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Cognitive effort and listening in everyday life

26 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Neurotology
Dining with family members, amongst the clinking of dishes and glasses, the sounds of conversations and laughter, the husband, a user of hearing aids, misses his wife’s request to bring another bottle of wine. After a third try, the wife,...

Prof Tanon of the Côte d’Ivoire and Stephanie Unterrieder of MED-EL: challenges and successes of a public-private partnership

5 July 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
The Côte d’Ivoire (RCI) is a large country on the West African coast. It has recently launched a pioneering neonatal hearing screening programme. Dr Cheka Spencer caught up with Prof Marie-Josée Tanon to discuss this and other recent developments which...

Scientific advances in mapping syndromic hearing loss

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - 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...

Hearing loss toolkit updated

30 May 2024
The British Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have updated the hearing loss toolkit they developed in 2020/21.

Secrets of the listening brain: what measuring the brain can tell us about hearing aid use and more

26 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Neurotology
In a typical audiology clinic, on any given day, a person is waiting to see an audiologist to get a hearing aid (HA). It might have taken over 10 years to get to this point of considering a hearing aid(s)...

A cognitive therapy programme for hearing impairment: reducing avoidance and mental distress

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a psychotherapeutic treatment method, is most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression. Newly published results from a controlled, clinical study demonstrate that an adapted CBT programme is useful for several common challenges in aural rehabilitation;...

Hearing loss and dementia – a webinar with Professor Kevin Munro

7 April 2025
Transforming the narrative around hearing loss and dementia A webinar with Professor Kevin Munro The British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) and Professor Kevin Munro, a leading expert in audiology, will host a webinar to discuss the critical...

New BSO president

30 March 2026
Professor Arun Iyer has taken on the role of President of the British Society of Otology. A consultant otologist and professor at University Hospital Monklands in Lanarkshire, Scotland, he is actively involved in postgraduate education through the University of Glasgow.

60th ENT Congress for the South African Society of ORL-OHNS

8 November 2024 -10 November 2024 | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Dr Greta Niemann, ENT surgeon, Pretoria The 60th Annual ENT Conference held in Pretoria in November was a remarkable event, skilfully organised and offering an exceptional line-up of international and local speakers. This year’s gathering provided a unique opportunity for...

Monkey business

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Professor Sir Donald Harrison (DFNH) had a strong interest in comparative anatomy of the larynx, which was supported by a close relationship with the London Zoo who provided specimens from any mammals in the collection that died and had undergone...

ENT & Audiology in this issue...Music

3 September 2021 |
Music is a central part of many people’s lives, and ENT surgeons and audiologists frequently treat patients whose musical experience is affected by pathology. For September/October 2021, we explore a number of areas in which patients need the support of otologists, laryngologists, audiologists, and others.

Acute otitis externa: what are the important outcomes?

2 March 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Otology
Matthew Smith discusses a project looking at outcomes of acute otitis externa interventions, and how, going forward, the INTEGRATE team are working with patients to develop outcome measures. Acute otitis externa (AOE) is one of the most common conditions of...