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Genetic foundations of Ménière’s disease: changing the game

4 November 2025 | | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders, ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Tinnitus
Sydney researchers reveal genetic roots of Ménière’s disease. Familial patterns and gene discoveries highlight autosomal inheritance in rare cases, transforming molecular insights. Ménière’s disease (MD) is a chronic disorder of the inner ear defined by clinical criteria of episodic vertigo...

Pharyngocutaneous fistula after total laryngectomy

1 January 2017 |
Pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) after total laryngectomy is a serious complication post-surgery, and can lead to prolonged hospitalisation, adding delays in postoperative chemoradiotherapy. This Turkish retrospective study looked at 166 patients who underwent total laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer, although it is...
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Ultrasound assessment of metastatic disease

1 July 2015 |
This Japanese study of 10 patients over 15 years, assesses the role of ultrasonography in assessing metastatic disease to the thyroid gland, specifically renal clear cell carcinoma (RCCC). Whilst uncommon, the authors state that there is a favourable prognosis when...
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Preoperative tumour embolisation

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Head & Neck | Carotid body tumor, Embolization, Glomus tumor, Juvenile nasal angiofibroma, Meningioma, NBCA, Onyx, Spinal tumor
This review article analyses the role of preoperative endovascular tumour embolisation in the treatment of a variety of hypervascular head and neck lesions including juvenile nasal angiofibroma, glomus tumour, carotid body tumours, and meningioma. Although the concept of tumour embolisation...
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Starry eyed?

7 January 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
Attentive listening and active listening skills suggest that eye movement is an important factor in subject engagement. Indeed, when asked, AI suggests gaze is held for 70% of the time when listening. Although the route of this percentage is unclear,...

Why and how to assess digital literacy of older adults with hearing loss

4 July 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Assessing digital literacy in older adults with hearing loss is vital for equitable care. The new DL-2Q tool quickly measures such skills, ensuring tailored support and better outcomes. Digital literacy and its importance When an older patient walks into your...

free Stage 3D desktop scanner

4 February 2022 | Research & Development
The free Stage 3D desktop scanner was developed in 2019 in Germany for quality conscious audiologists.

The cochlear implant clinic multidisciplinary team meeting

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Otology
The world’s first cochlear implant clinic was in Melbourne, where multichannel devices were designed by Graeme Clark at the beginning of the cochlear implant era. We are fortunate to hear from Claire Iseli and Rob Briggs, surgeon members of this...

Non-surgical rhinoplasty

1 July 2019 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Rhinoplasty
Some patients would like to alter the appearance of their nose without surgery or make further subtle changes after a rhinoplasty. Lydia Badia explains how this can be done, thanks to the advent of injectable fillers. This medical procedure in...

In conversation with Professor Gerry O’Donoghue

14 August 2025 | | ENTA - General, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
On the occasion of his retirement from the Nottingham Auditory Implant Programme, we discuss his pioneering work in cochlear implantation and the challenges involved. ENT News author picture, 1993. Why did you choose a career in ENT? I started off...

EUHA Sponsorship Award competition

1 March 2022
For the twelfth time, the Europäische Union der Hörakustiker eV (EUHA) will be giving its Sponsorship Award for the next generation of acoustic researchers.

Leading and managing audiology service through a social enterprise model

29 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
As these things sometimes happen, our first conversations about Social Enterprise happened pretty much by chance and in our case were a by-product of discussions about a new department having outgrown the current one. The National Health Service (NHS) Audiology...