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From the editor MarApr 2022
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS), Editor, ENT & Audiology News; Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.net If you were a gastroenterologist or an ankle surgeon, you might have imagined that it would...RCSI CT2 Tracheostomy Training Day
RCSI hosted a one-day blended workshop for ENT trainees, incorporating both didactic and interactive elements, on tracheostomy and emergency airway management.1st VIRTM (Vestibular Implant and Related Technologies Meeting)
On 16 April, the first Vestibular Implant and Related Technology Meeting (VIRTM) took place as an online event. Over 800 colleagues from 86 countries across all continents participated in this symposium with the purpose of sharing knowledge in the field...EAONO 2021
Dear Colleagues and Friends, I sincerely trust you and all your loved ones have remained well during these tumultuous times. You will recall that in March 2020 we took the decision to postpone the EAONO meeting in September 2020 to...Africa Health
Gearing up for a return to in-person business after last year’s fully online offering, Africa Health is expected to host over 8000 people representing 56 countries. “We will bring together healthcare industry influencers and thought leaders from various disciplines to...The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2022
More than 300 otolaryngologists, both residents and consultants, attended the 2022 annual meeting of the Israeli Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. The speakers represented a remarkably broad spectrum of expertise, including otology and neurotology, rhinology, head and neck, laryngology, paediatric otolaryngology, as well as facial plastics and reconstruction.Covid-19 Tips and insights
The following blog articles have been kindly provided by Eric Levi. For more from Eric Levi, visit https://ericlevi.com/blog/ COVID19 affects everyone Posted on 01/04/2020 by Eric Levi Here’s a report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention looking at...The era of lateral flow tests in ENT
The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the versatility of lateral flow tests (LFTs), with heavy endorsement from healthcare professionals and a greater awareness among the general public.
The vitamin D deficiency and recurrent BPPV debate revisited
The role of calcium metabolism and disorders of bone mineral density in the evolution and recurrence of BPPV has been debated over the years. As a contribution to this debate, the authors undertook a prospective study into the correlation between...
Smartphone hearing test
Our Editors’ Choice for this edition reviews an article looking at the use of a smartphone app for hearing screening. We have all had to integrate telehealth into our practice to some extent recently and this paper examines a teleaudiology...
Vocal fold motion impairment following intubation – how likely is it to recover?
Ed’s Choice reviews a timely paper investigating prolonged intubation on vocal fold motion. The current scientific literature is dominated by studies examining COVID-19 and its widespread effects on health and healthcare delivery but will be old news by the time...
