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Evidence based practice in paediatric audiology

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Audiology, like most of the health sciences professions, has been working on integrating evidence-based practice principles since the mid-1990s [1]. Professional organisations and regulatory colleges have produced evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, disseminated them to audiologists and collaborated with practitioners to...

Tele-audiometry – a ShoeBOX solution

1 July 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Auditory Implants
Access to hearing assessment is a global challenge. In relation to the global burden of hearing loss World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) recent estimate (2013) is that 360 million people in the world have disabling hearing impairment. Two-thirds of these people...

Superior semicircular canal dehiscence: transmastoid obliteration

1 September 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders, ENTA - Otology
Sometimes patients with dizziness turn out to have slightly more unusual causes of their problem. Thomas Milner and Georgios Kontorinis describe their technique for managing patients who have a diagnosis of superior canal dehiscence as an identified cause of their...

In conversation with Nick Jones

1 May 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
“I admit to having felt vulnerable and anxious about exposing my work to scrutiny, and I still do.” From nasal reconstruction to poetry composition: retired rhinologist, Nick Jones - author of new poetry collection, Encounter - tells us more about...

The role of artificial intelligence and applications in ENT surgery

4 July 2024 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
AI is progressing apace. If you’re wondering how it might affect our working lives in ENT, read on for insights and a pilot study that show us what may be possible. The recent launch of ChatGPT, an open access artificial...

Hearing aid microphone considerations for binaural hearing: When to select natural or aggressive directional microphone technology?

1 July 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Should I use omni-directional or fixed directionality? Does it make a difference if I’m fitting a unilateral hearing loss? Mark Laureyns discusses the current evidence on directional microphones and provides practical advice on the systems and when to employ them....

Clinical strategies for improving music listening

3 September 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Auditory Implants
For audiologists and patients alike, the technical challenges of fitting hearing aids for music are well known. Drs Greasley and Crook introduce their research and top tips for improving satisfaction in this important topic. Hearing aids are often problematic for...

Early detection pathways for congenital cytomegalovirus for infants referred from the newborn hearing screen

4 March 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
This article discusses requirements for an early congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) detection pathway to ensure children do not miss out on the opportunity for timely diagnosis and treatment. The pathways described are currently in use in England and apply to well...

In conversation with Simone Botha Welgemoed, dancer and model

1 July 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
In this article, Simone Botha Welgemoed shares deep insights on what it is like to have a profound hearing loss and cochlear implant as a professional ballet dancer and model, and the challenges she faced from childhood to get to...

Covid-19 Tips and insights

26 March 2020 | | ENTA - General
The following blog articles have been kindly provided by Eric Levi. For more from Eric Levi, visit https://ericlevi.com/blog/ COVID19 affects everyone Posted on 01/04/2020 by Eric Levi Here’s a report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention looking at...

Will it ever happen?

1 November 2014 |
Audiology is a rapidly evolving field, with many exciting developments on the horizon. David Baguley identified some topics of interest, and asked some international experts ‘will it ever happen?’ Gene therapy for deafness After years of development, gene therapy for...

Minimally invasive techniques for benign salivary gland obstruction

13 June 2017 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Salivary gland obstruction is a common condition – it is recognised by a complaint of intermittent meal-time swelling of the affected salivary gland and can be accompanied by recurrent infections. Imaging can identify the nature and location of an obstruction...