He also said that some NHS consultants were being paid to carry out ENT procedures in private clinics in a bid to lower the waiting lists.

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He called in an ENT who does surgery on rare cases and the next morning I was in the OR.

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If the extra clarity and absence of motion blur make you wonder if Orlando Bloom's elf ear is crooked or an Ent isn't blowing in the breeze like a tree ought to, then we might get another 90 years of good ol' 24 frames per second.

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You may be referred to a specialist in ear, nose and throat (ENT) disorders (otolaryngologist) if the problem has been persisting for some time, is not responding to treatment, or has occurred frequently.

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But in this week's Scrubbing Up, consultant ENT surgeon Andrew McCombe, honorary secretary of ENT UK, warns the cuts have gone too far and patients are paying the price.

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The ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists from the Royal Surrey County Hospital are travelling to Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.

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In early August, as the downgrade of U.S. debt and persist ent worries about European banks spun markets into chaos, Lagarde stood firm.

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