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Differences in timbral cues’ perception between teenagers with cochlear implants and those with normal hearing

1 September 2015 | | Cochlear implants, Korean traditional instruments, Music perception, Sound preferences, Timbre recognition
The authors aimed to assess timbral cues’ perception of teenagers with cochlear implants and compare it to the respective perception of normally hearing teenagers. Thirty-four teenagers were included in the study, nine Korean adolescents with cochlear implants and 25 adolescents...

Adjuvant intratympanic steroid therapy in sudden sensorineural hearing loss

1 September 2015 |
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) means abrupt hearing loss by 30dB affecting three consecutive frequencies within 72 hours. This is treated by high tapering doses of systemic steroids, the role of which is controversial and fraught with possible complications in...

Cochlear implantation and inner ear malformations

1 May 2015 |
In this study the authors attempted to compare the outcomes in children who underwent cochlear implantation (CI) with inner ear malformations to those that had normal inner ear anatomy. Sixty three children with prelingual deafness who underwent CI were included....

How do the rejected candidates for cochlear implantation feel?

1 May 2015 | | Adults, Assessment, Cochlear implants, Hearing loss, Interview study
This interesting study from the UK explored, using personal interviews, how rejected candidates for cochlear implantation feel and deal with the decision not to implant. The authors assessed 10 adult cochlear implant candidates who had undergone the evaluation process were...

36th World Congress of Audiology 2024

19 September 2024 -22 September 2024 | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric, Auditory Implants, Tinnitus, Vestibular Disorders
Paris 2024: a bird’s eye view on what matters most in Audiology Almost 50 years to the day since it last took place in France, the World Congress of Audiology is coming to Paris this year: 19 to 22 September....

In conversation with Jeff Small and Navid Shahnaz

9 September 2020 | | Audiology - Adult, Speech and Language Therapy
The impact of COVID-19 has been felt on all levels of society and deeply affected our lives. It has challenged us to find new ways of carrying on with our activities at home, work, and school. Jeff Small, Director and...

Machine learning to support audiology

5 January 2022 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Jessica Monaghan and David Allen discuss how machine learning, using a wealth of data provided by hearing devices, can be used to streamline their functionality and fitting. They report on how it has been used to support clinicians to maximise...

In conversation with Jeff Small and Navid Shahnaz

9 September 2020 | | Audiology - Adult, Speech and Language Therapy
The impact of COVID-19 has been felt on all levels of society and deeply affected our lives. It has challenged us to find new ways of carrying on with our activities at home, work, and school. Jeff Small, Director and...

Cochlear implant care for deaf children in Côte d’Ivoire

8 January 2024 | | ENT
Deafness is a global public health problem. More than 1.5 billion people (nearly 20% of the global population) live with hearing loss, and 430 million of them have disabling hearing loss, including 34 million children. In sub-Saharan Africa, nearly eight...

Hear Glue Ear - affordable bone conduction and microphone kits

3 May 2024 | | Audiology - Paediatric
Glue ear is a very common problem in children. This article explores a simple and affordable solution to help overcome some of the challenges it can cause. Background Glue ear (also known as otitis media with effusion – OME) is...

Secrets of the listening brain: what measuring the brain can tell us about hearing aid use and more

26 June 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Neurotology
In a typical audiology clinic, on any given day, a person is waiting to see an audiologist to get a hearing aid (HA). It might have taken over 10 years to get to this point of considering a hearing aid(s)...

What’s new in implantable devices? New indications in cochlear implantation

1 May 2016 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric, Auditory Implants, Otology, ENT, Paediatric ENT
For over 40 years, cochlear implant procedures have steadily increased. Outcomes for patients are improving as a result of modified surgical techniques, a wider portfolio of electrode arrays, advances in programming strategies, access to improved technology and a better understanding...