The role of a mobile hearing application in secondary care ENT (HAppENT).

Objective: Sudden hearing loss is a common presentation to ENT. In the authors' practice, patients often wait many weeks for formal hearing testing. This study aimed to assess whether a tablet-based hearing test, hearTest, could aid clinical decision-making within secondary care ENT.

The effectiveness of conservative management for retropharyngeal abscesses greater than 2 cm.

Objectives: Conservative management for retropharyngeal abscesses <2 cm is now a first line option. It is unclear if conservative management can be used to manage larger abscesses without increased morbidity and mortality.

Study Design: A prospective case series was performed from 2012 to 2015 by the Otolaryngology department of the San Fernando General Hospital involving pediatric patients who presented with retropharyngeal abscesses.