ENT Insights & Articles

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Head and Neck

Parotid Gland Tumours: Tests and Treatment Planning

Understand Parotid Gland Tumours: Tests and Treatment Planning—how it is assessed, which care options may be discussed, and which symptoms need prompt medical.

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Balance and Dizziness

Balance Problems After Vestibular Neuritis: Recovery and Rehabilitation

Understand why imbalance can last after vestibular neuritis and how assessment and vestibular rehabilitation may support recovery.

Worker wearing earmuffs in a noisy workshop

Ear and Hearing

Hearing Protection at Work: Earplugs, Earmuffs and Safe Exposure

Review common workplace noise risks, how hearing protection programmes work, and why correct fit and monitoring matter.

Nose and Sinuses

Changes in Smell With Age: What Is Typical and What Needs Review

Learn how smell can change over time, what other causes should be considered, and how to reduce safety risks when smell is reduced.

Medical illustration of the upper airway during sleep with airflow narrowing

Sleep and Breathing

Snoring Without Sleep Apnoea: What It Can Mean

Learn common reasons for snoring, signs that suggest sleep apnoea, and when nasal or throat assessment can help.

Voice and Throat

Recurrent Tonsillitis: When Is Surgery Discussed?

Understand Recurrent Tonsillitis: When Is Surgery Discussed?—how it is assessed, which care options may be discussed, and which symptoms need prompt medical.

Medical illustration comparing the outer, middle and inner ear

Ear and Hearing

Conductive vs Sensorineural Hearing Loss: What the Difference Means

Understand the two broad types of hearing loss, how hearing tests distinguish them, and why the cause guides management.

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Voice and Throat

Persistent Hoarseness: Causes and When to See an ENT Specialist

Explore common reasons for a hoarse voice, practical voice-care steps, what an ENT assessment may involve, and warning signs that need earlier review.

Head and Neck

Parotidectomy Recovery: Protecting Facial Nerve Function

Understand Parotidectomy Recovery: Protecting Facial Nerve Function—how it is assessed, which care options may be discussed, and which symptoms need prompt.

Voice and Throat

Reinke’s Oedema: A Cause of a Deep or Rough Voice

Understand Reinke’s Oedema: A Cause of a Deep or Rough Voice—how it is assessed, which care options may be discussed, and which symptoms need prompt medical.

Medical illustration of the larynx and throat with reflux pathway shown schematically

Voice and Throat

Reflux-Related Throat Symptoms: Understanding LPR

Learn how reflux may contribute to throat clearing, cough or hoarseness, why symptoms are not specific, and how assessment guides management.

Ear and Hearing

One-Sided Hearing Loss: Causes and Assessment

Understand One-Sided Hearing Loss: Causes and Assessment—how it is assessed, which care options may be discussed, and which symptoms need prompt medical attention.