Journal Reviews

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Benign positional paroxysmal vertigo manoeuvres in children and adolescents: a systematic review

3 July 2023 | | Otology | benign paroxysmal, canalith repositioning manoeuvre, childhood, positional nystagmus, positional vertigo

In this paper of Saniasiaya et al, the literature review is conducted in accordance to the PRISMA consensus, aiming to investigate the outcomes of canalith repositioning manoeuvres (CRM) to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in a paediatric and young...

Better or barrier: what do healthcare professionals think about teletherapy?

6 September 2021 | | ENTA-Speech and Language Therapy | children, language assessment, telehealth

Most healthcare professionals will have had to dabble in using some kind of telehealth platform over the last 18 months or so. And most of us will have had some reservations, or have colleagues who just weren’t sure about Zoom,...

Strategies to improve early development of vocabulary post-cochlear implantation

1 January 2019 | | cochlear implants, early receptive skills, fine motor development, gesture use, vocabulary, young children

Cochlear Implantation (CI) is now the standard of care for rehabilitation of children with bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. It improves the children’s linguistic input and helps them to develop language. The literature published so far has shown...

Allergy testing in children with beta-lactam hypersensitivity

1 July 2018 | | beta-lactam hypersensitivity, child, oral challenge, skin tests

The beta-lactam antibiotic is commonly used in treating ENT infections in childhood. However, its use can be limited by reported hypersensitivity or allergy to the antibiotic. This is largely attributed to the previous development of skin rashes while being on...

Postoperative recovery in children after ENT surgery

1 March 2017 | | Otorhinolaryngologic diseases, ambulatory surgical procedures, child, recovery of function, self report

This Belgian prospective study reported on the postoperative recovery time after routine ENT surgery (grommets, adenotonsillectomy), and compared parental estimations of postoperative pain with those of the child themselves (however, the authors do admit that many of the children included...

Comparison of linguistic profiles in three groups of children with hearing loss and specific language impairment

1 March 2017 | | children, cochlear implant, expressive language, hearing impairment, memory, specific language impairment

Spoken language deficits in children with hearing loss early in life are attributed to auditory speech perception limitations. It is assumed that hearing following cochlear implants (CIs) will improve these language deficits. However, the studies have shown that although cochlear...

Is Dymista® useful for paediatric allergic rhinitis?

1 September 2016 | | MP-AzeFlu, assessment, azelastine, children, dymista, fluticasone propionate, seasonal allergic rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis (AR) affects up to 14.6% of the paediatric population. Whilst a recent Cochrane review has considered the evidence for intranasal corticosteroids as `weak and unreliable’ in paediatric AR, this product is a novel formulation combining Fluticasone and Azelastine...

Impaired music perception in children with specific language impairment

1 July 2016 | | children, music, specific language impairment (SLI)

This study compares musical skills of children with typical language development with those of children with specific language impairment. Both groups received a test consisting of a melody and a song identification along with a test battery to assess receptive...

Working with clients of communication disorders from culturally and linguistically diverse populations

1 May 2016 | | cross-cultural, cross-linguistic, family, school-aged children, speech and language therapists

Speech language therapists (SLTs) deliver evidence based services worldwide for communication disorders to culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) populations. They have to modify their approaches and tailor them to the needs of their students / patients. This article studies the...

Relationship between ART and language development

1 May 2015 | | Assisted Oocyte Activation, Assisted Reproduction Technology, ICSI, children, language development, outcome

Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) and especially more invasive techniques of ART may be associated with an increase in neurodevelopmental problems including language delay. Some studies have reported slightly worse perinatal outcomes of IVF babies compared to naturally conceived babies. The...

The Impact of sleep endoscopy for paediatric obstructive sleep-disordered breathing

1 May 2015 | | Sleep-disordered breathing, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, snoring, drug-induced sleep endoscopy, polysomnography, children

Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is not always resolved or improved with adenotonsillectomy. Persistent or complex cases of paediatric OSA may be due to sites of obstruction in the airway other than the tonsils and adenoids. Investigation of paediatric obstructive...

Hearing loss in the young and self-esteem

1 May 2015 | | cochlear implant, hearing loss, children, adolescents, self-esteem, quality of life

How can those involved in the care of children with hearing loss identify those at risk of low self-esteem? This study provides some guidance. Overall differences from hearing peers in terms of communication skills, physical appearance and social maturity place...