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Thyroid nodule update

1 January 2015 | | Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery | Evaluation, Thyroid, Thyroid cancer, Thyroid neoplasm risk, Thyroid nodule
This excellent article summarises the current diagnostic difficulties with an endocrine gland that frequently produces nodules, some of which may harbour malignancy. At 50 years of age and over there is about a 50% chance of having a nodule; at...

Paediatric pain control post-tonsillectomy

1 November 2014 | | Paediatric ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
The use of codeine in the paediatric population is widely debated since the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published warnings regarding overdose and death following the usage of codeine. Codeine is metabolised by the polymorphic cytochrome PY4502D6 (CYP2D6) in...

What is balloon eustachian tuboplasty (BET)?

1 May 2018 | | Eustachian tube dysfunction, adults, balloon dilation of the tuba auditiva, systematic review
Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is the result of a combination of factors that interfere with the mucosal functional or cartilaginous structures. Failure to open the eustachian tubes can cause aural pain, pressure in the ears, muffled hearing, crackling/popping sounds in...

Laryngeal oedema as a side-effect of tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy

1 January 2017 | | Edema, Fiber-optic laryngoscopy, Larynx, Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) such as Imatinib are increasingly being used to treat haematological and solid malignancies. These agents have revolutionised the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia in particular. Although better tolerated than most conventional chemotherapy drugs, multiple side-effects have...

New CEO for British Tinnitus Association

4 November 2022
Deanne Thomas has been appointed as chief executive of the British Tinnitus Association (BTA).

Gastric inlet patch – an under-diagnosed cause of globus

4 May 2023 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
A gastric inlet patch (GIP) is an island of heterotopic gastric mucosa found commonly in the proximal oesophagus just below the upper oesophageal sphincter. It is often underdiagnosed due to its location. Its importance and clinical relevance can be underestimated...

From clinics to campaigns: my audiological career so far

3 July 2023 | | Audiology - Adult
In this article we hear about the Franki Oliver’s journey from clinical practice in audiology to the third sector. Hi! I’m Franki and I’m the audiology manager at the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID), a charity supporting people...

A medical student’s perspective on the future of obstructive sleep apnoea management

17 June 2021 | | Rhinology / Sinus, ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Obstructive sleep apnoea remains an immensely challenging condition to treat. Many treatments have been used over the years, but no single management strategy has proven significantly better than the others. We hear about some technological innovations in the field of...

Edith Whetnall’s contribution to ENT and audiology 1910-1965

3 March 2021 | | Audiology - Paediatric
Sue Archbold reviews the fascinating life of Edith Whetnall and traces her influence on audiology from the mid-20th century to today’s practices. It’s a pleasure to be asked to write about Edith Whetnall for this edition of ENT & Audiology...

From India to Bonnie Scotland

1 March 2018 | | ENT, Paediatric ENT, Auditory Implants
Not many people know that one of the UK’s first cochlear implant surgeons was Raj Singh, OBE, an Indian immigrant whose passions for otology and technology led him to found the Scottish Cochlear Implant Programme, and the Help to Hear...

Random-pattern skin flaps: part 3 - Z-plasty flaps

3 May 2022 | | ENT, Head and Neck
In this third (see Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 4 here) of four articles outlining, in some detail, the practical steps for some important local skin flaps, Christopher Thompson and Miles Bannister describe the Z-plasty; a very...

World Hearing Day 2022

7 February 2022
On World Hearing Day 2022, WHO will focus on the importance of safe listening as a means of maintaining good hearing across the life course. In 2021, WHO launched the World report on hearing that highlighted the increasing number of people living with and at risk of hearing loss,