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Endolymphatic sac surgery (ESS) revisited
Ever since the destructive articles by Toss and coworkers, ESS was considered a taboo. However more and more centres are reviving it and report favourable results in properly selected patients. In this article the authors conducted a retrospective, single-centre observational...
How do you actually get therapists to do the therapy you need them to?
Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that affects approximately a third of people who have a stroke and for which speech and language therapy is the main treatment. However, there are known gaps between evidence-based recommendations and the delivery of...
Starry eyed?
Attentive listening and active listening skills suggest that eye movement is an important factor in subject engagement. Indeed, when asked, AI suggests gaze is held for 70% of the time when listening. Although the route of this percentage is unclear,...
Sinusitis
This beautiful little book is produced by IAPO (Inter-American Association of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology) and comes at a time when there is growing recognition of the role of nasal and sinus pathology in airway disease. Both adult and paediatic conditions are...
Browning’s Audiology for Clinicians - Third Edition
The third edition of Browning’s Audiology for Clinicians is one of the clearest and most practical audiology texts I’ve used in ENT. It focuses on what matters clinically, presenting audiological principles in a way that supports real decision-making. What stands...
Ears Wide Open: the why and how to protect your ears
This book offers a clear, comprehensive and highly approachable introduction to the world of hearing, making it a valuable resource for both newcomers to the field and those seeking to broaden their understanding of auditory science. It is attractively illustrated...
How to feel happier: kindness, gratitude and self-care
The number of students experiencing mental health difficulties has risen dramatically, sometimes attributed to the widespread intrusion of social media in our lives, increasing social pressures on performance, and recent other societal factors. This article describes a study undertaken with...
Does topical dual steroid therapy improve vertigo in refractory Ménière’s disease?
This prospective study investigated the role of simultaneous application of methylprednisolone and dexamethasone-soaked gelatin sponge to the endolymphatic sac surface and dexamethasone sponge to the short process of incus in 20 patients with refractory Ménière’s disease (MD) undergoing endolymphatic sac...
Challenging steps of virtual cortical mastoidectomy
This prospective study investigated which steps of cortical mastoidectomy were challenging for 10 medical students and 10 intermediate surgeons (surgical trainees) compared to 10 experienced expert surgeons. Each participant performed cortical mastoidectomy on eight different virtual temporal bone models. The...
Conductive hearing loss – when and why to scan
Ossicular fixation or discontinuity can occur at any point along the ossicular chain and is estimated to cause conductive hearing loss (CHL) in approximately 55% of patients. Computed tomography (CT) imaging of the temporal bone identifies bony pathologies that contribute...
An analysis of laryngeal dysplasia cases in terms of progression to invasive cancer
In this retrospective study, authors assess the rate of dysplasia progression to invasive cancer in a cohort of 221 patients presenting with primary laryngeal dysplasia, followed over a period of over 13 years. Patient demographics and independent risk factors for...
