Search

You searched for "assessment"

1479 results found
JPRAS journal cover image.

Harvesting the flexor hallucis longus: what is the increased morbidity?

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Maxillofacial Surgery, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery
The free fibula flap is now widely used in clinical applications for microvascular reconstruction and occasionally, to add bulk, the flexor hallucis longus (FHL) muscle is harvested along with the fibula. The post-operative morbidity is usually described as mild and...
Journal of Laryngology & Otology cover image

An objective office-based method for diagnosing allergic rhinitis

7 January 2021 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | Allergic, Color, Nasal Mucosa, Rhinitis
There are several signs of allergic rhinitis which, helped with skin prick and blood tests, can diagnose the problem. However, an endoscopic, on-the-spot test may surmount clinical uncertainties and invasive testing to acquire the same goal. In this study, the...
Audiology and Neurotology journal cover image.

Softband vs. adhesive adapter in children with unilateral microtia and atresia

3 July 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology
A bone conduction device is a well-established treatment indicated for patients with unilateral microtia and canal atresia. There are a variety of nonsurgical bone conduction hearing aids (BCHAs) with different coupling methods (softbands/adhesive adapter/spectacles). There appears to be uncertainty of...

Old age is hard to swallow

4 May 2023 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
This article takes us through the diagnosis and management of swallowing problems common in older age. As our global population continues to grow and live longer, dysphagia will continue to be a global problem which needs to be recognised, understood...

Lyric 24/7 hearing: could it help those with tinnitus?

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus
About Lyric Hearing Since its launch in 2008, Lyric represents the first and only device of its kind establishing a new category of hearing solution: 24/7 extended wear. Lyric is placed several millimetres within the ear canal, near the tympanic...

Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with tinnitus

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Tinnitus
Tinnitus remains one of the most prevalent and distressing audiological symptoms. Although specialist tinnitus services are in high demand, geographical and service constraints result in limited access to these services. Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) has been developed to provide...

Hearing aid microphone considerations for binaural hearing: When to select natural or aggressive directional microphone technology?

1 July 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Should I use omni-directional or fixed directionality? Does it make a difference if I’m fitting a unilateral hearing loss? Mark Laureyns discusses the current evidence on directional microphones and provides practical advice on the systems and when to employ them....

mHealth technologies empower users of hearing healthcare

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
The opportunities provided by mhealth technologies to personalise and encourage user involvement in hearing healthcare has many benefits for adults with hearing loss. Melanie Ferguson explains how mhealth can empower hearing aid users. Connected health is likely to transform hearing...

What you need to know about recent advances in genetics of hearing loss in the newborn

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Identifying the underlying genetic cause of hearing loss in newborns can improve dramatically the early diagnosis and appropriate intervention. Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder at birth, affecting approximately two out of 1000 newborns [1]. Congenital impaired hearing...

An overview of human factors in ENT and anaesthesia

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - General
James Bates and Chris Frerk are both passionate about how human factors science can improve safety in healthcare and have co-authored this article describing how communication, ergonomics and other non-technical skills are making operating theatres safer. There is no doubt...

The role of objective measures and imaging to optimise cochlear implant outcomes

1 September 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Otology
Should we be using new or novel objective measures and imaging to assist with our cochlear implant patients? Debi Vickers and Shak Saeed describe current clinical techniques and present advances that have the potential to optimise outcomes. Introduction It is...

An update on HPV and the vaccination

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Paediatrics
In recent years, the role of HPV in the development of oropharyngeal cancers has become apparent. Hannah Fox and Vin Paleri contend that while we may not always be able to cure oropharyngeal cancers, vaccination offers our best hope for...