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In conversation with Bill Gibson, Richard Ramsden and Shakeel Saeed

1 September 2017 | | Auditory Implants, Audiology - Paediatric, Audiology - Adult, ENT, Otology, Paediatric ENT
The surgical aspect of cochlear implantation is both a joy and a challenge – which is why we love it! In this article, Simon Freeman draws on the wisdom of his three previous mentors, sharing pearls from some of the...

The rise of a medical ‘mirrorworld’

1 September 2019 | | ENT, Head and Neck
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are concepts we’ve heard of, but only seen in films such as Terminator, Minority Report and Mission Impossible. In this article, Tom Lovelock describes how AR/VR will impact our lives. A recent article...

Doctors’ health and wellbeing: depression in surgeons

1 January 2014 | | ENT
Dr Clare Gerada and Richard Jones work for the Practitioner Health Programme (PHP), a specialist service for doctors and dentists in the London area with mental health / addiction problems (www.php.nhs.uk). Here they discuss some of their preliminary findings (specific...

Out of Africa: Audiovannah audiology clinic in Zimbabwe

1 March 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Audiovannah reception area. In 2015 two Danish audiologists, Jenny Pedersen and Nicolai Pedersen, relocated to Zimbabwe and opened a full service audiology clinic (Audiovannah) in the capital city of Harare. The focus has been to give back as much as...

Hearing care systems – European examples

1 May 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric
In this article, Vice President of the European Federation of Hard of Hearing, Lidia Best, explores the drivers for improvement and change in European hearing care systems. In 2010, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) issued the EN-15927 European Standard...

The evolving role of OAEs in newborn hearing screening

1 May 2018 | | Audiology - Paediatric
An admission on emissions from James Hall! OAEs hold an established place in the screening of infants; Professor Hall introduces how OAEs established this position and the advances keeping the test relevant to today’s infant screening battery. Introduction Truthfully, when...

Canine hearing testing and the role of otoacoustic emission tests

1 May 2018 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric
Otoacoustic emissions testing is an accepted method of hearing testing in humans, but have you ever considered the situation in dogs? This article discusses deafness and hearing testing in dogs and the current role of OAE testing in this species....

Ear wax: the good, the bad, and the ugly

2 March 2022 | | Audiology - Adult, Otology
With ear wax removal being a core part of ENT and audiology services, Seth Schwartz gives us his dos and don’ts. We have all seen cartoons where a character pulls enough wax out of their ears to make a candle....

Mindfulness meditation: how personal experience of managing severe pain contributes to understanding tinnitus management

6 January 2023 | | Audiology - Adult, Tinnitus
In this interesting article the author describes the potential benefit of mindfulness in the management of tinnitus, using a case report to illustrate this.This may well be an additional direction we can suggest for our patients. Mindfulness is a word...

In conversation with Gregory W. Randolph, President of the AAO-HNS

1 March 2017 | | ENT, Head and Neck
The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) is the world’s largest otolaryngology, head and neck surgical organisation. Declan Costello caught up with its new President, Dr Gregory W. Randolph. Dr Gregory W. Randolph. Congratulations on your...

EBM and ENT: In conversation with Martin Burton

1 January 2017 | | ENT
As part of our new Evidence-Based Medicine section, we’re honoured to feature an interview with Professor Martin Burton, Director of the UK Cochrane Centre. Professor Burton is Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Oxford and Consultant Otolaryngologist at Oxford...

Personal perspective of a hearing aid user: In conversation with Alistair Cruickshank

5 January 2022 | | Audiology - Adult, Auditory Implants
Alistair Cruickshank explains how he has embraced technological changes to improve his day-to-day listening experiences as a hearing aid user. He explains the importance of experimenting and trying out different approaches and how much he values working closely with his...