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Cochlear implants and therapeutics: a natural partnership?

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Auditory Implants
Global awareness of cochlear implants as a solution for hearing loss is slowly increasing and gaining acceptance. The potential for combining cochlear implants with inner ear therapeutics is immense, with promise in several areas. This article takes us on a...

Cartilage conduction hearing aids: the third pathway for sound transmission and its application

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Air-conduction and bone-conduction are familiar terms; now enter ‘cartilage conduction’. This new term offers a novel approach sound transmission. Hiroshi Hosoi explains the concept and proposes some future applications. The new sound pathway ‘cartilage conduction’ can provide various types of...

In conversation with Professor Gao Zhiqiang

1 March 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck
Prof Zhiqiang, President of the Chinese Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck surgery takes us on a journey spanning over a hundred years of ENT in China: A story of an amazing achievement in a country with a population over...

What’s new in laryngology: the next 10 years!

1 May 2018 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
At a time of unprecedented technological advances, Taran Tatla and Jonathan Fishman gaze into the laryngological crystal ball… Introduction The recent explosion in science, technology and innovation takes us into a new era, with the opportunity and capability to transform...
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Does minimally invasive surgery under local anaesthesia have a role in the management of chronic rhinusinusitis?

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | Anesthesia, Elderly, Nasal Polyps, Sinusitis, Surgery
A formal FESS procedure usually done under local anaesthesia is considered as gold standard in the management of chronic rhinusinusitis. However, success is hampered by a significant recurrence rate of polyps requiring revision surgery, long waiting lists, reluctance of elderly...
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Implications of tonsillectomy in very young children

2 March 2022 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
This is a comprehensive study comprising 157 children who underwent tonsillectomy below the age of two years, mainly for sleep-disordered breathing (86.6%) and recurrent tonsillitis (7%). With relatively recent understanding of OSAS, the indications for tonsillectomy in children under two...

4th Irish Head and Neck Society Annual Conference 2025

10 April 2025 -12 April 2025 | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Head & Neck
Nadia Van Den Berg, ST4, Otolaryngology, Waterford University Hospital, Ireland. The 4th Annual Irish Head and Neck Society (IHNS) Conference was held in April with huge success, in the idyllic Lyrath Covention Centre with over 200 delegates in attendance. After...

High intensity, high impact: tackling waiting lists one HIT at a time

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
A monthly high intensity theatre list in Sheffield shows how smart planning, teamwork and focus can dramatically reduce long ENT waiting lists. Finally, after many years of training, I’ve started my first consultant post – only to become part of...

EBM and ENT: In conversation with Martin Burton

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - ENT
As part of our new Evidence-Based Medicine section, we’re honoured to feature an interview with Professor Martin Burton, Director of the UK Cochrane Centre. Professor Burton is Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Oxford and Consultant Otolaryngologist at Oxford...

Kuduwave™ testing aboard the ISS

4 November 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
What does it take to make an audiometer and tympanometry ready for the space age? In a recent interview, Jillian Scotland and Dirk Koekemoer shared their first-hand experience of getting the Kuduwave ready for a voyage to the ISS. It...

In conversation with Professor Bill Gibson: When a Padawan meets his master again

1 November 2017 | | ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics
“It was a privilege to have conducted an interview with Professor Gibson, my mentor and teacher, during the six months I was the Graham Fraser Foundation (GFF) Fellow in Sydney in 2005. Twelve years later, I am absolutely delighted to...

Early Egyptian medicine: nasal trauma and surgery in the Edwin Smith Papyrus

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Rhinoplasty, ENTA - General
In ancient Egypt, with its towering pyramids and bustling cityscapes along the Nile, there existed a deep-rooted civilisation that excelled in more than the grandeur of monumental architecture. Frequent wars and battles shaped Egyptian society, not only defining its political...