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The evolving role of OAEs in newborn hearing screening
1 May 2018
| James W Hall III (Prof)
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ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
An admission on emissions from James Hall! OAEs hold an established place in the screening of infants; Professor Hall introduces how OAEs established this position and the advances keeping the test relevant to today’s infant screening battery. Introduction Truthfully, when...
Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing
27 February 2020
| Nicola Stobbs
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ENTA - Vestibular Disorders, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
This American book is written for students “in the field of communication sciences and disorders”, however, this is a very useful text for anyone wanting to understand the underpinning science behind speech, swallowing and hearing and balance. The book is...
Aligning hearing and cognitive healthcare in older people
6 November 2024
| Rohani Omar
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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...
Contemporary Rhinology Science and Practice
3 September 2024
| Yujay Ramakrishnan
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ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Contemporary Rhinology Science and Practice is an excellent textbook that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date approach to various rhinology and skull base conditions. This text expertly integrates both applied science and clinical aspects, making it an invaluable resource for practitioners...
Tackling information overload and retention – interactive multimedia videos for first-time hearing aid users
1 November 2014
| Melanie Ferguson
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ENTA - Audiology - Adult
If you are an audiologist reading this article, how confident are you that all the information and advice that you offer your first-time hearing aid (HA) patients is understood, absorbed and then acted upon once they leave the comfort of...
From the editor MayJun 2022
3 May 2022
| Declan Costello
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS), Editor, ENT & Audiology News; Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.net The horrifying situation in Ukraine has drawn international condemnation of the Russian government; as a consequence,...
The effects of hormonal changes across menstrual cycle on high frequency auditory thresholds
1 July 2017
| Lalsa Shilpa Perepa, Rewa Indurkar
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ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Physiological changes during the menstrual cycle are well documented; do these changes extend to the auditory system? Lalsa Shilpa Perepa and Rewa Indurkar delve into the literature to find the evidence. Menstrual cycle refers to a series of changes that...
Speech mapping and the benefits of using in clinical practice
Fitting hearing aids is not simply a case of one size fits all. Nicole da Rocha discusses the benefits of using speech mapping as a verification tool. The verification of hearing aids has become quintessential for best practice. Using either...In conversation with Professor David Kemp
1 May 2018
| David T Kemp, Ted Killan
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ENTA - ENT
Ted Killan, Vice-Chair of the British Society of Audiology (BSA), caught up with Professor Kemp to discuss his scientific journey over the past 40 years, and what we can expect from OAEs in the future. Prof David T Kemp. In...
Is auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder a disorder of the whole eighth cranial nerve?
1 November 2014
| Victor Osei-Lah
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ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
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VEMP, Vestibular, caloric test, cochlear
Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is now well recognised in audiological circles. Vestibular nerve function has not been extensively studied in ANSD. The authors used cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) and caloric tests to assess the integrity of the...
British English speech test for occupational hearing assessment
1 January 2018
| Joanna Lemanska
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auditory fitness for duty, Speech perception, behavioural measures, noise, psychoacoustics/hearing science
It is very important to properly assess occupational fitness for several occupations such as police officer, military personnel or fire fighter. The aim of this study was to develop a British English speech in noise (SiN) test as a tool...
Aided cortical assessment: uses in a paediatric hearing implant centre
3 November 2022
| Julie Koşaner
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ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
When can an aided cortical assessment help decision making in a child’s hearing journey? In this article, the author demonstrates the application using an enlightening case study approach. A device, be it a conventional hearing aid or hearing implant, ideally,...
