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Safe listening in gaming and e-sports

4 October 2022
As part of an initiative to make listening safe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is conducting a survey to understand the listening habits of video-gamers and esports’ athletes.
Acta Oto-Laryngologica journal cover image.

Stepwise approach to manage palatal myoclonus successfully

7 January 2021 | | ENTA - Otology
Palatal myoclonic tinnitus (PMT) is a rare condition caused by rhythmic voluntary or involuntary movements of the soft palate, mainly the tensor veli palatini and levator veli palatine muscles. Patients usually present with a ‘clicky’ noise in the ear. Oral...
Hearing Research journal cover image.

A twitch in time with a flicker of knowledge

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Tinnitus, ENTA - Maxillofacial Surgery, ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology
The middle ear muscles can be seen as one of the ear’s safety mechanisms, and the interplay between eyes and ears has been established; think vestibular ocular reflex (VOR) or semi-circular canal dehiscence (SCCD). But can this protective mechanism be...

Direct your patients to Life On The Level!

19 February 2024 | Company Profiles
Life On The level, a voluntary Balance Condition Support Group celebrates over five years of helping sufferers of all types of balance conditions, living anywhere in the world.

In conversation with Professor Jos Eggermont

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus
Having known Jos for many years, I jumped at the opportunity to catch up with him for our Nov/Dec 2020 series of tinnitus items. My questions reached him during lockdown, and he was enjoying the chance to get on top...

In conversation with Professor Paul J Donald

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery
Prof Paul J Donald has recently stepped down as Chairman of the ORL-HN Department at UC Davis in Sacramento and is winding down to retirement. In this interview with Prof Pat Bradley, Prof Donald explains some of the highlights of...

BACO and banquet speeches

7 May 2026 | | ENTA - General
BACO International is about to take place in Glasgow, 1–3 July 2026. To coincide with ENT UK’s historic flagship conference covering all aspects of our speciality, I thought that readers might be interested in a few words about its history...

In Memoriam: Charles I. Berlin, PhD

30 August 2024
Dr Charles “Chuck” Berlin was an international guiding star in hearing research and clinical audiology for over 50 years. He was a renowned scientist, mentor, teacher, clinician, colleague, accomplished musician, and friend to hundreds of colleagues from around the world....

Acupuncture for tonsillectomy pain in children

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Paediatrics
The challenge: tonsillectomy pain Tonsillectomy is a uniform surgical insult which results in a 10-day recovery for children. Severe pain can occur which can give rise to poor oral fluid intake, dehydration and potentially the need for intravenous fluid resuscitation....

Ergonomics in otorhinolaryngology

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - General
Raewyn Campbell is a rhinologist and skull base surgeon in Sydney, Australia. Prior to training in medicine, she was trained as a physiotherapist, and she brings both disciplines into her research on ergonomics in surgery. Surgeons need to look after...

Per-Ingvar Brånemark: father of osseointegration

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - Otology
The application of osseointegration has been central to the development of both bone-anchored hearing aids and dental implants. But how did it all come about? Per-Ingvar Brånemark (1929–2014). Image Johan Wingborg. Many hearing-impaired patients owe a great debt of gratitude...

INTEGRATE: Uniting collaborative research in ENT

1 January 2016 | | ENTA - ENT
Exposure to clinical research as a trainee is often sporadic and unstructured, despite it featuring in both the GMC’s Good Medical Practice and the ISCP’s syllabus for all surgical specialities, including otolaryngology [1,2]. The majority of trainees undertake small-scale research...