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OTC hearing aids
The potential for the deregulation of hearing aid technology, through the Over-The-Counter Act has led to a tremendous amount of opinions and views from all stakeholders in the US. You don’t have to go far on the internet, social media...New sites needed for STARFISH trial
The STARFISH Trial is aiming to recruit 525 participants with sudden hearing loss from 75 ENT departments treating idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL).
SurgeOn social networking app
Over the last few weeks, I have had the pleasure of exploring a modern-day surgical social media platform through the innovative SurgeOn app – launched in the UK in January 2025 after seeing success in the US. SurgeOn is easily...Database WG2. The Tinnitus Patient Database in the TINNET COST Action BM1306
Berthold Langguth describes an innovative project that is creating the world’s largest multi-national patient database containing standardised information on tinnitus and medical history, otological examination and psycho-acoustic measures of tinnitus. A challenge for tinnitus treatment and tinnitus research is the...
Laryngopharyngeal reflux - would mucolytics help?
With laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) being such a common presenting complaint to ENT clinics, who would not want to have more, effective treatment options for patients suffering with this annoying condition? In their small randomised, controlled trial, Chae et al put...Planes, trams, and auditoriums: Beware predatory conferencing
Predatory conferences are a growing concern. First highlighted in our sister magazine, Eye News*, the issue affects all areas of medicine – including ENT and audiology. With inboxes filling up with flattering invitations to ‘global’ meetings in glamorous destinations, it’s...Planes, trams, and auditoriums: Beware predatory conferencing
Predatory conferences are a growing concern. First highlighted in our sister magazine, Eye News*, the issue affects all areas of medicine – including ENT and audiology. With inboxes filling up with flattering invitations to ‘global’ meetings in glamorous destinations, it’s...Partial reconstruction of the pinna
Reconstruction of the pinna is one of the most challenging procedures in facial plastic surgery. Although there has been significant progress since one of the earliest recorded descriptions by Sushruta in 600 BC, the complex three-dimensional structure of the pinna...Meet the Johns Hopkins team developing a 3D-printed device allowing COVID-19 patients to share ventilators
Amid a shortage of ventilators, the team of engineers and clinicians came together to create an open-source ventilator splitter that hospitals and communities can produce. CLICK HERE
Benefits of combined antiviral and corticosteroid therapy in Bell’s palsy and the role of decompression surgery
Early use of steroids has been established as standard management in Bell’s palsy but simultaneous use of antiviral agents has variable acceptance. This review article analyses statistically based evidence to settle the issue. High quality evidence from a 2009 Cochrane...
