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How long is too long? Waiting times for speech and language therapy

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy | consumer, government, qualitative research, retention, service delivery, speech-language pathology, waiting list, workforce issues
Waiting lists are a reality of clinical practice, and many health and social care professionals become used to having to cope with this. The authors of this paper addressed this issue by examining written submissions to the 2014 Senate Inquiry...
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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...

CI music: seeking perfection, accepting reality

1 September 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
Having just read about the challenges cochlear implant technology and music appreciation present, the musician Richard Reed beautifully illustrates the realities of this patient journey. An old friend of mine is an ardent music fan, and completely tone deaf. Long...

High intensity, high impact: tackling waiting lists one HIT at a time

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
A monthly high intensity theatre list in Sheffield shows how smart planning, teamwork and focus can dramatically reduce long ENT waiting lists. Finally, after many years of training, I’ve started my first consultant post – only to become part of...

Take-home tinnitus care – Sound Relief App

1 July 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a condition that affects over 300 million people worldwide. Typically it manifests as a ringing or buzzing in the ears and while there is not yet a cure there are many ways for patients to manage their tinnitus....

Scientific advances in mapping syndromic hearing loss

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
From more than 22000 genes that we humans have, approximately 3000 genes are associated with human communication. There are tens of syndromes which have been identified to be accompanied by hearing loss. Disorders of almost every organ of the body...

"A merry road, a mazy road, and such as we did tread, The night we went to Birmingham by way of Beachy Head"

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - General
It’s true, the UK’s premier ENT event has come around quickly this time. So, who better to ‘poke awake’ for an article on the ethos and culture of Birmingham UK, BACO 2020 venue, than the erudite Chris Potter, who’s been...

2014: Are today’s implantable devices better than conventional solutions for patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss?

6 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics
Patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss become candidates for amplification when reconstructive surgery is not viable. Three common amplification options are conventional acoustic devices, such as behind-the-ear devices (BTEs), (implantable) bone-conduction devices and active middle ear implants. The goal...

The Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (JCMSA): a model for sharing research from low- and middle-income countries

7 May 2026 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
A new open-access journal from South Africa offers a sustainable model to amplify research from low- and middle-income countries and rebalance global health knowledge. More than 80% of the world’s population lives in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Yet high-income...

The future of audiology rehabilitation? Smartphone apps to collect real-world experiences and support clinical decision-making

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is gaining momentum in the world of connected hearing healthcare and real-world assessment. Barbra Timmer explains how EMA will play a key role in transforming the information that clinicians use in decision-making and measuring outcomes. Did...

Olfaction in CRS

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Conventional teaching tells us that hyposmia in chronic rhinosinusitis is due to mechanical obstruction of the olfactory cleft. But it might be that the story is slightly more complicated than that. Olfactory dysfunction is a common feature of chronic rhinosinusitis...

Call to action: dysphagia matters

4 March 2026 | | ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
Dysphagia profoundly impacts quality of life. Multidisciplinary research, like the POuCH study, aims to improve understanding, diagnosis and treatment. We take for granted the simple joys of life – meeting over a cup of coffee, breaking bread with friends or...