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Cochlear implantation in Tanzania: the journey and the outcomes

1 July 2021 | | ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
It is estimated that over 400 million people worldwide live with disabling hearing loss, 39.9 million of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa [1]. This article by Dr Aveline Kahinga and Mr Ali Jaffer demonstrates the effort that has been made...

Marshall Chasin: the harmony of music and audiology

3 May 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Marshall Chasin, synonymous with the science of hearing and the art of music, discusses the techniques and technology he has employed over this career... so far. What’s the difference between your practice now and when you first started out? I...

Marshall Chasin: the harmony of music and audiology

3 May 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Marshall Chasin, synonymous with the science of hearing and the art of music, discusses the techniques and technology he has employed over this career... so far. What’s the difference between your practice now and when you first started out? I...

In search of courage; transition 
into Army

1 July 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
In search of courage. Well, that is how it all started. I was fairly advanced in surgical training not to mention age, when I decided to join the Territorial Army (TA). My peers, on hearing this couldn’t decide whether I...
Stroboscopy and High-Speed Imaging of the Vocal Function book cover image.

Stroboscopy and High-Speed Imaging of the Vocal Function – Second Edition

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Imaging, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
When I was asked to review this book, I was really looking forward to receiving it and eagerly awaited the postman on a daily basis until it arrived. Needless to say, it did not disappoint. The author, Peak Woo, is...

Bell’s palsy – antivirals and steroids for all?

2 May 2025 | | ENTA - Neurotology
The role of antiviral medications in the treatment of Bell’s palsy remains somewhat controversial. Antivirals alone do not appear to be helpful, whereas numerous studies have shown that corticosteroids improve the chance of a full recovery compared to placebo. What...

Reflections on educational gatherings in the COVID era

9 September 2020 | | ENTA - Covid-19, ENTA - ENT
The COVID pandemic has brought disruption and uncertainty for the organisers of medical conferences. ENT and audiology have always thrived on a healthy exchange of views and the sharing of knowledge across subspecialties and across national boundaries. Ray Clarke asked...

Lawrence Werth (19 October 1956 – 19 August 2014)

1 November 2014
In August the audiology community was saddened to learn that Lawrence Werth (57), Chairman of PC Werth Ltd, London had passed away after a brave battle with skin cancer. A prolific contributor to this magazine over the years, he is...

In conversation with Ray Clarke: Scott-Brown – The Editors’ view…

1 July 2018 | | ENTA - ENT
Ray Clarke. How did you get involved in the forthcoming Scott-Brown ? How does one become editor of a textbook? Editors are approached and appointed by the publishers, but of course publishers will take advice and soundings from within the...

Sound sensitivity in children

1 January 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Sound tolerance symptoms in young patients can be a challenge, Veronica Kennedy and Claire Benton share their clinical experience in navigating the issues that can arise in diagnosis and management. In any noisy environment, it’s a common sight to see...

Sniffing out the evidence – COVID-19 and loss of sense of smell and taste

1 July 2021 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Covid-19
Louis Pasteur once observed: “In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind.” Professor Hopkins was certainly prepared when a few anecdotes of smell problems started to accumulate early in the pandemic’s course. Post-viral olfactory loss is nothing...

A snapshot of UK newborn hearing screening services during the COVID-19 pandemic

28 July 2020 | | ENTA - Covid-19, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
During the COVID-19 pandemic, new guidance for newborn hearing screening programmes and management of audiology referrals was released by Public Health England [1,2]. There was also joint guidance from the UK professional bodies [3] and guidance from NHS England regarding...