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Triple semicircular canal occlusion and Meniere’s disease: a rising alternative treatment?

7 January 2021 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Patients with dizziness form a large part of the workload for ENT surgeons. In the overwhelming majority of cases, management will be medical and successful. However, occasionally some patients present a challenge when they have not responded to conventional treatments....

Observations and ruminations - a week of collaboration and learning in Ghana

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
A week of surgical exchange in Ghana reveals the power of collaboration, resilience and mutual learning in advancing global ENT care. Isabelle JM Williams. Isabelle’s perspective It was a Saturday lunchtime at Heathrow airport, terminal 3. Professor David Howard, Miss...

Staying safe during endoscopic ear surgery

1 May 2016 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
There is growing interest in using rigid endoscopes rather than traditional operative microscopes to perform transcanal middle ear surgery. Rigid endoscopy provides a high resolution, wide-angle view of the tympanic cavity through minimally invasive surgical portals. In this article, Elliott...

Will it ever happen?

1 November 2014 |
Audiology is a rapidly evolving field, with many exciting developments on the horizon. David Baguley identified some topics of interest, and asked some international experts ‘will it ever happen?’ Gene therapy for deafness After years of development, gene therapy for...

From the editor November/December 2023

3 November 2023 |
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS),Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.netTw: @Voicedoctor_uk There can be no more pressing and worrying issue in the global consciousness than climate change. The alarming rise of disinformation...

The role of the respiratory physician in sleep medicine

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
ENT surgeons may feel that they are the first point of referral for the majority of patients with snoring and possible obstructive sleep apnoea, but in reality a significant number of patients with sleep-disordered breathing (of any cause) are seen...

Anaesthesia under fire

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - ENT
Kate Prior is an anaesthetist who has, quite literally, been there, done that. In this article she manages to use words on a page to bring to life some of the conditions and challenges she faced as a member of...

Innovation in medical product technologies

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
There is a point in all innovation projects where the clinician has exhausted their knowledge and needs expert help to create a prototype. Mark Prince, Design Engineer, discusses this phase of the project and how engineers’ analytical thinking brings a...

The ENT operating theatre viewed down the retrospectoscope

7 January 2021 | | ENTA - ENT
We learn much of our future by looking at our past; Douglas MacMillan provides us with a fascinating glimpse into his years as a junior doctor. The operating theatre was a somewhat alien environment in the late 1960s: theatre sisters...

Loss of smell after COVID-19: a view from the patient forums

1 July 2021 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Covid-19
Patient advocate, Chrissi Kelly, founder of AbScent, talks about how the pandemic has changed the way we think about smell loss. The high prevalence of chemosensory impairment as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has shone a much-needed spotlight on...

Laryngeal transplantation: is it a thing?

7 January 2025 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Few organs could be said to be more complex than the larynx when it comes to transplantation. Martin Birchall looks at past challenges, current issues and future prospects. I am not clear exactly why I chose to spend a life...

In conversation with Dr Eugene Myers: Education, training, and leadership in the modern era

3 September 2021 | | ENTA - ENT
It is an honour to hear from Dr Eugene Myers, who shares his experience with us, and his opinions and advice on the current circumstances for training and trainees. His energy, vitality and work ethic in his late 80s are...