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The sleep nasendoscopy learning curve

1 July 2017 | | DISE, Drug-induced sedation endoscopy, Obstructive sleep apnea hypoapnea syndrome, Sleep disordered breathing, Sleep endoscopy, VOTE classification
There seems to be no accepted way of surgically assessing patients with sleep disordered breathing (SDB). Because of this, clinicians fall roughly into three camps: those who just use one operation for all patients, those who have given up surgery...

HIMSA announces Noah ES Webinar: “It Really is Much Easier” on February 29th

7 February 2024 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Research & Development
In the daily hustle and bustle of a hearing care practice, it’s sometimes hard to find time to consider upgrading to new and better software.

Type 2 diabetes and BPPV

1 July 2016 | | Type 2 Diabetes, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, hypertension
Previous research has shown an association between BPPV and certain medical conditions such as hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and type 1 diabetes. The authors in this retrospective observational study investigated the interaction between BPPV and type 2 diabetes by examining the ‘role...

Cochlear implantation in SSD

1 July 2016 |
There are currently several trials for cochlear implantation (CI) in single-sided deafness (SSD) being undertaken to answer some of the questions this paper from New York raises. Who is best suited to receive one? What are their outcomes and how...

Person-centred care, enhancing audiology student understanding across the globe

4 July 2024 | | Audiology - Adult
Over 200 students registered for a multinational virtual event facilitated by the Ida Institute. The aim was to determine levels of student understanding and approaches to person-centred care (PCC), alongside the opportunity to evaluate the benefits of this approach to...

When should that child’s wet ear be operated on?

1 September 2015 |
The team from Birmingham have provided a meta-analysis to answer the question of when to perform a type 1 tympanoplasty on chronic paediatric perforations (under 18 year olds). Forty-five studies were included which resulted in 2609 cases. Closure rate at...

Landmark clinical trial into treatment for severe hearing loss launches

3 January 2022
Researchers at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre and the University of Nottingham are launching a new study, sponsored by the University of Nottingham, which will inform the most effective treatment for people with severe hearing loss globally (those with...

Celebrating CIICA's first anniversary

1 March 2022
It was cause for a double celebration: not only was 25 February named as International Cochlear Implant Day, but it was the first anniversary of the CI International Community of Action (CIICA).

Independent lab tests and rates hearing aids

5 February 2023
HearAdvisor is a new audio testing lab designed to understand how the performance of hearing aids differs.

BIOHIT launches new quick test to help streamline gastroscopy referrals

19 June 2023 | Research & Development
BIOHIT HealthCare Ltd will be attending the upcoming BSG Live 2023 conference in Liverpool, where it will unveil a revolutionary new test to support decision making for gastroscopy referrals and improve the early detection of gastric cancer.

Superior semicircular canal dehiscence: transmastoid obliteration

1 September 2017 | | Audiology - Diagnostic, ENT, Head and Neck, Vestibular Disorders, 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...

Update on the development of an implantable vestibular prosthesis

1 November 2015 | | Auditory Implants, ENT, Vestibular Disorders
Cochlear implants have revolutionised the management of profound hearing loss. Might vestibular implants be the future for the treatment of bilateral vestibular failure? James Johnston and Neil Donnelly explore. The vestibular system is highly complex, integrating visual, labyrinthine and proprioceptive...