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MED-EL launches the world's first Totally Invisible Cochlear Implant
Hearing implant company MED-EL has launched TICI UNICO, the world's first and only commercially available cochlear implant with all components, including the microphone, implanted beneath the skin. It provides people with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss around-the-clock access to sound, even...
Verification of Hearing Aids: A Practical Guide
Verification of Hearing Aids: A Practical Guide isn’t just another dry audiological textbook telling you what you should do. Instead, it completely bridges the gap between classroom theory and clinical reality, explaining the exact, concrete practices you actually need to...
Master Techniques in Rhinoplasty – 2nd Edition
This second edition lands at a good moment. Rhinoplasty practice has shifted noticeably over the last decade towards preservation techniques and away from purely resection-based approaches, and a text of this scale needed updating to stay relevant — which it...
Through thick and thin, the type of thickener matters!
Commercial thickeners are frequently used to modify the consistency of liquids as a way of making drinking easier for people with dysphagia. The authors of this paper examine five thickening agents testing four different levels of viscosity, ranging from IDDSI...
Efficacy of intranasal cryotherapy in relief of symptoms and release from steroid dependence
Chronic rhinitis can be very persistent, and often entails unremitting dependence on medications. Surgery, though generally simple, can still result in complications. Cryoablation of posterior nasal nerve can be done as an outpatient procedure under local anaesthesia, and surgery may...
Nasal septal perforation impairs olfaction and trigeminal function
This is a cross-sectional study of patients with symptomatic nasal septal perforation (NSP) and a control group evaluated at Centro Médico Teknon and Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, from January 2017 to April 2024. Patients were above 18 years old. Patients...
Simplifying the switch on
The pandemic forced a sudden shift towards telemedicine, prompting many within the field to anticipate a permanent digital platform for audiology clinics. While some clinical hesitation regarding remote care persists among practitioners, the technical capabilities of digital health infrastructure are...
What are the outcomes for people who undergo gender-affirming glottoplasty with postoperative voice therapy?
Trans and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals often seek gender-affirming voice care to support the development of a voice that aligns with their gender identity. For trans women, this often includes laryngeal surgery, particularly Wendler’s endoscopic glottoplasty, with adjunctive voice therapy to...
