upper oesophageal sphincter. It is often underdiagnosed due to its location. Its importance and clinical relevance can be underestimated...

First UK Genio Nyxoah bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulator implant for obstructive sleep apnoea

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Obstructive sleep apnoea remains a very challenging condition to treat, but more options are becoming available. An estimated eight million adults in the UK suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and experience symptoms of troublesome snoring, daytime sleepiness and witnessed...

The role of metrics in studies of hearing and cognition

26 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Neurotology
Introduction When perceiving sounds in real-world listening environments, older adults encounter several sources of degradation that can interfere with the perceptual process (Figure 1). Target signals (i.e. the sounds that a listener wants to focus on) have specific acoustic characteristics...

Neural plasticity and aural rehabilitation

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Neurotology
Neural plasticity refers to an ability of the brain and central nervous system to change their structure and function or their reorganisation in response to environmental cues, experience, learning, behaviour, injury and / or diseases and treatments. Neural plasticity is...

Current perspectives of tinnitus and its management

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus
Whilst there are various therapeutic options for ameliorating the impact of tinnitus, there is no current approved treatment for attempting to eradicate, or even for reducing, the loudness of tinnitus.

Expanding access to cochlear implants in India: a government-funded journey towards inclusive hearing healthcare

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
India’s state-funded cochlear implant programmes are transforming hearing care, improving access for children and adults across socioeconomic divides. India boasts a demographic landscape where a substantial portion of its population comprises children, and they play a pivotal role in shaping...

Retrieval of an aspirated voice prosthesis in the awake laryngectomised patient

3 March 2021 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In this article, the authors describe a simple and effective technique for extracting an aspirated voice prosthesis from within the tracheobronchial tree in the awake laryngectomised patient using the Ambu® aScopeTM 4 Broncho endoscope. Surgical voice restoration remains the dominant...

Mastoid fistula closure

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - Otology
This article describes a clear and useful technique for the repair of a troublesome mastoid fistula. The clear instructions make this easy to apply in daily practice. Mastoid fistula is a rare condition whereby an abnormal connection develops between a...

Transnasal oesphagoscopy

4 March 2025 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In this useful and practical article, the authors describe their use of transnasal oesophagoscopy, including the range of clinical scenarios in which it is used. What is TNO? Transnasal oesphagoscopy (TNO) is a technique that can be used in the...

In conversation with Professor Valentina Parma, Head of GCCR

1 July 2021 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Smell has long been regarded as the Cinderella of the senses, oft neglected by clinicians, the research community and lay public. The Global Consortium for Chemosensory Research looks to change all that. Our roving reporter, Abigail Walker, talks to its...