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Shifting paradigms – how a visionary can change a specialty

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
The Tarabichi-Stammberger Ear and Sinus Institute came about because of a close working relationship and friendship between two senior figures in the specialty. Professor Muaaz Tarabichi tells us the story. My first meeting with Heinz Stammberger was in 1988 in...

A soprano’s demise: a cautionary tale for the thyroid surgeon

4 March 2024 | | ENTA - ENT
Prior to the mid-19th century, thyroid surgery was considered excessively dangerous. The emergence of anaesthetic, antisepsis and improved instrumentation, however, increased its feasibility and frequency in Europe. The unhurried, judiciously antiseptic and haemostatic approach, advocated by Kocher, was popularised and...

Reducing hierarchy for individuals and teams across ENT

3 May 2022 | | ENTA - General
Alexander Pope said that “to err is human”, but medical errors can have serious consequences. How can better communication minimise the risk of them occurring in the first place? Allowing all members of the surgical team to feel empowered to...

SCOTLAND preoperative tympanomastoid CT temporal bone mnemonic system

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Imaging
Learning how to interpret a CT scan of the temporal bones can be a daunting task, especially for a head and neck surgeon like me! However, to make life easier, the authors have devised a useful system to help cover...

Patient initiated follow-up in head and neck cancer

3 May 2024 | | ENTA - Head & Neck
Is it time for a change in the way we follow up head and neck cancer patients after treatment? Paul Nankivell and Hisham Mehanna explain the rationale for the PETNECK2 trial. After completion of curative intent treatment, clinical follow-up currently...

Chronic cough hypersensitivity syndrome

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
We all have patients who give us a ‘heartsink’ feeling; for many of us, the coughing patient is exactly such a situation. In this overview, Bhaskar Ram and Sangeeta Maini outline their approach to diagnosis. Declan Costello, Editor. Introduction Chronic...

Audiovestibular findings in children with enlarged vestibular aqueduct

1 November 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Enlarged vestibular aqueduct is reported to affect up to 15% of the paediatric population with sensorineural hearing loss. Devin McCaslin and Bridget Smith provide an up-to-date overview of the mechanisms and clinical symptoms underlying the condition and share some of...

Leaving an impression – OTOSCAN ear scanning solution

1 September 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Every person has uniquely-shaped ears that continue to grow over time. Making an accurate reproduction of the ear is an important part of delivering a customised ear product. From the early 1950s, this was achieved using a paste which set...

The Laryngeal Pacemaker – developing an innovative solution for bilateral vocal fold paralysis

4 July 2024 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Bilateral vocal fold paralysis is a difficult condition to manage, with surgical interventions previously limited to tracheostomy or arytenoidectomy. Re-innervation surgery has been developed and, in recent years, a Laryngeal Pacemaker is now in clinical trials. We speak to two...

The Laryngeal Pacemaker – developing an innovative solution for bilateral vocal fold paralysis

4 July 2024 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Bilateral vocal fold paralysis is a difficult condition to manage, with surgical interventions previously limited to tracheostomy or arytenoidectomy. Re-innervation surgery has been developed and, in recent years, a Laryngeal Pacemaker is now in clinical trials. We speak to two...

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...

Management of olfactory dysfunction

4 November 2025 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
An evidence-based update on olfactory dysfunction: who to image, how to test and what works – OT, CRS surgery, biologics and PRP. Olfactory dysfunction (OD) is highly prevalent, affecting more than 20% of the adult population with a clear age-related...