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Scoring system to predict hearing impairment following hemifacial spasm surgical treatment

1 January 2018 | | BAEPs, Endoscope assisted, Hemifacial spasm, Intraoperative monitoring, Microvascular decompression
The authors analysed brain stem auditory evoked potentials prospectively in 100 patients undergoing endoscopic microvascular decompression for management of hemifacial spasm over a period of two years. They then developed a scoring system based on electrophysiological events to predict the...
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Can intraoperative electrically evoked auditory brainstem responses predict the outcome of cochlear implantation?

1 March 2016 | | Auditory brainstem implant, Cochlear implant, Electrical auditory brainstem response
Electrophysiology during cochlear implant surgery remains an issue of debate among the various centres. In the present study, the latencies and quality of the eABR waveforms from 74 adult implanted patients were analysed. In addition, four children with severe cochlear...
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Endoscopic approach to the internal auditory canal (IAC)

7 January 2025 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology
The otoendoscope, with its wide-angle visualisation, has made it an increasingly popular tool to perform outer, middle and even inner ear surgery. Approaches to the IAC with the endoscope have been described by several authors. In this paper, Valente et...
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Are you a man or a mouse?

4 March 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
Ok so the phrase is about bravery – however, this paper considers the differences in auditory cortex connectivity, cognition and emotion between humans and mice. The study began with 21 mice, but usable data were obtained from only 16. Notably,...

Aetiological investigations for Hearing Loss in Children

5 October 2026 -6 October 2026
A two day, in-person event, studying the aetiological investigations of babies identified by the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme and diagnosed to have a hearing loss (from mild to profound) also covering investigation of older children, unilateral and progressive hearing loss,...

‘The Sun does not forget a village just because it is too small’ – African proverb

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Solar powered hearing aids In the middle of the morning of January 24, 2002, I had been in Otse for only three days, a village of 3500 in the south of Botswana, when I heard a knock at the door....

RSM Laryngology & Rhinology: the year ahead

4 November 2022
As the president of the RSM’s Laryngology & Rhinology Section for the 2022-23 academic year, my aim is to centre the education programme around our trainees, with a real emphasis on inspiring the future generation of ENT surgeons.

hearX is award winner in the Hearing Technology Innovator Mobile Testing category


1 November 2021 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries, Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors, Global Health, Research & Development
hearX Group’s remote hearing care solution, hearX Self Test Kit, was recently announced as the Hearing Technology Innovator award winner in the Mobile Testing category, by Hearing Health & Technology Matters. With over 22,000 votes cast, the awards programme showcased a number of incredible technologies, representing companies from more than 10 different countries globally.

Military noise induced hearing loss and the Lost Voices report: the evolution of earshot

1 July 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Brigadier Robin Garnett gives us a snapshot of the 2014 Royal British Legion report on hearing problems of Service personnel and veterans. The difficulties in assessing and managing hearing loss are reiterated in this article, with an introduction to how...

Cognition and hearing – you can’t test one with the other!

3 March 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Cognitive Psychologist, Boaz M Ben-David, provides insights into the import of considering cognitive factors when assessing speech perception ability to maximise intervention success. Failing to do so, he suggests, is “ageist”, a predisposition healthcare professionals must avoid. Cognitive performance is...

Genetic discovery using animal models: presbyacusis

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Otology
By their very nature, late-onset hereditary disorders offer a large window of opportunity for therapeutic intervention. However, before we can begin to think about strategies we need knowledge of the genetics and pathology underlying the condition. In this article we...

TWJ Foundation Golden Jubilee

26 October 2024
The TWJ Foundation celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. A black-tie dinner was held at the Apothecaries’ Hall in London on Friday 3 May, with the President, David Wright, in the chair. The evening brought together TWJ Trustees, some of our fellowship hosts, former fellows, donors and TWJ family members.