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Impact of outer ear problems in Northern Ethiopia: experiences of a global outreach clinic

2 March 2022 | | ENT, Audiology - Adult, Otology
Outer ear disease is one of the commonest reasons for attending the ENT clinic in Ethiopia, just as in the UK. Very little has been published on the experiences of ENT clinics in Ethiopia. Here Yilkal Tassew, Seid Temam and...
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Lateral skull base surgery using the endoscope

1 July 2021 | | Skull Base Surgery | Acoustic neuroma, Cerebrospinal fluid, Cholesteatoma, Cholesterin granuloma, Endoscopic ear surgery, Facial nerve tumor, Paraganglioma, Vestibular schwannoma
Endoscopic lateral skull base surgery could be performed via less invasive techniques due to wide panoramic visualisation of the operative field. With less invasive techniques, patients have been shown to require shorter recovery time and reduced postoperative pain. In this...
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Endoscopic stapes surgery - pearls and pitfalls

4 May 2021 | | Otology | Endoscopic ear surgery, Middle ear disease, Stapedotom, Surgical techniques
Endoscopic ear surgery has gained popularity in recent years with wide panoramic visualisation of the operative field one of its key strengths. This article summarises the approach, set-up and outcomes of patients undergoing endoscopic stapes surgery. A key step during...

Using tele-audiology in Zambia’s ear and hearing care desert

4 May 2021 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Addressing the medical desert with tele-audiology and tele-education. If a ‘medical desert’ is defined as a community that lives more than 60 miles away from the nearest acute care hospital, then try to imagine an appropriate term for a situation...

Supporting music listening through cochlear implant services – experience from a UK adult clinic on supporting musical engagement

3 September 2021 | | ENT, Otology, Auditory Implants
The perception and enjoyment of music is central to many people’s lives. Harriet Crook (herself a cochlear implant recipient) tells us about important work in this area for people using hearing aids and CIs. There is now a wealth of...

Using tele-audiology in Zambia’s ear and hearing care desert

4 May 2021 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Addressing the medical desert with tele-audiology and tele-education. If a ‘medical desert’ is defined as a community that lives more than 60 miles away from the nearest acute care hospital, then try to imagine an appropriate term for a situation...

The ear-brain connection in cochlear implant users: learning to listen again

26 June 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Auditory Implants, Neurotology, ENT
While the cochlear implant (CI) has been a tremendous success in restoring hearing to deaf individuals, the implantation outcome still varies across CI users [1]. Some demographic factors, such as duration of deafness, and peripheral factors, such as electrode placement,...

The Royal Society of Medicine Laryngology and Rhinology Section Lecture Series

2 December 2022 -3 March 2023
The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Laryngology and Rhinology Section hosted a much-welcomed lecture series that re-ignited the face-to-face meeting scene following a post-COVID lull across academic societies. The excitement and energy amongst colleagues, friends and mentors was palpable as...

In conversation with Professor Claire Hopkins

3 March 2021 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus, COVID-19
There can be few ENT surgeons who have had such a pivotal role in the COVID pandemic as Claire Hopkins. She has been instrumental in changing the diagnostic criteria, and has been a frequent presence in the media, as Sean...

In conversation with Shahed Quraishi

7 February 2024 | | ENT
Professor Shahed Quraishi OBE. The ENT Masterclass® has been one of the most successful endeavours in ORL education and training in modern times. It has now been around for two decades. To mark the occasion and celebrate a coming of...

Audiology in this issue...IFOS Vancouver

9 September 2020 |
Erica Zaia, MSc, Registered Audiologist, Certified in Vestibular Assessment and Management, Founder/Director, Audio-Vestibular Clinic, Vancouver, Canada. E: ericazaia@hotmail.com www.vestibular.ca ‘These unprecedented times.’ I believe that this is one of the most used sentences in the English language in 2020. And...

New toolkit educates GPs on how to support hearing loss patients

8 February 2021
An educational toolkit developed by the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), in collaboration with hearing loss charity RNID and NHS England & Improvement, aims to support GPs to deliver care for patients with hearing loss. The RGCP toolkit, sponsored by...