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How to tell if a bone anchored hearing device is working?

1 May 2014 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric, Auditory Implants, Neurotology, Otology
Bone anchored hearing aids are becoming increasingly more commonplace with more than 120,000 users worldwide. These devices are based on the principle of direct bone conduction, where sound is transmitted directly through the skull via a titanium implant to the...
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Smartphone hearing test

7 January 2021 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric | Hearing loss, mass screening, mobile applications, sensitivity and specificity
Our Editors’ Choice for this edition reviews an article looking at the use of a smartphone app for hearing screening. We have all had to integrate telehealth into our practice to some extent recently and this paper examines a teleaudiology...

Audiology Training – Time to change our Spots? A student’s perspective of the Scientist Training Programme

1 March 2015 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric
In the “Just-so Stories”, the accomplished wordsmith Rudyard Kipling details how the leopard got his spots. Which concludes that the leopard will never change his appearance again as he is quite content just the way he is. The former degree...

BAA to host World Congress of Audiology in 2028

13 April 2022
The British Academy of Audiology is delighted to have won its bid to host the International Society of Audiology’s World Congress in 2028 (WCA2028). The 38th Congress will be hosted in Edinburgh, 23-26 April 2028.

38th World Congress of Audiology 2028

23 April 2028 -26 April 2028 | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric
With 1,200 delegates expected to attend, it will be a perfect chance to shine the light on UK audiology, with its unique environment with the National Health Service (NHS) providing the world’s largest healthcare service that is free at the point of delivery.

RNID’s campaign to restore NHS earwax removal services in the UK

3 May 2024 |
Wax removal in the UK has become a topic of intense discussion. Here, Crystal Rolfe discusses the RNID’s findings and approach to tackling the issue. Earwax build-up can cause painful and distressing symptoms – a 2022 RNID survey found people...

How entrepreneurs can integrate hearables into their clinic

1 March 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Brian Taylor provides an interesting perspective on market segmentation of the hearing impaired population, and how as clinicians and entrepreneurs we need to be able to recognise the different approaches that are required to address the large percentage of the...

Barriers to cochlear implantation in low resource settings

9 September 2020 | | Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric, Auditory Implants
The benefits of early detection and rehabilitation of hearing loss in children, especially through cochlear implantation, are unequivocal. However, access to these valuable resources is far from equal and universal. Identifying the barriers is the first major step in addressing...

Embracing the changes prompted by lockdown

2 November 2020 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, COVID-19
March 2020 introduced the concept of lockdown to audiology services in the NHS, prompting a rethink of how to best provide hearing care. In this issue, we hear from Hanna Jeffery, a Clinical Scientist working at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital...

What’s new in hearing aid technology? Requisites for successful implementation of eHealth in hearing health care

1 May 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Like Eeyore in AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh stories it appears we all will soon have a personal cloud, but unlike Eeyore this will be something to celebrate! The future of hearing aid technology is in the cloud argues Uwe...

Audiology in this issue...Connected Health in Audiology: The Future of Hearing Healthcare

1 November 2019 |
Melanie Ferguson, PhD, Head of Audiological Science, National Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney, Australia. E: melanie.ferguson@nal.gov.au Twitter: @Mel_Ferguson1 Danielle Glista, PhD, Assistant Professor, The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University; National Centre for Audiology, Western University,...

Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with tinnitus

1 May 2019 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Tinnitus
Tinnitus remains one of the most prevalent and distressing audiological symptoms. Although specialist tinnitus services are in high demand, geographical and service constraints result in limited access to these services. Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) has been developed to provide...