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Is there an association with cognitive impairment and hearing loss in a developing country?
Hearing loss (HL) is the third leading chronic health condition among older adults. Most studies investigating HL and cognition have been performed in high-income countries. Risk factors for dementia (eg. hypertension, midlife hearing loss, obesity and physical inactivity) are more...
How well do different assessments of swallowing correlate with one another?
Swallowing (dys)function may be assessed by three key measures: 1. instrumental swallowing techniques such as the modified barium swallow (MBS) or videofluoroscopy; 2. functional measures of diet texture that patients can eat comfortably (usually rated by the clinician); and 3....
Covid-19 and vestibular symptoms review
Since the coronavirus pandemic, there have been several studies looking into alterations within the auditory system but few in the vestibular system associated with Covid-19. This review delves into the specific evidence. It is challenging to elucidate the link between...AURITEC launches new audiometry platform AT2000 into European market
AURITEC, Germany’s technology leader in clinical audiometry, is thrilled to present the new audiometry platform with the multichannel audiometer AT2000.URITEC presents advanced multichannel audiometry with AT2000
AURITEC AT2000 is a state-of-the-art audiometer that stands out for its exceptional capabilities in multichannel audiometry. Designed for both clinical and research settings, the AT2000/AT-research family offers a comprehensive range of features that enhance auditory diagnostics. Multichannel Audiometry One of...Improving paediatric reflux care with non-invasive diagnostics
BIOHIT HealthCare recently published a blog exploring the challenges of diagnosing and managing reflux in infants and children. BIOHIT spoke with David Wynne, consultant paediatric ENT surgeon at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, who discussed how non-invasive objective...
Facial Surgery: Plastic and Reconstructive
Following Professor Cheney’s first popular publication in 1995 on flaps and reconstruction and subsequent second edition, he has now co-edited with Tessa Hadlock a comprehensive two-volume production. They have put together an extensive range of plastic and reconstructive surgery in...WCA Innovation Prize
At the World Congress of Audiology in Paris in September, a special prize was announced for the best innovation that addresses an unmet medical need. Candidates were selected from domains such as clinical trials or medical devices, and given five minutes and five slides to pitch in front of an international jury of researchers, clinicians, economists and industry professionals.The Ewings and paediatric audiology
Medical historian, Laura Dawes, discusses how Irene and Alexander Ewing were instrumental in shaping paediatric audiology in the first half of the 20th century. Irene and Alexander Ewing were the power couple of audiology in the UK in the mid-20th...Experience on the front line
21st January 2021 Back to basics Yesterday I went right back to where my medical career began. I grew up in Germany, bilingual. A prerequisite to studying medicine in Germany is that applicants have to spend two months working as...
Hearing protectors and speech perception
This study tested 31 subjects using hearing protectors by maintaining a constant intensity level for the speech signal while varying background noise levels. The goal was to use this test to detect speech perceptual abilities under different hearing protectors –...
