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How loud is too loud? Smart ways to monitor noise exposure through your headphones

7 January 2020 | | Audiology - Adult
As an audiologist, an increasingly common concern patients have is noise exposure from their headphones and how it will impact their hearing over time. It’s a legitimate worry considering the average adult is streaming audio content on their mobile devices...

Lyric 24/7 hearing: could it help those with tinnitus?

1 November 2014 | | Audiology - Adult, Tinnitus
About Lyric Hearing Since its launch in 2008, Lyric represents the first and only device of its kind establishing a new category of hearing solution: 24/7 extended wear. Lyric is placed several millimetres within the ear canal, near the tympanic...

Audiovestibular findings in children with enlarged vestibular aqueduct

1 November 2015 | | Audiology - Paediatric, Vestibular Disorders
Enlarged vestibular aqueduct is reported to affect up to 15% of the paediatric population with sensorineural hearing loss. Devin McCaslin and Bridget Smith provide an up-to-date overview of the mechanisms and clinical symptoms underlying the condition and share some of...

User perspectives of online audiological rehabilitation programmes

1 March 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric
Recent research shows that online audiological rehabilitation programmes have the potential to improve the quality of life of hearing aid users. However, there are still areas that need need improvement. Elisabet Thorén discusses some of the problems people face when...

Tinnitus and music

1 July 2018 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric, Tinnitus
Marc Fagelson discusses how not just hearing loss, but tinnitus and hyperacusis and impairments to an individual’s ability to process music can adversely affect one’s quality of life, as well as their overall interactions from a societal and personal perspective....

AUDIOLOGY - In conversation with Hans Henrik Philipsen

1 July 2015 | | Audiology - Adult
So your background is in social research, how did you develop an interest in this area? I have always had an immense curiosity when it comes to understanding other people and other cultures. My early experience as a teenager in...

The history of person-centred hearing care

3 November 2023 | | Audiology - Adult
In the World Report on Hearing, launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 3 March 2021, the use of person-centred care is highly recommended. In this article, we learn about the history of person-centred healthcare and hearing care. But...

The business of audiology: unbundling

8 January 2024 | | Audiology - Adult
Many professions, such as law, accounting, engineering and some areas of healthcare charge hourly rates in a fee-for-service model. Administratively, this can be a challenge to track hours, bill clients/patients, and collect payment, but this does lend toward greater transparency...

2014: Are today’s implantable devices better than conventional solutions for patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss?

6 June 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric, Auditory Implants, ENT, Otology, Paediatric ENT
Patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss become candidates for amplification when reconstructive surgery is not viable. Three common amplification options are conventional acoustic devices, such as behind-the-ear devices (BTEs), (implantable) bone-conduction devices and active middle ear implants. The goal...

1st ENT Masterclass® World Congress

18 November 2022 -19 November 2022 | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Otology, Rhinology / Sinus, Paediatric ENT, Facial Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck
Post-COVID, ENT Masterclass returned to provide free quality education with a two-day World Congress in an opulent venue matched by an international faculty who shine brightly in their respective fields. On day one, the organising team welcomed over 250 delegates...

GastroPanel® Quick Test NT nominated for best new clinical diagnostic product in the Scientists’ Choice Awards

2 July 2024 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Company Profiles
BIOHIT OYJ is proud to announce that its GastroPanel Quick Test NT has been nominated as the best new clinical diagnostic product in the prestigious SelectScience® Scientists’ Choice Awards.

Radiology of referred otalgia

1 May 2014 | | ENT, Otology, Neurotology
Otalgia is a common presenting complaint to Ear Nose and Throat Departments. Otalgia is either primary or secondary (referred) [1]. Referred otalgia is a ‘red flag’ symptom and can be a diagnostic challenge for clinicians and radiologists as the pathology...