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In conversation with Shelly Chadha 2019

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Shelly Chadha works at the World Health Organisation as the Medical Officer for ear and hearing care. Here, Alex Griffiths-Brown interviews her to find out more about her career, challenges she’s faced and her ambitions for the future. Shelly Chadha....

‘Drop-in’ nasendoscopy – a decade of development to find head and neck cancer early

7 January 2026 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
A decade of innovation in digital, remote endoscopy is paving the way for ‘drop-in’ nasendoscopy, improving early head and neck cancer diagnosis in high-risk communities. In May 2026, the University Hospitals North Midlands (UHNM) will inaugurate its newly established clinical...

Management considerations for limited usable hearing unilaterally in the paediatric population

7 January 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
How can we best support children with limited usable hearing in one ear? This article discusses the latest approaches. Limited usable hearing unilaterally (LUHU) is an emerging term and has been suggested to replace the historical term ‘single-sided deafness (SSD)’....

Somatosensory tinnitus: an interdisciplinary approach

4 March 2026 | | ENTA - Tinnitus, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Somatosensory tinnitus occurs when a head, neck or jaw problem influences what the tinnitus sounds like. Audiologists and physical therapists work together to address this tinnitus subtype. Background Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the ears or head, in...

The connection between hearing loss and cognitive decline: current perspectives

4 March 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Lilian Felipe examines how age-related hearing loss accelerates cognitive decline and raises dementia risk, highlighting the importance of early detection and intervention. Introduction Hearing loss has traditionally been regarded as a routine component of the ageing process. Over the past...

Simulation: human factors scenario training

1 January 2014 | | ENTA - General
It is said that surgical training has suffered as a result of a combination of factors – through the introduction of work time restrictions such as the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) [1], a limit on the number of years...

Incoming RSM Presidents share their plans for the year

8 October 2021
Section of Laryngology & RhinologyMichael Kuo – PresidentVictoria Possamai – Honorary Secretary Another academic year for the RSM beckons. The programmes that Tim Woolford and Guri Sandhu presented, culminating in the first ‘face to face’ ENT meeting this year, both...

OBITUARY: James Milner Robinson (1937 - 2021)

4 February 2022 | ENTA - Otology
James Milner Robinson FRCS, formerly a consultant otologist to Gloucester and Cheltenham hospitals, died peacefully on 3 November 2021 at the age of 84 after several years of ill-health. In keeping with his lifelong love of nature and care for...

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...

From ‘patients’ to ‘participants’: a career in audiological research

26 June 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Melanie Lough is a clinical audiologist-turned-research audiologist and, in this article, we hear about how she applies her transferable skills gained in audiology to her current role and future aspirations. Career background My route into audiology was unconventional to say...

Congenital CMV: investigations and management in the audiology setting

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the only cause of congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) for which there is a medical treatment available to prevent further hearing loss. Dr Simone Walter discusses cCMV infection, cCMV-related hearing loss, and how to facilitate their...

The evolution and advancements in radiological imaging of the sinuses

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - Imaging, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Computed tomography (CT) imaging is crucial in the planning of any endoscopic sinus operation; we hear from one of the pioneers of CT scanning who worked with Stammberger and Messerklinger in developing many of the technologies that we now take...