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A new clinical device to monitor nasal blockage

1 March 2017 |
Chia-Hung Li, a Medical Device PhD student from University College London’s (UCL) Institute of Healthcare Engineering, is currently leading a PhD project to develop a clinical device to monitor nasal blockage. Jo Rimmer spoke to him about what he is...

In conversation with Professor Valerie J Lund CBE

1 September 2015 | | ENTA - ENT
Valerie Lund is Professor of Rhinology at the Ear Institute, University College London and is an Honorary Consultant ENT Surgeon at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital (Royal Free Trust), Moorfields Eye Hospital, University College Hospital and Imperial...

In conversation with Tim Woolford: BACO International 2018

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - ENT
The British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO) will take place at the Manchester Central Conference Centre next July. To give you an idea of what to expect at this major UK conference we interviewed Professor Tim Woolford, Consultant Ear, Nose...

Nature or nurture in surgical training

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
It’s Thursday in the UK, so that means time for another root and branch reform of medical training. If you’re not keen on the Greenaway Report (Shape of Training review) [1], don’t fret there’ll be another one along well before...

Translating research – transforming lives: the BACO 2020 academic programme

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - General
The main attraction of any conference or event is, of course, the academic programme of lectures, workshops and education. Hisham Mehanna, BACO 2020 Academic Chair, and Paul Nankivell, Academic Vice Chair, give us an overview of what to expected in...

Academic BACO 2015

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - General
Putting together the academic programme for BACO is a monumental task. Academic Chairman Shakeel Saeed and Peter Andrews, the Academic Secretary of the conference, tell us how to make it a success. Conference season is nearly upon us, and Liverpool...

The changing landscape of thyroid and parathyroid surgery

5 July 2022 | | ENTA - Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery
How has clinical practice in the management of thyroid and parathyroid disease has evolved in recent years? I perform very few head & neck operations where the patient tells me just one week following surgery that they ‘feel much better’....

Muscle tension dysphagia: an underdiagnosed problem

4 May 2023 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In this article, the authors introduce the description of swallowing problems which have been recently attributed to muscle tension dysphagia (MTDg). The authors are clear that this is a diagnosis of exclusion, and it is important to rule out other...

Audiology Training – Time to change our Spots? A student’s perspective of the Scientist Training Programme

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
In the “Just-so Stories”, the accomplished wordsmith Rudyard Kipling details how the leopard got his spots. Which concludes that the leopard will never change his appearance again as he is quite content just the way he is. The former degree...

What do animal models tell us about tinnitus and hyperacusis?

23 May 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Tinnitus
Do animals have tinnitus? The obvious question to ask is: do animals have tinnitus? It is known that tinnitus is a conscious percept and as such affected by attention and not audible during sleep. For it to be demonstrated that...

Thyroid dysfunction and Meniere’s disease: is there a relationship?

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
The set of symptoms described as Meniere’s disease may have several causative factors. Timothy Hain and Patthida Maroongroge look for a relationship in the literature between Meniere’s disease and hypothyroidism. Meniere’s disease (MD) affects around two in 1000 people and...

MDT assessment of children and adults with implantable acoustic devices (IADs)

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
Abi Asher, Clinical Lead for the IAD programme in Cambridge describes how hearing care professionals work together to make the best recommendation for the patient, in turn helping navigate through the various devices now on offer. Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are...