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9 March 2012

ENT GPSI Dr Rakesh Chopra outlines five key developments in ear, nose and throat medicine.

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ENT GPSI Dr Rakesh Chopra outlines five key developments in ear, nose and throat medicine.

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To provide an update on five recent key developments in ENT and their impact on GP practice:

  1. Updated guidance on management of sore throat and the indications for tonsillectomy
  2. Evidence suggesting proton-pump inhibitors can induce symptoms of extraoesophageal reflux
  3. Studies confirming the link between rhinitis and asthma
  4. Balloon sinuplasty shown to be safe and effective as a treatment for chronic sinusitis
  5. NICE guidance on cochlear implants
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Dr Rakesh Chopra is ENT GPSI at Halton and St Helens PCT.
 
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