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Bone bridge conduction device for patients with bilateral microtia-atresia

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Otology
Management of microtia-atresia requires a multidisciplinary approach. Children normally require bone conduction hearing aid devices very early in life to improve and facilitate speech and language development. At a later stage, when the cranial bones have strengthened and become thicker,...

Barriers to cochlear implantation in low resource settings

9 September 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
The benefits of early detection and rehabilitation of hearing loss in children, especially through cochlear implantation, are unequivocal. However, access to these valuable resources is far from equal and universal. Identifying the barriers is the first major step in addressing...

Enhancing care for adults with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder

4 November 2025 | | ENTA - Genetics, ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
It’s time to improve and personalise care for adults with ANSD. Knowing the lesion site could open up treatment opportunities like cochlear implants or new cell therapies. Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) comprises a group of hearing disorders characterised by...

Per-Ingvar Brånemark: father of osseointegration

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - Otology
The application of osseointegration has been central to the development of both bone-anchored hearing aids and dental implants. But how did it all come about? Per-Ingvar Brånemark (1929–2014). Image Johan Wingborg. Many hearing-impaired patients owe a great debt of gratitude...

Hearing Care, cognitive decline and dementia: A public health challenge, or an opportunity for healthy ageing?

22 October 2019
Brian Lamb, OBE and Sue Archbold PhD, Hon LLD A new document from The Ear Foundation, launched at European Association of Cochlear Implant Users (EURO-CIU) annual general meeting in Poland, reviews the latest evidence on the association between hearing loss,...

Current considerations on neural development and hearing loss in young children

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Neurotology
The young child’s brain has the ability to change in response to new stimuli, resulting in learning, the foundation of adaptive and intelligent behaviour. For children with hearing loss, a reduction or lack of auditory stimuli can have a ‘lifelong...

Hypoglossal nerve stimulation for OSA: current experience with unilateral versus bilateral systems

3 July 2026 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HNS) has emerged as an established treatment option for selected patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) who are intolerant to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Over the past decade, technological developments have expanded the field from unilateral...

12th International Symposium on Objective Measures in Auditory Implants (OMAI)

22 August 2026 -24 August 2026
It’s with great enthusiasm that we would like to welcome you to the 12th OMAI in 2026 in Zurich. The beautiful and historical city of Zurich is located on a lake and is easily accessible by train or from the...

Hearing Health Today podcast set for return after 4000+ tune in

6 September 2021
Popular podcast, Hearing Health Today, returned for a second season after hearing health professionals tuned in more than 4000 times during the first season. The first episode of season two was made available 31 August 2021. Healthcare professionals can listen...

Development and review of a blended service in response to COVID-19

7 January 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
The COVID-19 pandemic has required healthcare services globally to show both resilience and ingenuity in redesigning services to meet the ever-changing needs of our patients. We hear about the redevelopment of clinical pathways within an hearing implant service, and the...

Cochlear implantation in children with congenital single-sided deafness

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
To date, there has been very limited data supporting the effectiveness of early provision of a cochlear implant to the deaf ear in infants with congenital single-sided deafness. In this article, the authors share their pioneering work with this special...

Adjoin™ bone conduction system

1 May 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Otology
Patrik Westerkull (PW), Otorix AB, and Ann-Louise McDermott (A-LM), ENT Consultant at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, tell us about the Adjoin bone conduction device, a non-surgical bone-conduction option developed by Otorix. They explain how the product works, the background to the...