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A funny thing happened on the way to a conference – and other stories

4 March 2024 | | ENTA - General
This series of stories is dedicated to those of you with whom some of these moments were shared (or endured) and, above all, to my amazing and long-suffering husband, David Howard. Most of you know him as an exceptional head...

The EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR)

4 December 2019
Back in May 2017, the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR 2017/745) entered into force, replacing existing directives: Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMD) In-vitro Diagnostic Directive (IVDD) Medical Device Directive (MDD) By 26 May 2020, the new regulation will have completed...

In conversation with Peter Prinsley: Norwich ENT surgeon elected as the Labour MP

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - ENT
A new Labour Government won a landslide election victory on 4 July this year. Much to his surprise, Norwich ENT surgeon Peter Prinsley was elected as the Labour MP (Member of Parliament) for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket in Suffolk....

A soprano’s demise: a cautionary tale for the thyroid surgeon

4 March 2024 | | ENTA - ENT
Prior to the mid-19th century, thyroid surgery was considered excessively dangerous. The emergence of anaesthetic, antisepsis and improved instrumentation, however, increased its feasibility and frequency in Europe. The unhurried, judiciously antiseptic and haemostatic approach, advocated by Kocher, was popularised and...

Cochlear implants and therapeutics: a natural partnership?

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
Global awareness of cochlear implants as a solution for hearing loss is slowly increasing and gaining acceptance. The potential for combining cochlear implants with inner ear therapeutics is immense, with promise in several areas. This article takes us on a...

Diabetes and hearing loss: a review

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
As hearing health professionals we often ask, especially in older patients, if they have diabetes; but what is the link? How is it manifested and should it change current practice? Alec Lapira reviews the changing evidence. Early attempts to establish...

Hearables: in-ear sensing devices for recording of physiological signals

5 January 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Colver Ken Howe Ne, Jameel Muzaffar and Manohar Bance discuss the potential of hearable systems to monitor physiological signals (e.g. from brain or heart, blood pressure, body temperature) unobtrusively. Such adaptations require high-quality sensors and sophisticated de-noising signal processing on...

A practical approach to tinnitus

1 January 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus, ENTA - Otology
Tinnitus is the perception of sound without an external source. The estimated prevalence in adults is between 10-15% [1]. In patients with significant tinnitus, prompting them to seek medical attention, 50% will have improved to mild or no tinnitus by...

In conversation with Shelly Chadha 2019

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Shelly Chadha works at the World Health Organisation as the Medical Officer for ear and hearing care. Here, Alex Griffiths-Brown interviews her to find out more about her career, challenges she’s faced and her ambitions for the future. Shelly Chadha....

In conversation with Shelly Chadha 2019

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Shelly Chadha works at the World Health Organisation as the Medical Officer for ear and hearing care. Here, Alex Griffiths-Brown interviews her to find out more about her career, challenges she’s faced and her ambitions for the future. Shelly Chadha....

Management considerations for limited usable hearing unilaterally in the paediatric population

7 January 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
How can we best support children with limited usable hearing in one ear? This article discusses the latest approaches. Limited usable hearing unilaterally (LUHU) is an emerging term and has been suggested to replace the historical term ‘single-sided deafness (SSD)’....

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....