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Hearables: in-ear sensing devices for recording of physiological signals

5 January 2022 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Colver Ken Howe Ne, Jameel Muzaffar and Manohar Bance discuss the potential of hearable systems to monitor physiological signals (e.g. from brain or heart, blood pressure, body temperature) unobtrusively. Such adaptations require high-quality sensors and sophisticated de-noising signal processing on...

Audiological management of autistic children

3 May 2022 | | Audiology - Paediatric
Philippa James and Lucy Shiels explain the development of the ‘Autism Listening Clinics’, highlighting a recommended clinical approach for audiologists, the importance of remote microphone technology and sharing some wonderful caregiver experiences. Auditory challenges in autistic children Autism spectrum disorder...

#BecauseIhearIlive – an international message from Smiling Crocodile

26 June 2020 | | ENT, Otology, Audiology - Paediatric
There are 34 million children worldwide afflicted by disabling hearing loss, 60% of whom are suffering from hearing loss due to preventable causes [1]. This article is an account of the Smiling Crocodile Charity, founded in 2009 by Dagmar Herrmannová,...

Transnasal oesophagoscopy (TNO) and balloon dilatation under a local anaesthesia

1 March 2017 | | Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Many of us are becoming more and more familiar with the use of transnasal oesophagoscopy. It has a number of well-described uses in the outpatient setting and is well tolerated by our patients. Yakubu Karagama describes taking this technique a...

Endoscopic arytenoid abduction lateropexy for bilateral vocal cord paralysis in neonates

1 July 2018 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
We are delighted to publish a further update on the use of the technique for vocal fold lateralisation in neonates from Laszlo Rovo and Shahram Madani, who have previously informed us of this new technique [1]. These cases are rare...

Targeted focal parathyroidectomy

1 July 2019 | | ENT, Head and Neck
Leanne Hamilton and Louise Clark describe their technique for helping to localise parathyoid adenomas. Surgically this can be difficult, so careful preoperative evaluation using imaging as described can help minimise difficulties intraoperatively when identifying the parathyroid adenoma. Preoperative imaging has...

Sialendoscopy

4 November 2021 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Recent advances in endoscopic technology allow the ENT surgeon to access the salivary gland ductal system for both diagnostic and therapeutic reasons. In this article the authors share their experiences with using this technology, both as a standalone procedure and...

Charitable hearing care in Pakistan: establishing the IMRA Cochlear Implant Programme and Middle Ear Project

14 February 2020 | | ENT, Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric, Audiology - Diagnostic, Otology
IMRA, the International Medical Relief Agency, is a registered charity providing volunteer-delivered cochlear implant and major ear surgery to children and adults in Pakistan. Established in 2001 by UK-based ENT surgeons led by Mr Haroon Khan, its primary aim is...

Transferable skills in audiology: one audiologist’s journey

10 March 2023 | | Audiology - Adult
Ever wonder about transferable skills in audiological practice? In this issue, we hear about one audiologist’s journey from clinical practice to applying transferable skills gained in audiology to other healthcare sectors. In 1997, as a 16-year-old starting my career in...

The impact of simulation on ENT training

3 July 2023 | | ENT
Surgical training is constantly developing to improve ENT surgeons’ technical and non-technical skills. In this article, Joshua Whittaker, an ENT Registrar and ENT Simulation Fellow at University Hospitals Birmingham, describes the rise of simulation training. Simulation is the recreation of...

1st ENT Masterclass® World Congress

18 November 2022 -19 November 2022 | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Otology, Rhinology / Sinus, Paediatric ENT, Facial Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck
Post-COVID, ENT Masterclass returned to provide free quality education with a two-day World Congress in an opulent venue matched by an international faculty who shine brightly in their respective fields. On day one, the organising team welcomed over 250 delegates...

The business of audiology: unbundling

8 January 2024 | | Audiology - Adult
Many professions, such as law, accounting, engineering and some areas of healthcare charge hourly rates in a fee-for-service model. Administratively, this can be a challenge to track hours, bill clients/patients, and collect payment, but this does lend toward greater transparency...