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Occupational dust exposure and nasal polyposis

1 January 2019 |
This interesting European cross-sectional study demonstrates a link between occupational dust exposure and the presence of nasal polyposis. A random sample of textile workers (215) and retail store employees (101) in Portugal was taken, with clinical data gathered through a...

Deaf Culture: Exploring Deaf Communities in the United States

10 October 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric
This book is intended as an introductory text for those studying deaf studies or American Sign Language in the USA. It is written by a mix of deaf and hearing authors and perhaps some of its shortcoming in feeling like...

Laryngeal and Tracheobronchial Stenosis

1 August 2020 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Management of patients with laryngeal and tracheobronchial stenosis is extremely challenging and complex and truly requires a multidisciplinary approach in its management. This book, written by experts in their respective fields, provides a detailed and up-to-date overview of the subject...

Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea hypopneoa syndrome (OSAHS) without sleep studies

6 October 2017 | | Child, Early Diagnosis, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Questionnaire
Polysomnography is considered the ‘gold standard’ in the diagnosis of sleep apnoea but it is expensive and difficult to perform in children. Diagnosis based on subjective judgement is often inaccurate. An accurate diagnostic scale based on clinical parameters could obviate...

Previous radiotherapy does not cause worse outcomes in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer

1 July 2017 | | outcomes, radiation exposure, radiotherapy, thyroid cancer
Radiation exposure from nuclear incidents, especially in childhood, is known to increase the risk of thyroid cancer. This large retrospective study from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre sought to determine if thyroid cancers in patients with prior exposure to...

The birth of the TWJ Foundation

14 October 2022
For nearly 50 years, the TWJ Foundation has been promoting the advancement of otology and audiology through education and research. David Wright looks back at its first half century.

Assessment of genetic disorders: congenital sensorineural hearing loss

1 November 2014 | | ENT, Genetics, Otology
Severe or profound sensorineural hearing impairment (SNHI) is a common birth defect, affecting approximately 1 in 1000 newborns [1]. SNHI may result from environmental causes or have a genetic basis. The genetic causes can be further subdivided into non-syndromic (isolated...

“Oh Manchester is Wonderful”...And other chants you might hear from the football stands or at BACO

1 January 2018 | | ENT
Chris Potter is a lad of the North West, and we see him here letting his bleach blond hair grow out to show us his Northern roots. When I was a lad, Manchester was a troubled city in apparent terminal...

The structure and function of DNA

1 November 2014 | | ENT
DNA structure and replication Genetic information within multicellular organisms, including man, is stored in molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which reside within the chromosomes of each cell nucleus. A DNA molecule consists of two very long chains, or strands, of...

From the editor November/December 2023

3 November 2023 |
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS),Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.netTw: @Voicedoctor_uk There can be no more pressing and worrying issue in the global consciousness than climate change. The alarming rise of disinformation...

SFO Conference 2021

9 October 2021 | ENT, Otology, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
The Student and Foundation Doctors in Otolaryngology (SFO) Conference 2021 kicked off to a great start with a very warm welcome from SFO UK Chair Mr Dheeraj Karamchandani and Professor Nirmal Kumar, ENT UK President. The friendly and encouraging tone...

AUDIOLOGY - In conversation with Yury Konstantinovich Yanov

1 July 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, ENT
Focussing on trauma and the military, it is fitting to include this interview with ENT Professor and Russian Army General Yury Konstantinovich Yanov. Professor Gerard O’Donoghue had the honour of putting some questions to this eminent figure in Russian ENT,...