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Talking it through: voice therapy

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
The authors begin this article by highlighting two issues in voice therapy: 1. the high rate of relapse and 2. poor attendance at appointments. They attribute this to there not being carryover (or generalisation) work embedded into most voice therapy...
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A comparison between trainee and trainer outcomes in mastoid surgery

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | Ear, Mastoidectomy, Otolaryngology
In this era where training faces restrictions due to theatre time, fewer sessions available to trainees and requirements of consultant-led and consultant-delivered services, one unit confirmed that myringoplasties given to trainees reduced from 34.2% to 16%. This study compares outcomes...
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A song for my future self

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy | aphasia, identity, interdisciplinary, qualitative, storytelling, stroke
People with aphasia experience a loss of friendships and social networks and, with this, a loss of identity. Interventions targeting participation, social and emotional wellbeing for people with aphasia have received more attention in the research literature. Storytelling is a...
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Cascading communication skills to help children with autism

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
Inadequate workforce resource is an ongoing difficulty across the health professions. This study proposes a train the trainer model, with the ultimate goal of improving the communication skills of children with autism. The study describes an intervention called naturalistic developmental...

Join the Oto Partner Programme and deliver effective tinnitus treatment today

24 June 2021 | Research & Development
Oto provides a digitally enabled pathway that provides personal and evidence-based care to those with tinnitus.

The Launch of the British Endoscopic Ear Group

2 March 2026
The British Endoscopic Ear Group (BEEG) has been established to support the continued development and integration of endoscopic ear surgery (EES) within UK otological practice and training. Interest has grown steadily in recent years, driven by improved instrumentation, increasing published evidence, and a new generation of surgeons trained in both microscopic and endoscopic approaches.

In conversation with Nick Gibbins

26 June 2026 |
The British Laryngological Association (BLA) will be running its flagship 'Cutting Edge Laryngology' meeting in September at the Royal Society of Medicine. Looking ahead to the event, our editor Declan Costello catches up with BLA president Nick Gibbins. He hears...

Management of benign oesophageal strictures

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Benign strictures of the upper oesophagus and pharynx, while not very common, can be a challenging condition to successfully manage. The authors of this article provide us with a detailed description of their technique for using the CO2 laser, balloon...

PLUM: using parent observations to identify persistent otitis media

3 July 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Can parent observations help identify persistent otitis media sooner? PLUM uses everyday listening behaviours to flag children who may need urgent specialist care. Otitis media (OM) remains one of the most persistent health inequities facing Indigenous children globally. While prevalence...

BAPOJ Revision Course

23 September 2026 | ENTA - Paediatrics
British Association of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology Juniors

Improving cochlear-implant performance in the short- and medium-term

1 September 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics
Can bespoke cochlear implant programming strategies reduce the variability seen in patient performance with an implant? Bob Carlyon reviews the current situation and gives us a glimpse of the future. Although many cochlear implant (CI) patients understand speech well in...

Lies, damned lies and relative risk reduction

4 September 2023 | | ENTA - ENT
Chris Potter has a thing or two to say about the use of statistics and, in doing so, he takes us to a Friday night steak house that is prone to airway disasters and on a short tour of his...