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Hear me out – tiny steroid implants for fighting meningitis-induced deafness

Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common neurological complication of pneumococcal meningitis. Bacterial infiltration into the inner ear triggers inflammation, leading to cochlear fibrosis and sclerosis – damage that, in over a third of cases, affects both ears. Current Infectious...

Intratympanic treatments for subjective idiopathic tinnitus

Direct application of medication into the ear is long established, going back as far as written records. In the modern era, greater understanding of aural anatomy revealed that drugs instilled in the middle ear could potentially diffuse into the cochlea...

New Visual Reinforcement Audiometry solution from Interacoustics

Interacoustics is happy to release VRA Pure, a software version of the digital Interacoustics VRA Screen solution.

Export data directly to Noah from OtoAccess® Database

Together with OtoAccess®, Interacoustics is happy to introduce a new updated version of their popular OtoAccess® Database.

BHM-Tech takes over the Sophono product line from Medtronic

We are pleased to announce, that we have taken over the global support of the Sophono hearing system from owner Medtronic.

Grason-Stadler updates Pello Audiometer

Grason Stadler (GSI), a leader of clinical instrumentation, is proud to announce updates to the GSI Pello™. These updates are released to align with recent updates that were also implemented on the GSI AudioStar Pro™, the most significant being the...

Live versus e-learning – which is the most effective communication training approach for health care staff?

If staff are unable to communicate with their patients this can impact negatively on the patient’s healthcare. They may be excluded from decisions about their own care and their rights to informed consent may be violated. Conversation partner training has...

Coblation for laryngeal granulomas

Laryngeal granulomas remain notorious for their tendency to recur after surgical removal. Although high rates of complete remission have been reported with use of the potassium-titanyl-phosphate (KTP) laser, this equipment is expensive and not available in all units performing ENT...

High praise for Peptest®: diagnosing LPR with confidence

BIOHIT HealthCare recently filmed an exciting testimonial video with Jane Shaw, Consultant Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust.

Tinnitus apps (revisited)

If you’ve experienced an uptick in the number of your patients complaining of tinnitus lately, you are not alone. In fact, there is some evidence that the social and emotional strain of the ongoing pandemic many exacerbate tinnitus for existing...

OBITUARY: Professor Heinz Stammberger (1946-2018)

We, at ENT & Audiology News, have just learned of the death of Professor Heinz Stammberger on 9 December. Within the global ENT community, there can be few people whose names are as well-known as his, and his loss will...

Vestibular dysfunction after cochlear implantation in children

Whilst vestibular dysfunction is a known outcome of cochlear implant surgery, do we know the risk factors associated with this, particularly in children? In this article a team from University of Tokyo discuss their findings. Cochlear implantation (CI) is an...