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Beware of Bicycle Face!

21 January 2020 | | ENTA - ENT
Many of us were told as children that we would get square eyes from watching too much television. But spare a thought for those late Victorian ladies, embracing their first taste of liberty on a bicycle, who were threatened with...

Not just the scissors: the story of Myron Metzenbaum

22 December 2020 | | ENTA - ENT
Myron Metzenbaum was born in Cleveland, Ohio (USA) in 1876, the fourth of nine children. As a young man, he worked in the family’s linen store, where his father was well known to be very kind to the less fortunate...
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Basic Concepts of Clinical Electrophysiology in Audiology

6 January 2023 |
Signal averaging principles have been around since 1875, but their application in medicine to enhance biologic signals was first made in 1947 for improved detection of electroencephalographic signals. It took a few more years until the first electrophysiological studies were...

In conversation with Dr Abitbol- a Q&A by Vasasnt Oswal

21 May 2019
Interview by Vasant Oswal of Dr Abitbol, Ancien Chef de Clinique at the University of Paris, France. Vasant Oswal Dr Abitbol Dr Abitbol developed innovative diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, which include vocal dynamic exploration to look at the vocal folds...

Matthew Yung and Chris Raine Travelling Scholarship to Iowa

5 June 2024 -14 June 2024
I was the grateful recipient of the 2020 Matthew Yung and Chris Raine scholarship, although due to the Covid pandemic and its aftermath I could not take up the opportunity until June this year. I chose to visit the otology and neurotology department at Iowa University Hospitals, in particular to meet with Bruce Gantz, an early adopter of bony obliteration of the mastoid, himself inspired by the work of Ulf Mercke of Sweden who developed this technique in the 1980s.

7th Annual Congress of the Bulgarian Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

21 February 2025 -23 February 2025
In February, nearly three hundred delegates gathered in the snow-covered city of Burgas on the Black Sea coast for the 7th annual congress of the Bulgarian Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology

The James Lind Alliance – involving patients and their health professionals jointly in setting priorities for research

1 January 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - ENT
In a world of patient-reported outcomes and patient-centred care, patient-centred research must also be considered. That is where the James Lind Alliance (JLA) comes in, as Caroline Whiting explains below. Through Priority Setting Partnerships (PSPs), it allows patients, their carers...

Translating research – transforming lives: the BACO 2020 academic programme

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - ENT
The main attraction of any conference or event is, of course, the academic programme of lectures, workshops and education. Hisham Mehanna, BACO 2020 Academic Chair, and Paul Nankivell, Academic Vice Chair, give us an overview of what to expected in...

Reflux – diagnostic tools and special considerations in singers

3 September 2021 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Depending on your point of view, laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is either ubiquitous or is over-diagnosed. Are singers more prone to LPR? What are the best tests? Mark Watson and Jane Shaw tell us more. Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR: the backflow of...

Detecting hearing loss in the military: are the current methods adequate?

1 July 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
A team at the University of Southampton have been funded by the Ministry of Defence to investigate how to improve the assessment of auditory fitness for duty in the UK Armed Forces. Matt Blyth talks us through the current methods...

Continuing professional development

1 September 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
In this article Siobhán Brennan explores continuing professional development (CPD) in all its glory! She outlines why it’s important to continue learning throughout our careers, highlights some of the challenges facing those trying to undertake CPD and discusses the variety...

Impact of medical NGOs and a new collaborative approach: the case of Guinea with Mercy Ships

26 October 2021 |
Mercy Ships (MS) is a global Christian charity that follows the 2000-year-old model of Jesus to bring hope and healing to those suffering from disability, disfigurement, and disease. This article by Professor Diallo and Drs Ugai and Conde, details a...