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Global health missions – not just for consultants. A guide for trainees.

31 October 2018 | | ENTA-ENT
Lulu Ritchie is a courageous and driven trainee in London, inspired by humanitarian missions but conscious of the usual requests for consultant level doctors. Lulu didn’t let that hold her back. She found a way and has kindly summarised her...

Pathways for becoming an audiologist in the USA: Part 2. Academic and licensure requirements today

1 July 2019 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
Part 1 of this topic is available here. Professor Hall reviews current requirements for practising audiology in the USA; audiologists must have a Doctor of Audiology degree from an accredited university programme and a licence in the state where they...

The role of significant others in hearing aid adoption

1 July 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults and its prevalence is found to increase with age. Over the years, amplification technology has advanced significantly from analogue to digital signal processing. Despite this,...

Targeted CMV screening and hearing management of children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection

31 October 2018 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is a common congenital infection and is the leading infectious cause of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children. Prof Karen Fowler discusses current research and the exciting future of screening for cCMV in newborns. Figure 1....

Direct-to-consumer hearing devices: a need to combine cosmetic appeal with device capabilities

1 July 2019 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
How safe and desirable are direct-to-consumer amplification devices? A team has put a range of devices through their paces and compared them to a standard NHS hearing device. Why do most individuals who would benefit from hearing aids not try...

mHealth technologies empower users of hearing healthcare

1 November 2019 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
The opportunities provided by mhealth technologies to personalise and encourage user involvement in hearing healthcare has many benefits for adults with hearing loss. Melanie Ferguson explains how mhealth can empower hearing aid users. Connected health is likely to transform hearing...

Use of automated audiometry for faster patient access to audiology services?

30 April 2021 | | ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Manual audiometry has long been the gold standard for establishing hearing thresholds. In recent years, a number of automated audiometry applications have reached the market. In this article, a team from Ireland have put a version of automated audiometry to...

Promoting human rights of deaf communities in low-resource settings

4 May 2021 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
Stigma and misconceptions about deafness are serious impediments for many deaf people to realise rights and potential in some of the most challenging situations globally. Around 430 million people are estimated to live with moderate or higher levels of hearing...

The preventative audiologist

5 July 2022 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Rob Shepheard has been championing the role of ‘the preventative audiologist’ for many years. In this article, he explores how that can be achieved.

In conversation with Lucy Carter

1 July 2014 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
Sound Seekers is a UK based charity, seeking to help deaf people, particularly children, in the poorest communities in the world. The aim is to work in partnership with local organisations and institutions to ensure we deliver sustainable and cost-effective...

Nasal septal perforation repair

1 March 2018 | | ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
Nasal septal perforation repair has traditionally been a great challenge. Many surgical techniques are described, however the success rate of closure has often been poor. Experience from the use of pedicled vascularised mucosal flaps in skull base surgery has been...

In conversation with David Baguley

1 January 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Tinnitus
A reflective discussion with a scientist-practitioner in tinnitus David Baguley has worked in audiology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital since 1985, becoming the Consultant Clinical Scientist in 1989. In 2006, David received an International Award in Hearing from the American Academy of...