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Facial filler danger zones

1 March 2017
Non-surgical facial rejuvenation techniques are increasing and are now undertaken by plastic, maxillofacial and ENT surgeons as well as non-surgeon technicians in the private sector. Although the technique of using fillers is less invasive than surgical options, it is not...

Voice issues in transgender individuals

1 September 2015 | | female-to-male transgender, female-to-male transsexual, gender diversity, voice, voice problem, voice treatment
Recently, former decathlete and TV personality, Bruce Jenner, admitted that he is transgender, thereby becoming the most famous and vocal advocate for transgender issues. Transgender refers to female to male or male to female identification. In either case, voice modification...

Disrupting assumptions: how to teach queer concepts to speech and language therapists

3 July 2023 | | Speech and Language Therapy
Policy requiring speech and language therapy courses in America to include multicultural content in their courses was only formally introduced in 1994. Yet sexual orientation was still considered a controversial topic at this time, and it was only in the...

ENT In This Issue - Identity

4 September 2023 |
Guest Section Editor Katherine Conroy, MA (Cantab) MB BChir FRCS (ORL-HNS), Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK. Identity is a nebulous concept that has engrossed philosophers since ancient times. It is, at once, how we feel about ourselves and how others perceive...
Carolyn Falls

SoundPrint: an app for finding quieter restaurants

27 February 2020 | | Audiology - Adult
"Is there any chance the music could be turned down a bit”, I asked our server politely on a rare evening out with my husband. We had spent the previous half-hour shouting at each other, only to have the other...

The changing spectrum of cancer of the oropharynx: dilemmas and future directions

1 March 2016 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Head and Neck
The association of HPV in oropharyngeal cancer has identified a ‘new disease’, with its unique biologic behaviour, and challenges for clinicians in selecting therapeutic combinations offering maximum efficacy and minimum morbidity or long-term sequela currently under study in clinical trials....

EAFPS (European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery) Annual Meeting 2019

18 September 2019 -21 September 2019 | Facial Plastic Surgery
Report by: Nadia Ashraf, Consultant ENT-Facial Plastic Surgeon, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, UK The 2019 annual conference of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) was held at the Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel, The Netherlands, organised by Dirk...

EAFPS 2021

15 September 2021 -18 September 2021 | General Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, ENT, Rhinoplasty, Dermatology, Maxillofacial Surgery, Aesthetic Medicine, Oculoplastics
Following on from the immensely successful virtual EAFPS Conference in 2020 during the COVID pandemic, a return to an in-person face-to-face meeting was greatly welcomed and appreciated by all, allowing us the opportunity to reunite with colleagues from around the...

Audiological testing strategies for children and young people with ASD

3 May 2022 | | Audiology - Paediatric
In 2014 the Hummingbird Clinic was opened, offering a bespoke clinic for children with complex needs or autism. In this article Keiran Joseph shares the wealth of knowledge gained in this clinic over the years and offers some top tips...

Rask-Andersen made honorary member of ENT UK

25 April 2022 |
The inner-ear research laboratory at the University of Uppsala in Sweden has a long tradition of ear research. The department has been linked to such legendary names as Barany (Nobel Laureate), Nylen and Stahle. Now, the head of that department, Professor Helge Rask-Andersen, has been awarded honorary membership of ENT UK.

Audiovestibular findings in children with enlarged vestibular aqueduct

1 November 2015 | | Audiology - Paediatric, Vestibular Disorders
Enlarged vestibular aqueduct is reported to affect up to 15% of the paediatric population with sensorineural hearing loss. Devin McCaslin and Bridget Smith provide an up-to-date overview of the mechanisms and clinical symptoms underlying the condition and share some of...

Team proves secure pathway to the inner ear

5 December 2022
An international team of surgeons and scientists has, for the first time, validated safe surgical access to the central core of the human cochlea.