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Intratympanic steroids - to give or not to give?

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - Head & Neck | Intratympanic, corticosteroids, hearing loss, idiopathic, sensorineural, sudden
The treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is controversial and different modes of steroids have been tried without any universal consensus. Various authors have reported combined oral and intratympanic steroid therapy in SSNHL, with consistent results in several...

Is there a role for facial nerve decompression in Ramsay Hunt syndrome?

1 March 2019 | | Neurotology, Otology | Ramsay Hunt syndrome, Transmastoid facial nerve decompression, electroneuronography
This is an interesting paper. The authors recommend a transmastoid facial decompression for patients with complete facial nerve paralysis with House Brackman HB 5/6 who do not show any sign of recovery after two weeks of treatment following a diagnosis...

Does stress and anxiety worsen idiopathic sudden hearing loss outcomes?

1 September 2018 | | Sudden hearing loss, correction of hearing impairment, patient admission, personal satisfaction
There have been suggestions that the natural course of the idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is not affected by intensive therapy. There is speculation as to whether unknown factors affect the treatment prognosis. This is a retrospective study of...

Which technique is better for turbinate reduction: surgical turbinoplasty or radiofrequency ablation?

1 November 2017 | | Turbinate hypertrophy, radiofrequency, surgical turbinoplasty, visual analogue score
Turbinate hypertrophy; radiofrequency; surgical turbinoplasty; visual analogue score

Results of hypoglossal-facial nerve anastamosis techniques for facial palsy

1 May 2017 | | Facial palsy, hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis, schwannoma, tongue atrophy
Preserving facial nerve function is of prime importance in acoustic neuroma surgery. A comprehensive knowledge of anatomy, experience and surgical precautions can reduce the incidence significantly. Important considerations are when and how to repair if injury occurs. Several options include:...

Does cholesteatoma surgery affect school performance?

1 September 2016 | | Academic achievement, cholesteatoma, education, middle ear, school performance
While much focus has been placed on short-term complications associated with cholesteatoma, a lack of knowledge remains about the impact suffering from cholesteatoma in childhood may have on educational outcome. The aim of the study was to investigate whether suffering...

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...

Chester-gel technique

5 July 2022 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Umesh Nagalotimath and Robert Temple describe a simple and effective technique for enhancing vision during endosheath use for flexible nasendoscopy. Endosheaths are used to complement the cleaning of flexible scopes. The advantages are time saving for clinicians as this reduces...

KTP laser in the office

1 March 2016 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
KTP laser surgery offers a new way of selectively targeting microvasculature within laryngeal lesions and leaving normal surrounding tissues like epithelium and lamina propria intact – and thus preserving physiological phonation. This kind of selective photoangiolysis can be performed in...

Developing ENT and audiology services in Southern Africa

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - ENT
Much has been said of the paucity of ENT and its related services in low- and middle-income countries. This article from a retired paediatric otolaryngologist discusses the progress that has been made locally to redress these health inequalities. He has...

Wireless accessories for hearing aid users: putting the ‘soul’ back into hearing – a case study

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
The following case study reports on the experiences of a hearing impaired National Health Service (NHS) patient who was given Bluetooth accessories as part of a study into their benefits when used with hearing aids [1]. The name of the...

Evidence based practice in paediatric audiology

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Audiology, like most of the health sciences professions, has been working on integrating evidence-based practice principles since the mid-1990s [1]. Professional organisations and regulatory colleges have produced evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, disseminated them to audiologists and collaborated with practitioners to...