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Dysphagia

4 May 2023
Natalie Watson, MBBS, MA, FRCS (ORL-HNS), Consultant ENT Surgeon Specialising in Laryngology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK. nataliewatsonent@gmail.com@surgeonsinger Guest Section Editor The function of swallowing is one third of the triad of laryngology. Dysphagia describes difficulty swallowing...

Hearing about genes

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
I have been fortunate in my career to travel as an invited lecturer at many hospitals, universities and professional societies around the world. I have spoken to audiology societies, otolaryngology societies, and university communication disorders programmes in Europe, Asia, Africa,...
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How are swallowing and voice affected following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF)?

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) requires an anterior transcervical approach (ACA) to allow decompression of the cervical spine and nerve roots. This approach is also occasionally used for corpectomy and osteophyte removal. Key neurovascular structures related to swallowing and...

From melody to meaning: Meludia music training for CI users

19 June 2025 | Company Profiles
Music and speech share deep cognitive and auditory roots. Meludia on myMED-EL, a music training especially curated for cochlear implant (CI) users, taps into this connection to support hearing performance. Meludia’s exercises can directly translate to better speech comprehension. -...

Elasticated retraction in head and neck surgery – a trainee’s perspective

1 May 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck
The effectiveness of surgical technique and satisfactory outcome is greatly dependent on good surgical exposure. Retraction requires adequate traction and counter-traction of tissues in order to expose the tissue or organ under scrutiny for the surgeon. This is a universal...

Superior semicircular canal dehiscence: transmastoid obliteration

1 September 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders, ENTA - Otology
Sometimes patients with dizziness turn out to have slightly more unusual causes of their problem. Thomas Milner and Georgios Kontorinis describe their technique for managing patients who have a diagnosis of superior canal dehiscence as an identified cause of their...

In conversation with Robin Youngs

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
Members of ENT UK (The British Association of Otolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons) have a long tradition of humanitarian work in countries in Africa and Asia (see article with Professor Davis Howard in previous issue for example). The ENT...

Robert Vincent: otologie sans frontières

3 May 2024 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
Chris Aldren speaks to French ear surgeon Robert Vincent who’s particularly proud of forming a global otologist network providing free resources for education and patient care worldwide. Robert Vincent Robert, who have been your otological mentors? I did my initial...

Robert Vincent: otologie sans frontières

3 May 2024 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
Chris Aldren speaks to French ear surgeon Robert Vincent who’s particularly proud of forming a global otologist network providing free resources for education and patient care worldwide. Robert Vincent Robert, who have been your otological mentors? I did my initial...

ENT UK Head & Neck Meeting

14 March 2025 | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
The ENT UK Head and Neck Evidence-Based Management Meeting focusing on malignancy of the nose and paranasal sinuses was held in the historic market town of York. The multidisciplinary approach required to manage this complex disease was reflected in the speaker lineup, with national representation from ENT, maxillofacial and plastic surgery, oncology, palliative medicine, histopathology and radiology.

Outreach to build capacity for surgical ear care in low-resource settings: challenges and opportunities

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
There are successful models for delivering complex ear surgery where resources may be more limited. Ear, nose and throat conditions are frequently overlooked when global health issues are considered, but hearing loss is the world’s most common sensory deficit, and...

Outreach to build capacity for surgical ear care in low-resource settings: challenges and opportunities

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
There are successful models for delivering complex ear surgery where resources may be more limited. Ear, nose and throat conditions are frequently overlooked when global health issues are considered, but hearing loss is the world’s most common sensory deficit, and...