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Implants and the identity of self
Hearpeers is MED-EL’s international community for people with hearing implants and those considering getting a hearing implant, as well as their families and friends. This group enables people to connect with hearing implant recipients from around the world to learn...BCIG: Roundtable - Returning to the CI clinic
On 23rd of June 2020, BCIG organised a virtual round table. 5 UK CI Specialists chatted to the BCIG Chair Helen Cullington about infection control and face...
Update on orbital complication of acute sinusitus
This study aims to illustrate the Graz experience. The study is retrospective, 53 patients with orbital complication of sinusitis were examined / confirmed by a University Hospital from 2000 to 2011. Thirty-seven underwent surgery, seven of which experienced a recurrence....
Evidence for balloon eustachian tuboplasty
Balloon eustachian tuboplasty is an emerging intervention aimed at the management of eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and its sequelae. The authors acknowledge that ETD is a common but frequently ill-defined problem, with no well-established direct treatment. They performed a systematic...36th World Congress of Audiology 2024
Ebru Zeren, Audiologist, Mid and South Essex University Hospitals GroupWhat a fast paced, thoroughly informative four days we had in Paris! This amazing event gathered professionals from across the globe, from Australia to Africa and from America to Europe, to...An update on button battery safety
ENT surgeons around the world are aware of the huge damage that can be caused by the ingestion of button batteries by young children. Our editor Declan Costello caught up with Professors Fred Dikkers and Tjark Ebels, both at the forefront of the mission for improved safety, to discuss the latest developments of regulation and innovation.Mindfulness and tinnitus: a path to peace in the present
How does training the mind to be present in the here and now help patients with troublesome tinnitus? James Jackson discusses mindfulness and its place in tinnitus management. Although definitions can be more complex, tinnitus is the perception of sound...
Videofluoroscopic swallowing studies: balancing risks and benefits
Videofluoroscopic swallow studies (VFSS) are an important part of the diagnostic toolkit and arguably the current gold-standard for assessing swallow biomechanics and diagnosing dysphagia. However, the procedure does involve exposure to radiation, and any clinician requesting this should be able...Call for consistent cochlear implant guidelines
A new global task force aims to create ‘living guidelines’ to set the standard of care for adult cochlear implantation (CI).Case studies – transformational benefits of using connecting hearing aids
While hearing aids can provide great benefits there remain some challenging situations for people with hearing loss. These include listening in background noise, groups, using the telephone and listening to TV / music. Hearing aids with integrated wireless functionality allow...
Fingernail for orbital floor reconstruction
Orbital damage is common in maxillofacial injuries and about half of them result in damage to the orbital floor. Suitable material that could be used for repairing the orbital floor includes autografts, allografts and alloplastic materials. The disadvantage of using...
