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The changing role of audiology

1 January 2015 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Auditory Implants
Audiology has changed dramatically in recent years. Cochlear implants and high power hearing aids have made hearing really available to children with essentially any degree of hearing loss. Those of us who have been in the field for a long...

Apps in allergic rhinitis

1 November 2017 | | Allergy Diary, EIP on AHA, MASK-rhinitis, allergen immunotherapy, mobile technology
Utilising smart-phone applications to gather data is an expanding field in medicine. However, it is not without limitations including bias. The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) introduced the Allergy Diary application as part of...

Identifying clinically useful salivary substitutes

1 September 2016 | | Dry mouth, Dwell time, Gingiva, Mid infrared spectroscopy, New method, Oral care, Salivary substitutes, Sjorgren’s syndrome, Xerostomia
This in vitro study analysed the efficacy of salivary substitutes used in the treatment of xerostomia following head neck irradiation. The researchers applied the products under evaluation onto a synthetic surface and onto cellular gingival models. The products were then...

Audiology training in Australia

1 September 2018 |
There are many different ways to become an audiologist throughout the world and it is interesting to see how different some of the training routes can be. Wayne Wilson, an Associate Professor and the Head of Audiology at The University...

To make a difference

1 September 2019 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Education and training have a key part to play in the development of leaders of the future; Dorte Hammershøi discusses the educational approaches taken in Denmark and the pros and cons of the methods used. Dorte also explains the BEAR...

Salivary duct clipping for drooling

1 November 2017 | | ENTA-Head & Neck
Drooling can be a challenging problem to manage in paediatric ENT. The variety of medical and surgical treatments suggests that there is no gold standard treatment. Nicola Stobbs and Ravi Thevasagayam describe an approach to ligating the salivary ducts. Drooling...

How entrepreneurs can integrate hearables into their clinic

1 March 2016 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic
Brian Taylor provides an interesting perspective on market segmentation of the hearing impaired population, and how as clinicians and entrepreneurs we need to be able to recognise the different approaches that are required to address the large percentage of the...

Genetic discovery using animal models: presbyacusis

1 November 2014 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Genetics, ENTA-Otology
By their very nature, late-onset hereditary disorders offer a large window of opportunity for therapeutic intervention. However, before we can begin to think about strategies we need knowledge of the genetics and pathology underlying the condition. In this article we...

Lawrence Werth (19 October 1956 – 19 August 2014)

1 November 2014
In August the audiology community was saddened to learn that Lawrence Werth (57), Chairman of PC Werth Ltd, London had passed away after a brave battle with skin cancer. A prolific contributor to this magazine over the years, he is...

Semi implantable bone conduction devices: challenges and developments

6 June 2017 | | ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Auditory Implants, ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Otology, ENTA-Paediatrics
Bone conduction mechanisms and history of bone conduction aids Bone conduction hearing devices work by stimulating hair cells via the bone conduction hearing pathways. These pathways are less well understood than the air conduction pathways, but recent research has shown...

The Laryngeal Pacemaker – developing an innovative solution for bilateral vocal fold paralysis

4 July 2024 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Bilateral vocal fold paralysis is a difficult condition to manage, with surgical interventions previously limited to tracheostomy or arytenoidectomy. Re-innervation surgery has been developed and, in recent years, a Laryngeal Pacemaker is now in clinical trials. We speak to two...

The Laryngeal Pacemaker – developing an innovative solution for bilateral vocal fold paralysis

4 July 2024 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Bilateral vocal fold paralysis is a difficult condition to manage, with surgical interventions previously limited to tracheostomy or arytenoidectomy. Re-innervation surgery has been developed and, in recent years, a Laryngeal Pacemaker is now in clinical trials. We speak to two...