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One airway, one disease - not for everyone!

3 March 2021 | | Rhinology / Sinus | asthma, atopic dermatitis, multimorbidity, rhinitis, transcriptomics
While 85% of asthmatic patients have rhinitis, only 20-30% with rhinitis have asthma. Together with atopic dermatitis (AD), rhinitis and asthma form a triad that tend to co-exist in patients (multimorbidity). This co-existence raises the possibility of genetic mechanism. Authors...
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Benign positional paroxysmal vertigo manoeuvres in children and adolescents: a systematic review

3 July 2023 | | Otology | benign paroxysmal, canalith repositioning manoeuvre, childhood, positional nystagmus, positional vertigo
In this paper of Saniasiaya et al, the literature review is conducted in accordance to the PRISMA consensus, aiming to investigate the outcomes of canalith repositioning manoeuvres (CRM) to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in a paediatric and young...

Relationship between early language delays and long-term outcomes

1 January 2018 |
This epidemiological study from Australia, spanning 16 years, explores the influence of early language delays over time on outcomes in affected adults. Based on vocabulary skills at age five, the study population was classified into four groups: persistently good, persistently...

Quality of life measurement tools in children with speech and language difficulties

1 January 2017 | | outcome, paediatric, quality of life, speech and language difficulties, systematic review
The authors of this paper reviewed various quality of life measurement tools which are used to assess the effects of speech and language difficulties in children and adolescents. Measuring quality of life outcomes in children with these difficulties is not...

Paediatric salivary gland tumours

1 September 2015 | | Hemangioma, Pediatric ear/nose/throat, Pediatric tumors head and neck, minor salivary glands
This is a review article of a rare group of neoplasms that frequently present as painless preauricular mass in older children. There is a wide differential including first branchial arch abnormalities, inflammatory and granulomatous processes. Those masses that are painless,...

Understanding Childhood Hearing Loss – Whole Family Approaches to Living and Thriving

1 November 2016 | | Audiology - Paediatric
Brian Fligor is an experienced paediatric audiologist working in America. This book was written for the hearing impaired child and their family to demystify the technical and emotional aspects of hearing loss and the journey from diagnosis through to adolescents....

A trial of house dust mite sublingual tablet in children with allergic rhinitis

1 May 2019 | | Audiology - Adult, Auditory Implants, Neurotology, Otology, Tinnitus, Vestibular Disorders | SIT, SLIT, allergens, inhalative allergens, rhinitis, allergic, clinical trials, specific immunotherapy
The house dust mite (HDM) is one of the commonest causative agents in allergic rhinitis (AR), affecting patients across all demographics. Recently, sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has been shown in clinical trials and meta-analysis to be effective compared to placebo in...

HPV and ENT; should we vaccinate boys?

1 January 2017 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Paediatric ENT
David Black and Charlie Hall reiterate Vin Paleri’s pleas for a common sense evidence-based approach by those who allocate healthcare resources to the now urgent issue of HPV-related disease. They discuss the merits of different vaccines and the need for...

New TympStar Pro updates including WideBand tympanometry

4 March 2022 | Research & Development
Grason-Stadler, a worldwide leader of clinical audiometric systems, is pleased to announce new updates to their leading clinical tympanometer, the GSI TympStar Pro™.

The impact of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome

1 May 2015 | | Audiology - Paediatric, Otology, Genetics
Hearing loss and language development Down syndrome (DS) usually arises due to trisomy 21 and is associated with intellectual disability and risks of developmental delays and difficulties, including hearing loss. Hearing loss is common in children with DS [1]. In...

Deafness impact on child development

4 July 2024 | | Audiology - Paediatric
Deafness can affect multiple aspects of a child’s development. This article explores these impacts and underscores the vital role audiologists play in early intervention. As an audiologist, learning and understanding the impact of deafness on a child’s development was an...

Universal newborn hearing screening: a global health perspective

1 May 2017 | | Audiology - Paediatric, Audiology - Diagnostic
Intuitively, as health professionals, we know that universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) makes sense. Bolajoko Olusanya outlines how UNHS fits in with global health priorities, as well as illustrating how such programmes can help to deliver additional benefits to communities....