Journal Reviews

Quality of life in adolescence

2 November 2020 | Kerri Millward | ENTA-Auditory Implants | Adolescents, Cochlear Implant(s), Hearing Loss, Quality of Life, Self-esteem

Adolescence can be a difficult time and the added complexity of a hearing loss can exacerbate feelings during this period. In the literature, there are mixed findings that show while some children with hearing loss score poorly on some aspects...

The applicability and reliability of SHIMP, a new vestibular test, in adolescents

1 May 2019 | Victor Osei-Lah | Neurotology, ENTA-Tinnitus | Adolescents, suppression head impulse test (SHIMP), vestibular test, video head impulse test

The video head impulse (now called the head impulse paradigm – HIMP) is now a routine test battery in neuro-otological practice. Few will be familiar with the new suppression head impulse paradigm (SHIMP) test. The key difference is that, in...