Introduction
An exponential rise in cases and deaths from COVID-19 in early 2020 led to the implementation of the first COVID Lockdown in the UK.
As lock down and social distancing were implemented, we observed what seemed to be a dramatic alteration in emergency presentations to our unit.
This study compares pre COVID-19 emergency ENT presentations with those recorded during 1st Lockdown. We examined the overall numbers; range of conditions encountered and discuss the implications for ENT services in future pandemics.