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Prednisolone and/or acyclovir for Bell’s palsy

5 January 2022 | | ENT, Head and Neck
Landmark Paper: Sullivan FM, Swan IRC, Donnan PT, et al. Early treatment with prednisolone or acyclovir in Bell’s Palsy. N Engl J Med 2007;357(16):1598-607. Facial nerve paralysis as a consequence of Bell’s palsy can result in devastating long-term effects on...

CRSwNP and smell – is it just the obstruction?

1 May 2019 | | Neurotology, Otology, ENT, Skull Base Surgery | Type 2/Th2 inflammation, chronic rhinosinusitis, olfaction, olfactory epithelium, sensory neurogenesis
Anosmia and hyposmia are symptoms of CRS both with and without nasal polyps and can significantly affect quality of life. The nature of anosmia/hyposmia is thought to be both sensory-neural and conductive. These authors studied a mouse model in which...

Maintaining a voice throughout the MND journey

1 May 2019 | | Speech and Language Therapy
Amytrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as motor neurone disease (MND), is a progressive neurological disease that destroys the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movements resulting in severe dysarthria in 95% of people with MND. It may lead to...

Monitoring the mouth in ALS

1 January 2019 | | Articulatory assessment, alternating motion rate, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, bulbar motor involvement, speech movement analysis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; or motor neurone disease) is characterised by gradual loss of function in the speech muscles resulting in a progressive deterioration in a person’s ability to communicate. The aim of this study was to investigate the use...

Evidence-based practice: management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

1 November 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
What is the current evidence for medical management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss? Jessica Choong and Stephen O’Leary present a review of the current evidence of treatments options. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) causes significant distress and, in many cases,...

What’s new in electrophysiology?

1 May 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Steve Bell is a lecturer at the University of Southampton and a member of the British Society of Audiology’s (BSA) Special Interest Group in Electrophysiology. Given the current surge in interest in electrophysiology, both in rehabilitation and diagnostic arenas, Steve...

Effects of blast and acoustic trauma: assessment of hearing status on war veterans

1 July 2014 | | Audiology - Adult, ENT, Otology, Tinnitus, Auditory Implants
Introduction Acoustical conditions of the military are often dangerous and there is a real risk of blast trauma and acoustic trauma [1, 2]. Levels of military noises maybe reach up to 125 dBA [3]. Weapons produce instant shock waves (10μs)...

A binaural detection task that reveals deficits in listeners having ‘slight’ or ‘hidden’ hearing loss

1 March 2018 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
The association of degraded binaural processing in adults with clinically defined ‘slight’ or ‘hidden’ high frequency hearing loss is of great interest to clinicians if it can be measured. Leslie R Bernstein and Constantine Trahiotis share their findings in measurements...

An update on laryngeal reinnervation

1 May 2018 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Laryngeal paralysis remains very difficult to treat, but reinnervation offers many attractions. Laryngeal paralysis presents a unique and varied problem that requires a patient centred approach and a range of treatment options depending on laryngeal and patient factors. There is...

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...

What’s hidden in hidden hearing loss?

1 March 2018 | | Audiology - Diagnostic
In order to truly understand the many key aspects of acquired sensorineural hearing loss, the role of cochlear synaptopathy or ‘hidden hearing loss’ must be considered. Dan Guo and Sharon Kujawa review and summarise what we know to date, including...

Audiology in this issue...Current Topics in Tinnitus

2 November 2020 |
Prof David Baguley, PhD, MBA,Professor of Hearing Sciences, NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham; Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham; Nottingham Audiology Services, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Nottingham, UK. Until really quite recently, the...