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What we need to know about the new frontier of inner ear therapies

1 September 2019 | | Neurotology, Otology
This is an interesting and topical review of the emerging biotechnology and pharmaceutical solutions for hearing loss and related conditions such as tinnitus. This paper suggests we are on the cusp of a very large step-change in the way we...

eSRTs versus eCAP: Which is better?

1 October 2018 | | Auditory Implants, Otology | ART, Cochlear implant, MED-EL, Pediatric, Slope, Threshold, eCAP, eSRT
Electrically evoked compound action potentials (eCAP) and electrically evoked stapedius reflex threshold (eSRT) techniques were compared to establish how well the two techniques correlated and which yielded quicker results in a group of paediatric cochlear implant (CI) users. This team...

Sound localisation after bilateral cochlear implantation

1 October 2018 | | Auditory Implants, Otology | Bilateral, Child, Cochlear implants, Hearing aids, Hearing threshold levels, Localization, Simultaneous, Spatial hearing
Limited information is known about the localisation skills of paediatric cochlear implant patients who were good hearing aid users before their hearing deteriorated. As localisation is a skill often associated with good natural hearing, there is a worry that implants...

Talking through technology – keeping up with the mainstream

1 January 2018 | | Alternative access, augmentative and alternative communication, accessibility, scanning, assistive technology
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system development has often made early use of innovative technology. Touch screens have been a part of this technology for some time. In fact, touch screens were invented in 1965 but it wasn’t until the...

10th Annual International Surgical Sleep Society Meeting

10 May 2019 -11 May 2019 | ENT, Skull Base Surgery
Report by: Vik Veer, Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital and Queens Hospital The 10th International Surgical Sleep Society Meeting was held on 10-11 May 2019 at New York Marriott Marquis, USA. Overlooking the boisterous Times Square and it’s...

Developing outcome measures for research

1 January 2018 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
There are challenges in developing outcomes measures; Professor Hall presents five top pointers for making rapid progress in developing outcome measures for research purposes. Anyone who has worked clinically with hearing loss will appreciate that every patient’s experience is personal....

The UK otolaryngology trainees’ lived experience during the COVID-19 pandemic

17 February 2022 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, COVID-19
Much has been published on the concerns and real impact of the pandemic on surgical training. In this article, colleagues from the Association of Otorhinolaryngologists in Training (AOT) in the UK share the experiences of their membership. We invite our...

Teenagers with misophonia

1 January 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric, Audiology - Diagnostic
Misophonia can be a distressing condition for teenagers and can have devastating effects upon their home and school lives. There is little research in this area and, as Lucy Partridge explains, more is greatly needed in order to identify interventions...

The evolution of the Confederation of CEORL-HNS Congress: a conversation among presidents

1 January 2019 | | ENT
The Congress of the Confederation has come a long way since its first meeting in 2011. Three presidents – past and present – discuss how it has evolved. Prof Bernal-Sprekelsen, you organised the 1st Congress of the Confederation of EORL-HNS...

Anaesthesia for excision of vestibular schwannomas

27 February 2020 | | ENT, Otology
The ‘shared airway’ relationship between ENT surgeons and anaesthetists is well documented. But ENT surgery and anaesthesia interact in numerous other ways, particularly in complex skull base surgery. What do our anaesthetic colleagues want us to know about vestibular schwannoma...

Composing with Meniere’s disease: a personal reflection

3 September 2021 | | Audiology - Adult, Auditory Implants
Is a fluctuating hearing loss and composing music incompatible? Professor Andrew Hugill discusses his personal experience of Meniere’s disease and the work that has developed as a result of the condition. As I write this article, I am in the...

Neuromod launches Ótologie specialist tinnitus care service

12 January 2022 | Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors, Research & Development
Medical device company, Neuromod Devices Ltd, has launched a specialist tinnitus care service, Ótologie.