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Hyperacusis and autism spectrum disorder

4 July 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Several different auditory deficits have been found to be co-morbidities of ASD. This article reviews literature with respect to the relationship between hyperacusis and ASD. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be characterised as a neurodevelopmental condition that is marked by...

Measuring client-centred outcomes in audiology: towards a parsimonious solution

1 January 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
From an international driver to the client-centred care model; in this article Anthony Hogan explores outcome measures for individual goal setting and measuring those outcomes. Introduction When people present for hearing help, they are typically looking for solutions to the...

Measuring audiological outcomes in the paediatric setting

1 January 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
In this article Marlene Bagatto argues that a range of outcome measures and instruments need to be implemented when working with children and families. She demonstartes how these support both clinicians and families. The primary goal of early hearing detection...

Apprenticeships in audiology: an option to earn while you learn

4 November 2025 | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Changing careers later in life can be daunting. Beverley and Darren reflect on their experience completing an apprenticeship in audiology, and provide advice for prospective apprentices. Beverley Philip, Associate Practitioner, NHS Fife, UK. Could you share a bit about your...

ENT across borders – revisited

1 March 2018 | | ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Paediatrics
The exceptional Professor Muaaz Tarabichi is known to many as a pioneer of endoscopic ear surgery, and a founder of generous scholarships to trainees from developing countries. He also has an inspiring story of how he came to his current...

Leadership in academia

1 September 2014 | | ENTA - ENT
I went into medicine with the clichéd view of wanting to help people. I found that by doing surgery I could help a small number of people, albeit usually to a large effect. Then, I recognised that by engaging in...

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...

Audiology in this issue... Paediatric Audiology Gamechangers (NovDec18)

7 November 2018
Fifty years ago, the National Conference on Education of the Deaf followed up on the Babbidge Report of 1965, recognising the failure of oralism in deaf education. Because young, deaf children at that time did not have access to sound, they could not develop speech and language. Further, because children were identified at two years or later, early intervention was only a dream.

Patient experience of necrotising otitis externa

2 March 2022 | | ENTA - Otology
Necrotising otitis externa is increasing in incidence in the UK and becoming a rising burden to patients and health services. Despite a growing body of literature on this condition, we know very little about patient experience of necrotising otitis externa....

Hearing implant devices: new expectations during IFOS 2023 ENT World Congress, Dubai

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Otology
We hear from one of the senior members of the IFOS Executive Board about the aspects of IFOS that he is looking forward to – and, in particular, his focus on implantable hearing devices. From 17 to 21 January 2023,...

OBITUARY: Professor Wolfgang Steiner (1942–2024)

2 April 2024 | | ENTA - General
It is with great sadness that we must inform all our readers of the passing of the wonderful Professor Dr Wolfgang Steiner, the truly indomitable, passionate Professor of Otolaryngology of the Medical Faculty of Gottingen, Germany, from 1986–2007. Wolfgang died...

Hearing loss and Alport syndrome

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Otology
Alport syndrome (AS) includes a group of hereditary diseases caused by mutations in the COL4A3, COL4A4 or COL4A5 genes. These genes are responsible for the biosynthesis of α3, α4 and α5 collagen IV chains, which are located in the glomerular...