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BAPO Annual Meeting 2025

BAPO’s flagship annual meeting returns for 2025 in Glasgow!Haytham Kubba extends his warm invitation to this exciting gathering, where Professor Natalie Loundon from Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, will deliver the prestigious John Evans Lecture on gene therapy in paediatric hearing...

Audiology in this issue...Current Topics in Tinnitus

Prof David Baguley, PhD, MBA,Professor of Hearing Sciences, NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham; Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham; Nottingham Audiology Services, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Nottingham, UK. Until really quite recently, the...

ECHNO 2025

Jonathan Fussey, Consultant ENT Head & Neck Surgeon, University Hospitals BirminghamThis year marked the 11th European Congress on Head and Neck Oncology, held in the impressive Beurs Van Berlage in the centre of Amsterdam. Delegates from around the world convened...

The first compact auriscope: the 1865 speculum auris of Dr Brunton

Bringing light into darkness can also be a task for the physician. With the advent of endoscopy (initially by reflecting light into body cavities), new methods of diagnosis and treatment became available to the otologist. In 1865, the Scotsman John...

Will it ever happen?

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...

Should human beings sleep in the prone position?

Are we poised for a ‘sleep prone’ campaign to reduce nocturnal apnoeas? Prof Armin Moniri presents a fascinating account of how sleeping position can affect obstructive sleep apnoea. Inspired by sleeping position of other mammals, a new mattress and pillow...

Frontiers 2023

Conference attendees at the Seppeltsfield winery. Clinical Prof Harvey Coates, AO, Perth, Australia. Focusing on the “art, science and future of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery,” the biennial research meeting of the Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation has...

Covid-19 and vestibular symptoms review

Since the coronavirus pandemic, there have been several studies looking into alterations within the auditory system but few in the vestibular system associated with Covid-19. This review delves into the specific evidence. It is challenging to elucidate the link between...

Barriers to cochlear implantation in low resource settings

The benefits of early detection and rehabilitation of hearing loss in children, especially through cochlear implantation, are unequivocal. However, access to these valuable resources is far from equal and universal. Identifying the barriers is the first major step in addressing...

10th ECHNO

The European Congress on Head & Neck Oncology (ECHNO) is organised every two years by the European Head and Neck Society (EHNS). In 2023, the local organiser of this renowned congress is the Portuguese Head and Neck Cancer Study Group,...

Public health planning for hearing impairment (2017)

In 2009 Professor Andrew Smith and Dr Daksha Patel identified the need for awareness of public health methods in hearing healthcare planning. In 2010 the first training course was held, and since then 760 health workers from 41 countries have...

Royal Society of Medicine – the year ahead

Professor Peter Andrews and Professor Manohar Bance look forward to 2022-23.