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Good news regarding Quantified Microbiome, we are getting closer to monitoring our gut bacteria ourselves and seeing if there really is any damage from antibiotics. A recent article by Carl Zimmer talks about this in greater detail. Here’s an excerpt: Some of my friends are sporting wristbands…

Nirmal appears in the most recent Frontiers Magazine for Macquarie University. Nirmal’s patient outlines her experience of having a very rare vascular tumour (rare ear tumour) removed at Macquarie.

​​Looking to have better sleep? More and more research is demonstrating the effect of screens on sleep. This work on teenagers showed that using orange glasses to filter the blue light helps: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21651112-screens-bedtime-harm-sleep-effect-biggest-teenagers-sleep…

ENT Pod cast from Dr Nirmal Patel discussing Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. …

Here is an interesting article in economist.com that highlights the dangers of head trauma in sport: Bang to rights – Science is taking big steps toward understanding the impact of concussion …

High definition endoscopic ear surgery (EES) redefines traditional middle ear anatomical perspectives. The surgeon can observe in situ anatomical relationships with angled objectives in a way that the traditional microscopic view, with step-wise removal of structures is unable to achieve. The identical surgical view for…

Objective This update of a 2004 guideline codeveloped by the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians, provides evidence-based recommendations to manage otitis media with effusion (OME), defined as the presence of…