This new edition of the best-selling ABC of Otolaryngology offers an up-to-date overview of otolaryngology, and head and neck surgery (ENT). Now in its fifth edition, the ABC of Ear, Nose and Throat advises on how best to manage patients with the most common ENT-related problems.


Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition includes extra chapters on facial pain, head and neck tumours, sleep apnoea and epistaxis, as well as recent advances in ENT evaluation and investigations (especially CT and MRI) and minimally invasive techniques. New material on voice, breathing and swallowing disorders, hearing impairment and cochlear implants has been added, with new pictures, illustrations and algorithms throughout.
CONTENTS: 1. Pain in the Ear: Harold Ludman (King's College Hospital)

2. Discharge from the Ear: Harold Ludman (King's College Hospital)

3. Hearing Impairment and Tinnitus in Adults: Harold Ludman (King's College Hospital, London)

4. Adult Hearing Rehabilitation and Cochlear Implants: Kevin Gibbin (Queens Medical Centre)

5. Childhood Hearing Loss: David Albert (Great Ormond Street Hospital)

6. Acoustic Neuromas and other Cerebello Pontine Angle Tumours: Anthony Wright (University College London)

7. Vertigo: Harold Ludman (King's College Hospital, London)

8. Facial Palsy: Iain Swan (Gartnavel General Hospital)

9. Paranasal Sinus Diseases and Infections: Parag M Patel (Royal Surrey County Hospital) and Julian Rowe-Jones (Guildford Nuffield Hospital)

10. Facial Pain: Nick S Jones (Queens Medical Centre)

11. Sore Throats: William McKerrow (Raigmore Hospital) and Patrick J Bradley (University of Nottingham)

12. Breathing Disorders: Vinidh Paleri, Patrick J Bradley (University of Nottingham)

13. Swallowing Problems: Vinidh Paleri, Patrick J Bradley (University of Nottingham)

14. Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Anshul Sama (Queens Medical Centre)

15. Hoarseness and Voice Problems: Julian McGlashan (Queens Medical Centre), Declan Costello (John Radcliffe Hospital) and Patrick J Bradley (University of Nottingham)

16. Trauma, Injuries and Foreign Bodies: Archana Vats (St Mary's Hospital), Antony Narula (St Mary's Hospital) and Patrick J Bradley (University of Nottingham)

17. Epistaxis, Catarrh, Glossodynia, Halitosis and Somatization: Nick S Jones (Queens Medical Centre) and Patrick J Bradley (University of Nottingham)

18. Neck Swellings: Shahed Quraishi (Doncaster Royal Infirmary) and Patrick J Bradley (University of Nottingham)

19. Head and Neck Cancer: Patrick J Bradley (University of Nottingham)
Index