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Scientific advances in mapping syndromic hearing loss

1 May 2015 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric
From more than 22000 genes that we humans have, approximately 3000 genes are associated with human communication. There are tens of syndromes which have been identified to be accompanied by hearing loss. Disorders of almost every organ of the body...

Using the Ling-Madell-Hewitt (LMH) Test Battery

4 May 2023 | | Audiology - Adult, Speech and Language Therapy
Why change a classic? Because of new knowledge and improved technology, of course! Drs Hewitt and Madell present an update to Daniel Ling’s classic speech test. One of Daniel Ling’s legacies is the Ling Six Sound Test which presents six...

Celebrating deaf identity through art: the ‘Hearing Care for ALL’ Virtual Gallery Project

4 September 2023 | | Audiology - Adult
Dr Dalia Tsimpida tells us about the art initiative she created in the midst of the pandemic to promote ear and hearing care, and celebrate the vibrant and diverse world of deaf identity. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

OBITUARY: Professor Heinz Stammberger (1946-2018)

19 December 2018 | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
We, at ENT & Audiology News, have just learned of the death of Professor Heinz Stammberger on 9 December. Within the global ENT community, there can be few people whose names are as well-known as his, and his loss will...

Collaborating with patients on research priorities in hyperacusis: the James Lind Alliance project

1 January 2019 | | Audiology - Adult, Tinnitus
An innovative and inclusive approach to the identification and prioritisation of research questions is to place the views of patients at the heart of the process, and in partnership with clinicians. The application of this to hyperacusis is described by...

Alternative listening devices: reaching the places hearing aids don’t

1 March 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric
The stigma surrounding hearing aids means that many people who would benefit from wearing them are put off from doing so. Alternative listening devices could provide the solution to this. David Maidment discusses these devices, their effectiveness and the impact...

Spotlight on Africa: paediatric ENT focus

1 May 2019 | | ENT, Paediatric ENT
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) carries 24% of the global disease burden but employs only 3% of the world’s health workers [1]. Unique workforce considerations exist in SSA including a paucity of skilled health professionals and fluctuant political climates [1,2]. Shazia Peer...

Securing the future of ENT in the UK

1 November 2017 |
A career in otolaryngology is fascinating, fulfilling and fun, but how do we convince our potential successors? Jay Doshi, Asad Qayyum, Bradley Storey and Tom Milner outline the fantastic efforts to showcase ENT throughout the UK. Student and foundation doctors...

Cambodian Otology Fellowship report

1 May 2016 | | ENT, Otology
Further to a Humanitarian News article published in the November/December 2014 issue of ENT and Audiology News (see article here), this is a report of Charlie Huins’ six-month experience as the first ENT Fellow at the Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC),...

The role of the respiratory physician in sleep medicine

1 May 2015 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
ENT surgeons may feel that they are the first point of referral for the majority of patients with snoring and possible obstructive sleep apnoea, but in reality a significant number of patients with sleep-disordered breathing (of any cause) are seen...

Using telehealth to engage teenagers

1 January 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric
Can we use a teenager’s love of gadgets to re-engage them with their hearing technology? Gwen Carr reports on an innovative use of telehealth to support teenagers who are no longer visiting their hearing healthcare professionals. Parents of children and...

In conversation with Miss Romola Dunsmore “ENT training in my day”

1 September 2015 | | ENT
Emma Stapleton is an ST8 in Otolaryngology at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, UK. For her first Trainee Matters article, Emma and her colleague, Ruth Capper (Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Doncaster Royal Infirmary), spoke to 92-year-old ENT surgeon Romola...