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EEMG evoked electromyogram<br />

EMLA eutectic mixture of local anaesthetic<br />

EPS exophthalmos producing substance<br />

Er:YAG erbium: YAG (laser)<br />

ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate<br />

EUA examination under anaesthetic<br />

FBC full blood count<br />

FESS functional endoscopic sinus surgery<br />

FNA fine needle aspiration<br />

FNAC fine needle aspiration cytology<br />

FTA fluorescent treponemal antibody test<br />

GASH gender, age, stage and histology<br />

GDNF glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor<br />

GPN glossopharyngeal neuralgia<br />

HIB Haemophilus influenzae type B<br />

HL hearing level<br />

Ho:YAG holmium: YAG (laser)<br />

HPL half-peak level<br />

HPLE half-peak level elevation<br />

HPV human papillomavirus<br />

HSV herpes simplex virus<br />

IAM internal auditory meatus<br />

IHC inner hair cell<br />

IR intrinsic rhinitis<br />

ITC ‘in the canal’<br />

ITE ‘in the ear’<br />

KTP potassium titanyl phosphate (laser)<br />

MEN multiple endocrine neoplasia<br />

MRI magnetic resonance imaging<br />

MSGC minor salivary gland carcinoma<br />

NARTI nucleoside analogue<br />

NCEPOD National Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths<br />

Nd-YAG neodymium doped-yttrium aluminium garnet (laser)<br />

NF2 neurofibromatosis type 2<br />

NHL non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma<br />

NICE National Institute for Clinical Excellence<br />

NIHL noise-induced hearing loss<br />

NNRTI non-nucleoside<br />

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