Understanding the anatomy and function of the inner ear, particularly the vestibular apparatus and cochlea, is fundamental to audiology and otolaryngology education. However, the complex geometry and intricate functional relationships of these structures challenge us to find clear ways to...
3 September 2024
| Valerie J Lund (Prof)
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ENTA - General
This series of stories is dedicated to those of you with whom some of these moments were shared (or endured) and, above all, to my amazing and long-suffering husband, David Howard. Most of you know him as an exceptional head...
Do animals have tinnitus? The obvious question to ask is: do animals have tinnitus? It is known that tinnitus is a conscious percept and as such affected by attention and not audible during sleep. For it to be demonstrated that...
Gladys Sanda, clinical audiologist - tinnitus & hyperacusis specialist This was my first time attending the AAA conference. I went in with an open mind, and left with clarity, direction and a strong sense that tinnitus care is moving forward...
Hearing aid validation requires that speech discrimination be measured, yet there are no validated methods of measuring speech discrimination in infants and toddlers. Prof Uhler describes two related approaches that are showing promise. Speech discrimination is the gold standard for...
Bone anchored hearing aids are becoming increasingly more commonplace with more than 120,000 users worldwide. These devices are based on the principle of direct bone conduction, where sound is transmitted directly through the skull via a titanium implant to the...
The authors performed a systematic review assessing the utilisation of multi-axial repositioning chairs, such as the TRV chair and the Epley Omniax Rotator, in the diagnosis and treatment of BPPV. They reviewed nine studies, of which four were prospective studies....
Leading healthcare supplier, DP Medical Systems Ltd, has been named as the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for DIFRA Instrumentation – one of the world’s leading creators of diagnostic balance disorder equipment.
T3 glottic cancer is characterised as vocal cord fixation and/or invasion into pre-epiglottic, post-cricoid, paraglottic spaces and/or within the inner cortex of thyroid cartilage. Traditionally, laryngectomy was considered the primary option to treat T3 laryngeal glottic cancers until other options...
The issue of ambient music in the operating theatre is frequently controversial and has been known to cause ‘Bluetooth wars’, as different team members vie for control of the speakers. Our own Chris Potter gives his personal slant on this...