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Hidden genetic disorders in children that may present to the otolaryngologist

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Paediatrics
Background Among the many hundreds of children presenting to the otolaryngology clinic are a few whose symptoms are due to an underlying genetic condition. In most cases the underlying syndrome is obvious and has already been diagnosed, such as the...

Bringing ear care and hearing services to the hardest to reach: the potential of primary healthcare workers

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Otology
Can workers from the local community plug the workforce gap in providing ear and hearing care? Bringing ear and hearing care services closer to the community remains a key component of reducing the burden of ear and hearing conditions across...

Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Paediatrics
As tonsillectomy rates for recurrent sore throats have declined, there has been increasing recognition of the importance of OSA in children. Not always diagnosed early – or in some cases at all – and with continuing debate as to how...

The European School of Interdisciplinary Tinnitus

1 May 2018 | | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Scientific careers in tinnitus are expanding beyond any single discipline to embrace interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange. Natalia Trpchevska and Christopher R Cederroth present an overview of an innovative EU-funded training programme called the ‘European School of Interdisciplinary Tinnitus’, and...

Pathways for becoming an audiologist in the USA: Part 2. Academic and licensure requirements today

1 July 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Part 1 of this topic is available here. Professor Hall reviews current requirements for practising audiology in the USA; audiologists must have a Doctor of Audiology degree from an accredited university programme and a licence in the state where they...

Selecting and optimising hearing aids for tinnitus benefit: a rough guide

24 May 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Tinnitus
Hearing aids have a relatively long history as tinnitus treatment tools. Saltzman and Ersner reported success in suppressing tinnitus with simple hearing aids in a number of cases as early as 1947 [1]. In an early comprehensive approach to tinnitus...

Why screen for hearing loss in adults?

14 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Introduction Hearing loss affects over 10 million people in the UK – one in six of the population. Of over 50-year-olds 41.7% are estimated to have some form of hearing loss. This rises to 71.1% of over 70-year-olds, over half...

Workplace culture: observations of audiology in Northern England and Western Australia

29 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Working with a diverse workforce and coping with transition forced me to consider the importance of cultural differences in the workplace. Only by trying to understand these differences can you understand others’ behaviour and what motivates the team. I have...

Remote hearing aid fittings and maintenance – exploring applications in Africa

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Introduction Technology and connectivity are allowing audiological services to be provided in novel ways. The field of telehealth, although firmly established over the past two decades, is buoyed by the continued and rapid advances in information and communication technologies. Remote...

The role of significant others in hearing aid adoption

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults and its prevalence is found to increase with age. Over the years, amplification technology has advanced significantly from analogue to digital signal processing. Despite this,...

Screening for hearing loss with mHealth solutions

1 March 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
With the number of people suffering from hearing loss growing all the time, the need for early detection and intervention is imperative. De Wet Swanepoel discusses two examples of mHealth possibilities for hearing screening which, as a low cost solution,...

Public health planning for hearing impairment (2017)

1 November 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
In 2009 Professor Andrew Smith and Dr Daksha Patel identified the need for awareness of public health methods in hearing healthcare planning. In 2010 the first training course was held, and since then 760 health workers from 41 countries have...