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19th TSESI Hands-On Cadaver Dissection Course

13 March 2022 -16 March 2022 | ENT, Otology, Rhinology / Sinus
The Tarabichi Stammberger Ear & Sinus Institute (TSESI), a joint dream venture of Dr Muaaz Tarabichi and the late Professor Heinz Stammberger, conducted the 19th TSESI Hands-On Cadaver Dissection Course after a long wait of over 18 months. The course is offered for continuing medical education of residents, fellows, and practicing physicians through didactic lectures and hands-on fresh frozen cadaver dissections.

Vascular vertigo and dizziness: diagnostic criteria

3 November 2022 | | Neurotology | Vertigo, brainstem, cerebellum, dizziness, imbalance, infarction, stroke
This diagnostic criteria is one of the latest produced by The Bárány Society. It is a useful addition to previous ones for vestibular disorders. Vascular vertigo/dizziness by definition is caused by stroke, transient ischaemic attack (TIA), isolated labyrinthine infarction/haemorrhage and...

The pioneers of endoscopy and the sword swallowers

3 March 2021 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Adolf Kussmaul drew inspiration from an unlikely source to further the development of endoscopy… The early pioneers of airway endoscopy and oesophagoscopy were bedevilled by two major and seemingly insurmountable problems. One was the paucity of light sources, with reliance...

The ear, nose and throat anaesthesia practice of Dr John Snow (1813-58)

3 November 2022 | | ENT
News of the first successful public demonstration of general anaesthesia in Boston, Massachusetts in October 1846 reached Britain in mid-December of that year. James Robinson, a London dentist, gave the first anaesthetic in the United Kingdom when, on 19 December,...

BIOHIT launches new quick test to help streamline gastroscopy referrals

19 June 2023 | Research & Development
BIOHIT HealthCare Ltd will be attending the upcoming BSG Live 2023 conference in Liverpool, where it will unveil a revolutionary new test to support decision making for gastroscopy referrals and improve the early detection of gastric cancer.

DP Medical partners with Neuranix to bring groundbreaking audiology diagnostic technology to the UK and Ireland

29 September 2023 | Contracts & Distributors
Leading healthcare supplier, DP Medical Systems, has joined forces with Neuranix to bring a brand new, innovative audiology diagnostic device to the UK and Ireland.

20th ASEAN ORL-HNS Congress

13 October 2023 -15 October 2023 | ENT, Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, General Plastic Surgery, Auditory Implants, Otology, Paediatric ENT, Neurotology, Rhinology / Sinus, Rhinoplasty, Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric, Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery, Speech and Language Therapy
Amrita Bhattacharya, Second Year Post-Graduate Trainee, Department of ENT Head & Neck Surgery, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata, India and Miss Rajini Rajagopal, Locum Consultant ENT Surgeon, UK. A pre-congress course on rhinology kicked things...

Wound moisture sensing in traumatic wounds

1 July 2014 | | ENT
Wounds can be small and unpleasant, or may be large and life-threatening. The skin is a physical and an immunological barrier to infection, and any defect in the integrity of the skin may enable bacterial or fungal invasion. The successful...

Evidence-based practice: management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

1 November 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
What is the current evidence for medical management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss? Jessica Choong and Stephen O’Leary present a review of the current evidence of treatments options. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) causes significant distress and, in many cases,...

William Hunter’s work on the anatomy of the human ear

1 September 2015 | | ENT, Otology
The Hunterian Society offers an annual award for an essay and presentation on a subject of relevance to John or William Hunter, or medicine in the 18th Century. This article is based on Emma Stapleton’s 2014 winning essay, which was...

What’s new in electrophysiology?

1 May 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Steve Bell is a lecturer at the University of Southampton and a member of the British Society of Audiology’s (BSA) Special Interest Group in Electrophysiology. Given the current surge in interest in electrophysiology, both in rehabilitation and diagnostic arenas, Steve...

An update on laryngeal reinnervation

1 May 2018 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Laryngeal paralysis remains very difficult to treat, but reinnervation offers many attractions. Laryngeal paralysis presents a unique and varied problem that requires a patient centred approach and a range of treatment options depending on laryngeal and patient factors. There is...