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Inspired by Ida: In conversation with Lise Lotte Bundesen, Managing Director of the Ida Institute

1 September 2018 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric
The Ida Institue takes a collaborative approach to developing tools and resources that can be used by clinicians around the world to improve person-centred care. Their Managing Director Lise Lotte Bundesen tells us about their newest project, Inspired by Ida,...

How to tell if a bone anchored hearing device is working?

1 May 2014 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-Neurotology, ENTA-Otology
Bone anchored hearing aids are becoming increasingly more commonplace with more than 120,000 users worldwide. These devices are based on the principle of direct bone conduction, where sound is transmitted directly through the skull via a titanium implant to the...

Beyond hearing aids: early interventions in hearing care to lower dementia risk

6 November 2024 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Published in print under the titleHearing care and dementia: professional insights on the new Lancet Commission findingsThe Lancet Commission on ‘Dementia prevention, intervention and care: 2024 report’ highlights a list of potential modifiable factors to reduce dementia risk. As with...

The modern management of Ménière's disease

1 November 2015 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Vestibular Disorders
In this article, John Phillips considers the evolution of management options for Ménière’s disease. Treatment options past and present are discussed, together with an insight into future developments regarding the role of intratympanic steroids. Ménière's disease can be the source...

Endoscopic stapes surgery

14 April 2021 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
Traditionally middle ear surgery, including stapes surgery, has been performed using the operating microscope. In this article the authors describe their experience with endoscopic middle surgery and share some of its advantages. Trans-canal endoscopic ear surgery (TEES) is now a...

Military noise induced hearing loss and the Lost Voices report: the evolution of earshot

1 July 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Brigadier Robin Garnett gives us a snapshot of the 2014 Royal British Legion report on hearing problems of Service personnel and veterans. The difficulties in assessing and managing hearing loss are reiterated in this article, with an introduction to how...

Silent crisis: the exodus of hearing healthcare professionals from the Philippines

6 November 2024 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
The migration of Filipino audiologists and otolaryngologists abroad is worsening the shortage of hearing specialists. Improving local conditions is vital to retaining talent. As ear and hearing healthcare professionals practising in the Philippines, we have seen the struggle in keeping...

In search of courage; transition 
into Army

1 July 2014 | | ENTA-ENT
In search of courage. Well, that is how it all started. I was fairly advanced in surgical training not to mention age, when I decided to join the Territorial Army (TA). My peers, on hearing this couldn’t decide whether I...

#BecauseIhearIlive – an international message from Smiling Crocodile

26 June 2020 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology
There are 34 million children worldwide afflicted by disabling hearing loss, 60% of whom are suffering from hearing loss due to preventable causes [1]. This article is an account of the Smiling Crocodile Charity, founded in 2009 by Dagmar Herrmannová,...

Audiology research: opportunities, career progression and leadership

1 September 2019 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
A career in research can, at first glance, seem far removed from the clinical world of audiology but is that really the case? In this article Melanie Ferguson explains the role of translational research in bridging this gap, as well...

Hearing loss in the workplace

1 March 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
It is probably accurate to say that most jobs today can be effectively performed by people who have hearing loss. In this article Dr Sam Trychin outlines some of the major issues which should be considered in regard to hearing...

Improving cochlear-implant performance in the short- and medium-term

1 September 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Paediatrics
Can bespoke cochlear implant programming strategies reduce the variability seen in patient performance with an implant? Bob Carlyon reviews the current situation and gives us a glimpse of the future. Although many cochlear implant (CI) patients understand speech well in...