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Loneliness and hearing loss treatment

1 November 2019 | | ENTA - Maxillofacial Surgery, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
It is well-known that hearing loss can lead to social isolation and consequent loneliness. This study aimed to research whether hearing loss treatment helps in overcoming loneliness long-term. Two types of treatment - hearing aids (HA) and cochlear implants (CI)...

Genetic testing in congenital hearing loss

7 January 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology
Advances in genetic testing over the last decade have reduced the cost and time such testing required and increased understanding of the genes involved in conditions like congenital hearing loss. This study from Atlanta looks at genetic testing from a...
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All you need to know about childhood hearing loss - an update

2 March 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology
This is an excellent update on childhood hearing loss. It is a comprehensive collection of five chapters, providing a summary of a broad range of practice guidelines to inform screening, diagnosis, and management of hearing loss in children. It has...
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Are cardiovascular risk factors associated with hearing loss?

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors are associated with microvascular damage that can impair molecular transport across capillary walls and cause inflammation and oxidative stress that may damage cochlear structure and function. This study determined, among a population-based sample of Canadian...

Genetics of IP-III

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology
The authors provide a literature review of the genetic basis and clinical features of incomplete partition (IP)-type III. The condition is seen typically in males and is due to mutation in the POU class 3 homeobox 4 (POU3F4) gene which...

The changing role of audiology

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Auditory Implants
Audiology has changed dramatically in recent years. Cochlear implants and high power hearing aids have made hearing really available to children with essentially any degree of hearing loss. Those of us who have been in the field for a long...

Diagnosing and managing somatic tinnitus

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Tinnitus
Interactions between auditory and somatosensory pathways can lead to interesting tinnitus experiences which can be very bothersome. Dr Sarah Michiels describes her pioneering work in this area, and the possibilities of physiotherapy based therapy. Background Somatic (also called somatosensory) tinnitus...

Can the audiology clinic benefit from advances in virtual reality?

5 January 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
François Patou discusses how the recent advances in virtual reality technologies can be used to support people living with hearing loss. He outlines some of the novel virtual reality tools that are emerging as resources to support delivery of audiology...

Implants and the identity of self

4 September 2023 | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Auditory Implants
Hearpeers is MED-EL’s international community for people with hearing implants and those considering getting a hearing implant, as well as their families and friends. This group enables people to connect with hearing implant recipients from around the world to learn...

ENT in this issue...Multidisciplinary Teams

30 April 2020 |
Joanne Rimmer, MBBS, MA(Hons) Cantab, FRCS(ORL-HNS), FRACS, Consultant Otolaryngologist / Rhinologist, Monash Health; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. E: rimmer.joanne@gmail.com The multidisciplinary team (MDT) has long been regarded as the gold standard in cancer care,...

From the editor JulAug19

1 July 2019 |
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS), Editor, ENT & Audiology News; Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.net Welcome We are delighted to launch this current edition of ENT & Audiology News from Brussels,...

Current update on vestibular and balance disorders in children

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Auditory Implants, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Vestibular and balance disorders in children with hearing loss often go unrecognised. This article describes the significant impact such disorders have on the various aspects of children’s development. Vestibular and balance disorders occur in the paediatric population but can go...