Search

You searched for "cognitive"

1608 results found

Monitoring the mouth in ALS

1 January 2019 | | Articulatory assessment, alternating motion rate, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, bulbar motor involvement, speech movement analysis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; or motor neurone disease) is characterised by gradual loss of function in the speech muscles resulting in a progressive deterioration in a person’s ability to communicate. The aim of this study was to investigate the use...

X-ray vs. intraoperative testing for determining cochlear implant placement

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Cochlear implants, Hearing loss, Intraoperative NRT, Postoperative X-ray imaging
Most cochlear implant centres confirm electrode position after surgery using X-rays to ensure optimal electrode placement. As well as transorbital view X-rays, this team check placement using impedance measures and neural response telemetry (NRT) performed intraoperatively. The former indicates whether...
Ear and Hearing journal cover image.

Is it beneficial for children to undergo bilateral cochlear implantation before 12 months old?

4 May 2023 | | ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Universal newborn hearing screening has allowed early diagnosis and, subsequently, early intervention in hearing loss. In 2020 the Food and Drug Administration candidacy criteria for cochlear implants (CI) expanded to include profound sensorineural hearing loss (HL) in children as young...

Hearing preservation in CI, any predictors?

3 July 2023 | | ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Otology
The electrically evoked compound action potential (eCAP), obtained non-invasively from cochlear implant (CI) recipients, represents a population response of the auditory nerve to electrical stimulation. The eCAP characteristics include threshold (the lower the better), growth of response (the steeper the...

Detecting hearing loss in the military: are the current methods adequate?

1 July 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
A team at the University of Southampton have been funded by the Ministry of Defence to investigate how to improve the assessment of auditory fitness for duty in the UK Armed Forces. Matt Blyth talks us through the current methods...

Industry interaction with the ENT speciality

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - ENT
I was enormously grateful for the chance to articulate my personal thoughts on ‘the industry interaction with the ENT clinical community’. To set a context, the term ‘industry’ refers to medical technology manufacturers and suppliers, in addition to pharmaceutical companies....

An idiot’s guide to the Ministry of Health

1 January 2016 |
Neville Chamberlain on an ill-judged charm offensive. Now I like to consider myself a well brought up sort of chap, and was always taught never to bring up religion, politics or (heaven forfend!) a lady’s name at the dinner table....

Why and how I enjoy the history of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS)

1 September 2015 | | ENTA - ENT
In the first article of this History of ENT edition, Albert Mudry explains why history is so intrinsically relevant to the practice of medicine and tells us how to use history as a foundation for the discovery of new ideas,...

Laryngology: past, present and future

1 May 2018 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Two laryngological authorities trace the history of laryngology, from ancient Rome to the modern day. The structure of the vocal folds was a matter of conjecture until the renaissance when anatomists such as Andreas Vesalius and Julius Casserius demonstrated the...

A global online fellowship in head and neck surgery and oncology

1 July 2017 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck
The International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS) offers an online fellowship training programme for advanced trainees wishing to subspecialise in head and neck surgery and oncology. Emma Stapleton speaks with the Chairman of the Board of Directors...

Staying safe during endoscopic ear surgery

1 May 2016 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
There is growing interest in using rigid endoscopes rather than traditional operative microscopes to perform transcanal middle ear surgery. Rigid endoscopy provides a high resolution, wide-angle view of the tympanic cavity through minimally invasive surgical portals. In this article, Elliott...

The multidisciplinary voice clinic

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In his inimitable way, Nick Gibbins tells us why the voice clinic is the highlight of his week – and his very own field of dreams. The voice clinic has come a long way in the last 40 years. The...