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The National Bone Conducting Hearing Implant Registry

1 November 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Otology
Are you an otologist with an interest in implant surgery? Is your unit on the registry? If not, you’d better have a good excuse after reading this… What is the National BCHI Registry? The National Bone Conducting Hearing Implant (BCHI)...

Surgical management of sleep disordered breathing

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Snoring and sleep-disordered breathing are often described as multi-level problems, and different surgical procedures are required to treat the various sites of airway narrowing and/or collapse. Jonathan Hobson gives us an eloquent run-through the various options available to the ENT...

Auditory brainstem implant results in adults and children

5 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics
Background The auditory brainstem implant (ABI) has been developed from cochlear implant (CI) technology and is indicated for people who have anatomical abnormalities of the cochlea or dysfunction of the auditory nerve. The majority of people who have received an...

Endoscopic DCR

31 October 2018 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
In this interesting article, our experienced colleagues describe their favoured technique for performing endoscopic DCR and share with us the key steps for a successful outcome. Dacrocystorhinostomy (DCR) was historically performed by ophthalmologists for nasolacrimal obstruction using external techniques. The...

PHACON artificial bone models for ENT training

1 January 2018 | | ENTA - Otology
Simulation, both in training and clinical practice, has become an increasingly important facet of a surgeon’s life. The escalating costs of cadaveric material makes synthetic alternatives an attractive proposition but, up until recently, these artificial versions have lacked the material...

Rhinoplasty: state-of-the-art

1 May 2017 | | ENTA - Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty surgery has evolved over the years, and Pietro Palma introduces a further new concept. When flicking through the topics of major rhinoplasty meetings, the astute observer will realise that, at present, there are two mainstream schools of rhinoplasty, which...

Sentio™ System – an active transcutaneous bone conduction hearing system from Oticon Medical

7 May 2026 | | ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
As bone conduction technology advances, implant options continue to improve; here, the Sentio™ System is outlined, including indications, surgical technique and aftercare. Bone conduction hearing aids (BCHA) are an established management option for adults with conductive (CHL) or mixed hearing...

Stricture after total laryngectomy: what are the risk factors?

3 September 2026 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Stricture after total laryngectomy is common but not inevitable. New insights into risk factors could help clinicians anticipate problems and improve swallowing outcomes. Why this complication deserves renewed attention Total laryngectomy remains one of the defining operations in head and...

Laryngotracheal stenosis

1 May 2018 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Airway stenosis has been an enormous challenge to laryngologists since the dawn of the sub-specialty. Careful evaluation is essential, as this will determine the best treatment. We hear more from one of the UK’s leading airway centres. Until the advent...

From technology to humanity: a conversation on person-centred hearing care

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
With a career that has spanned continents and disciplines – clinical audiology, cochlear implant technology and global leadership – Mei Dingxiang Feng is now leading a movement to bring person-centred care (PCC) to the forefront of hearing healthcare. In this...

Covid-19 Tips and insights

26 March 2020 | | ENTA - General
The following blog articles have been kindly provided by Eric Levi. For more from Eric Levi, visit https://ericlevi.com/blog/ COVID19 affects everyone Posted on 01/04/2020 by Eric Levi Here’s a report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention looking at...

Partial reconstruction of the pinna

1 September 2016 | | ENTA - Otology
Reconstruction of the pinna is one of the most challenging procedures in facial plastic surgery. Although there has been significant progress since one of the earliest recorded descriptions by Sushruta in 600 BC, the complex three-dimensional structure of the pinna...