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Hearing Science Fundamentals – Third Edition

The third edition of Lass and Donai’s Hearing Science Fundamentals is a comprehensive, teaching-focused textbook spanning 17 chapters organised into four major sections. These sections guide the reader through a logical progression from basic acoustics, through the structure and function...

How quality improvement helped to create local guidelines for good tracheostomy care

Significant morbidity and mortality is associated with tracheostomy insertion. A complex, multistep process exists to help patients towards decannulation. This process is often complicated by patient comorbidities, discontinuity of care and communication as patients move through hospital, and variable experience...

20th ‘Anniversary’ National ENT Masterclass®

The faculty this time consists of some of the leading stars of ENT in the UK, including eleven past-presidents of the Royal Society of Medicine ENT sections. The programme includes 32 state-of-the-art lectures and three panel discussions on a range of topics in otolaryngology and head & neck surgery.

10th Congress of Czech and Slovak Societies of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

The forthcoming biannual 10th Congress of Czech and Slovak Societies of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery is set to take place from 18 – 20 September 2024 in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The keystone island perforator flap – expanding the toolbox for aesthetic nasal reconstruction

The complexity of nasal reconstruction lies in its dual objective: restoring structural integrity while preserving subtle contours and symmetry that define facial aesthetics. This retrospective cohort study from a single centre in the United States evaluated the effectiveness of the...

Audiology in this issue...Women in Leadership

Priya Carling, AuD, Director and Consultant Audiologist,Kent Hearing Ltd, UK. E: priya@Kenthearing.com Alex Griffiths-Brown, BSc(Hons), MRes, Audiologist,The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, UK. E: alex.griffiths-brown@nhs.net Twitter: @griffithsbrown1 I am going to start off this editorial by clarifying that...

2020 Unmasked - By Vedika Dhunnoo

Over decades, humankind has vied to reach new heights of development. Yet, despite the unparalleled advances, in this frenzy, mankind has lost itself. 2020 marks the turning point; the year that unmasked the lessons of the past, the ones forgotten...

MedAudPro: a united front for audiology

For the past three years, the Network of Medical Audiology Professionals has been bringing together ENT providers in the USA. Co-founder and President, Patricia Ramos talks about her ambitions for the organisation.

World Hearing Day – country by country

Hundreds of events took place to mark World Hearing Day on 3 March – the date selected because 3.3 resembles the shape of our two ears.

Anxiety and acronyms – musings of an otolaryngologist

Personal protective equipment (PPE) has been a focus of attention and concern for healthcare workers around the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Neil Tolley discusses some of the issues. I write this article in mid-May when, were it not for...

New international collaboration: Young Otolaryngologists of IFOS – ‘YO-IFOS’

The Young Otolaryngologists of IFOS, founded in Paris in 2017, has an ambition to fulfil four key missions at an international level: education, research, networking and congress-related activities. Kate Stephenson tells us more about this exciting initiative. During the recent...

BLA Cutting Edge Laryngology 2024

Matthew Cherko, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustCutting Edge Laryngology has proven to be a biennial hallmark conference, and this year displayed that more than ever. It saw London’s Royal Society of Medicine host three days brimming with excellent academic and...