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Is dissection of level IV necessary in patients with negative neck oral cancer?

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology
Supraomohyoid neck dissection (SOHND) refers to the removal of lymph nodes contained in levels I-III and is currently referred to as a selective neck dissection levels I-III. This type of neck dissection has been frequently used in the management of...
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Office-based otology procedures

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Endoscopic ear surgery, Intratympanic injection, Myringoplasty, Office-based otology
This edition of the Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America covers office-based surgery in ENT. This article discusses procedures in otology that could be performed in the outpatient setting and covers innovations in office-based otologic procedures. The endoscope features prominently in...
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Speech perception in the ageing population

1 October 2018 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | hearing loss, inhibitory control, presbycusis, speech perception, speech-in-noise, syntactic complexity
Speech perception can present a challenge as we grow older. One of the factors responsible is, of course, hearing loss. Now research indicates that other non-auditory factors like cognitive decline may also contribute to difficulties in understanding speech. The authors...
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Combination PPI and intralesional steroid treatment for recurrent laryngeal granuloma

1 July 2021 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Laryngeal contact granuloma, PPI, Therapeutic effect, Treatment
The existence of a wide range of treatments for recurrent laryngeal granulomas (repeat surgery, high-dose proton pump inhibitor (PPIs), surgery with botulinum toxin injection, botulinum toxin injection alone, etc) is a testament to the refractory nature of this condition, with...

Tonsillitis and tonsillectomies: where do we go from Paradise?

5 January 2022 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Landmark Paper: Paradise JL, Bluestone CD, Bachman RZ, et al. Efficacy of tonsillectomy for recurrent throat infection in severely affected children – results of parallel randomized and nonrandomized clinical trials. N Engl J Med 1984;310(11):674-83. The Paradise paper on tonsillectomy...

Adolescence, drug use and body image

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Paediatrics
Teenagers are notoriously conscious of how they are perceived by others. Dr Saraiva and colleagues explain how this can lead to problems with substance abuse for both boys and girls, and discuss the different substances they may encounter. Adolescence is...

MedShr for ENT and audiology: clinical case discussion on the go

7 July 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed all aspects of our lives – not least medical education. With isolation being the buzzword at the moment, the internet and social media are popular sources for official and crowd-sourced content. In this article, Samantha...

Audiology training in Australia

1 September 2018 |
There are many different ways to become an audiologist throughout the world and it is interesting to see how different some of the training routes can be. Wayne Wilson, an Associate Professor and the Head of Audiology at The University...

Current management of unilateral sporadic vestibular schwannoma

10 March 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders

Hearing healthcare in India

1 March 2016 | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
With a population of more than a billion people, and an estimated prevalence of hearing loss of somewhere between 5.9% and 16.5%, depending on which definition you use, India has a significant number of hearing impaired individuals. They are served...

How can we understand autism and autistic children better?

3 May 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Andrew Whitehouse draws on his years of experience working with neurodiverse people to give a fantastic insight into the world of autism, as well as suggesting some simple strategies clinicians can use to improve communication with autistic people. How can...

What’s in a name?

1 March 2016 |
Kate Granger is a doctor and the founder of the #hellomynameis campaign; she is also a cancer patient. In this article she explains why she started the campaign, and why patient-centred care starts with an introduction. Chris and me the...