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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ear health in the 2020s

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
The world is in the midst of a pandemic, and global health is severely threatened by this novel coronavirus which has caused over three million infections of COVID-19 and claimed more than 228,000 lives to date*. Societies and health systems...

Impact of medical NGOs and a new collaborative approach: the case of Guinea with Mercy Ships

26 October 2021 |
Mercy Ships (MS) is a global Christian charity that follows the 2000-year-old model of Jesus to bring hope and healing to those suffering from disability, disfigurement, and disease. This article by Professor Diallo and Drs Ugai and Conde, details a...

Expanding access to cochlear implants in India: a government-funded journey towards inclusive hearing healthcare

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
India’s state-funded cochlear implant programmes are transforming hearing care, improving access for children and adults across socioeconomic divides. India boasts a demographic landscape where a substantial portion of its population comprises children, and they play a pivotal role in shaping...

Surgical management of congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis

1 May 2014 | | ENTA - Paediatrics, ENTA - Rhinoplasty
Introduction Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is a rare cause of neonatal upper airway obstruction which was first described by Douglas in 1952 [1]. The first radiological description of CNPAS was described by Ey et al in 1988 [2]....

Bipolar microdebrider turbinoplasty

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
There are a variety of ways to reduce the bulk of hypertrophied turbinates. Kimberley Lau and Showkat Mirza describe their technique which can be used in difficult cases and with minimal morbidity. As ever, one aim should be to avoid...

Mindfulness meditation: how personal experience of managing severe pain contributes to understanding tinnitus management

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus
In this interesting article the author describes the potential benefit of mindfulness in the management of tinnitus, using a case report to illustrate this.This may well be an additional direction we can suggest for our patients. Mindfulness is a word...

In conversation with De Wet Swanepoel, President of the International Society of Audiology

1 March 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Gareth Smith caught up with the new President of the International Society of Audiology, De Wet Swanepoel, about the aims of the society, the upcoming World Congress of Audiology and the current state of hearing healthcare in Africa. De Wet...

In conversation with Professor Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen

7 January 2021 | | ENTA - ENT
Friends for a quarter of a century, Ricard Simo and Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen caught up for a distanced chat about conferences, COVID and collaborations. Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen. I remember meeting you for the first time in Budapest at the 1995 EUFOS Meeting....

‘Bare below the elbows’

1 January 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
So it has finally happened. I have reached that stage of reactionary bewilderment known as middle age. As well having my finger nowhere near the pulse of contemporary culture, I am finding the siren charms of BBC Radio 2 and...

Human factors, theatre ethnographics and Girls Aloud

1 September 2016 | | ENTA - ENT
The issue of ambient music in the operating theatre is frequently controversial and has been known to cause ‘Bluetooth wars’, as different team members vie for control of the speakers. Our own Chris Potter gives his personal slant on this...

Advances in vestibular function testing

1 November 2015 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Vestibular function testing has historically been limited by difficulties in testing individual parts of the vestibular apparatus. Jas Sandhu describes new tests available to clinicians that address this problem. Advances in vestibular function testing Vestibular function testing has historically been...

BTA Plug’em campaign – teaching young people how to enjoy live music safely

1 September 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
In today’s world of ever-increasing sound levels, the Plug’em campaign, run by the British Tinnitus Association (BTA), is highlighting the issue of tinnitus caused by loud music in people aged 16-25 years old. The purpose of the campaign is to...