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A ‘smarter’ personal amplification device

30 June 2017 | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
The hearing aids available on the market today are undeniably impressive, particularly when compared to their clunky and squeaky predecessors. At a most basic level, hearing aids sample the surrounding auditory signal in real-time, breaking sounds down into frequency-specific channels....

Coros: can a smart helmet make listening to audio content safer for cyclists?

1 January 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
The popularity of mobile phones has made listening to content while on the go – whether it be music, audiobooks, podcasts, or voice calls – a seemingly universal practice. Earbuds and other headphone styles adorn the ears of nearly every...
Image of Audiogram generated by Sennheiser Hearing Test app.

Hearing test apps: how reliable are they?

4 September 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
There are seemingly hundreds of hearing test apps available, designed to be a screening tool for those interested in learning more about their hearing while doing so in the comfort of their home and without needing to wait for an...

Not just the scissors: the story of Myron Metzenbaum

22 December 2020 | | ENTA - ENT
Myron Metzenbaum was born in Cleveland, Ohio (USA) in 1876, the fourth of nine children. As a young man, he worked in the family’s linen store, where his father was well known to be very kind to the less fortunate...

The impact of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Otology
Hearing loss and language development Down syndrome (DS) usually arises due to trisomy 21 and is associated with intellectual disability and risks of developmental delays and difficulties, including hearing loss. Hearing loss is common in children with DS [1]. In...

Controlled clinical trial results for FDA-approved tinnitus treatment device Lenire published in Nature Communications

12 September 2024 | Company Profiles, Research & Development
Nature Communications has published the peer-reviewed results of Neuromod Devices’ TENT-A3 (Treatment Evaluation of Neuromodulation for Tinnitus – Stage A3) clinical trial for the first and only FDA-approved bimodal tinnitus treatment device, Lenire.

Where Art meets Science (and earplugs): a tale of acoustics, aesthetics and audiology

4 November 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - General
For the fifth cover in the Art meets Science series, we celebrate not only the fusion of audiology and art, but also friendship, nature and the kind of collaboration that reaches far beyond the clinic walls. My colleague and dear...

Random-pattern skin flaps: part 4 - transposition flaps

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
In the final part of our series on local skin flaps (see Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) in ENT, the authors describe the usefulness of the transposition-type flap and highlight some examples. Rotational advancement flap Useful for defects...

In conversation with Bill Gibson, Richard Ramsden and Shakeel Saeed

1 September 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics
The surgical aspect of cochlear implantation is both a joy and a challenge – which is why we love it! In this article, Simon Freeman draws on the wisdom of his three previous mentors, sharing pearls from some of the...

Planes, trams, and auditoriums: Beware predatory conferencing

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - General
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

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - General
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...

Royal Society of Medicine – new presidents, new programme

8 September 2023
Exciting changes are occurring at the ENT section of the Royal Society of Medicine over the next academic year. Professor Peter Rea and Professor Claire Hopkins, the incoming presidents of the Otology and the Laryngology & Rhinology Sections, have come together to create a combined programme.