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An undergraduate perspective on changes to audiology education

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
I have completed two years of study and am currently preparing for my final year, which consists of a twenty-five week placement alongside a research project and theoretical modules. It is inevitable that, as a result of the changes made...

Better Hearing with Cochlear Implants

1 May 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Auditory Implants
This soft cover book of 453 pages describes in detail the work undertaken at the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) in North Carolina which has led to many of the designs and theories of speech processing in cochlear implantation. It is...

Literature review of experience with the BAHA Attract implant

1 March 2017 | | BAHA Attract, Transcutaneous bone conduction device, Hearing loss
The authors undertook a literature review for reports on patients who underwent BAHA Attract implantation. Of the 497 PubMed articles, 10 studies met their inclusion criteria. All the studies published were observational studies. There were no randomised control trials. The...

Cochlear implants and speech perception

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - Auditory Implants | Cochlear implant, channel discrimination, electrode array, place-pitch, speech perception
Cochlear implants can be an effective treatment for specific hearing losses. They may often be the only way to restore hearing for profoundly deaf people. Therefore, it is very important to understand all processes that may influence effective fitting of...

Looking at musculoskeletal disorders in audiology

1 September 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the leading cause of sickness absence from work, work disability and loss of productivity across all European Union member states. Isla Beausire is a working audiologist with a personal and professional interest in this subject...

15th Asia Oceania ORL-HNS Congress hosted alongside 73rd ASOHNS Annual Scientific Meeting

8 March 2023 -12 March 2023 | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Head & Neck, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Neurotology, Otology, Paediatric ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Rhinoplasty
Imtiaz Ather Siddiqui, Chiniot General Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan and Zahoor Ahmed, Auckland University Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. After acknowledging the traditional custodians of the Australian land, the opening ceremony of the congress began with a recital by an Aboriginal from...

Spread the therapy thick and quick to make sure it works

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
Speech sound disorders, such as apraxia, can negatively impact a child’s wellbeing - both their social wellbeing and their academic achievement. Traditionally speech and language therapy has attempted to remediate these difficulties using auditory feedback. More recently, advances in technology...

Developing an Innovation for ENT – from Idea to Market: how ‘e-i’ did it

1 March 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
Background endoscope-i (e-i) Ltd was incorporated into Companies House on December 3rd, 2012 following eight months of developing our first project, a simple iPhone adapter for endoscopes. Of the three founding shareholders, two are ENT surgeons and one a lecturer...

Genetic discovery using animal models: presbyacusis

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - ENT, 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...

Tish Gaffney – AAA President

4 March 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
From a sunny Southend, UK, Gareth Smith takes 10 minutes to dial into the Sunshine State, USA, and catch up with Tish Gaffney for a lightning-speed chat on the movements and motivations of the 35th president of the American Academy...

BAA Annual Conference 2022

13 October 2022 -14 October 2022 | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
The BAA conference is the largest audiology conference in the UK and this year there were over 400 delegates and 50 exhibitors. Over the two days, this meant reuniting with familiar faces and meeting some new ones. It was another...

A brief history of the acoustic ear trumpet and some collection favourites

3 November 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
If you think you know a thing or two about ear trumpets, I’d bet Michael Briggs knows more! In this fascinating article, he tells the history of the ear trumpet, as well as sharing some wonderful pictures from his Guiness...