Journal Reviews

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Moving towards implanting children below 12 months of age

2 March 2022 | | Auditory Implants | Assessment, Cochlear implant, Hearing loss, Newborn hearing screening, Otitis media with effusion, Paediatric

Newborn hearing screening has ensured that deaf infants are identified soon after birth so that habilitation can begin as early as possible. Cochlear implantation is a key component of early intervention for some children, but it is often not performed...

Does teaching affect patient satisfaction?

1 January 2016 | | Medical Education, Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Outcome Assessment (Health Care), Patient Satisfaction, Physical Examination, Undergraduate

Teaching practice on real patients has several advantages in terms of lower costs and genuine clinical material but it is often a concern that using real patients for undergraduate teaching may result in patient dissatisfaction and many patients would prefer...

How do the rejected candidates for cochlear implantation feel?

1 May 2015 | | Adults, Assessment, Cochlear implants, Hearing loss, Interview study

This interesting study from the UK explored, using personal interviews, how rejected candidates for cochlear implantation feel and deal with the decision not to implant. The authors assessed 10 adult cochlear implant candidates who had undergone the evaluation process were...