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Semi implantable bone conduction devices: challenges and developments
Bone conduction mechanisms and history of bone conduction aids Bone conduction hearing devices work by stimulating hair cells via the bone conduction hearing pathways. These pathways are less well understood than the air conduction pathways, but recent research has shown...Clinical leadership and management: developing world ENT
I have been asked to share some of the initiatives I have been involved with to address ENT-related challenges in Africa and the developing world. Developing countries constitute the majority of the world’s landmass (Figure 1), are home to >50%...Communication Disorders: a combined discipline of audiology and speech and language pathology – the Israeli perspective
Liat Kishon-Rabin provides an excellent summary of audiology training in Israel, encapsulating the development of audiology services in the country. Readers will be intrigued by the systematic approach taken to its development, and its pairing with speech and language pathology....Aided cortical assessment: uses in a paediatric hearing implant centre
When can an aided cortical assessment help decision making in a child’s hearing journey? In this article, the author demonstrates the application using an enlightening case study approach. A device, be it a conventional hearing aid or hearing implant, ideally,...2020 Lancet Commission on dementia: a call to action for integrated hearing healthcare
Dr Georgiou’s summary of the 2020 update to the 2017 Lancet Commission underscores the importance of medical and hearing healthcare professionals working together to tackle the modifiable risk factors that affect individuals throughout their lives, to help delay or even...The 15th Meeting of the British Society of Neuro-Otology
Amol Anand, Audiovestibular Medicine Speciality Registrar The British Society of Neuro-Otology Conference 2025 brought a wonderful sense of excitement to Governors Hall at St Thomas’ Hospital in November. Hosted by the Multidisciplinary Balance Team in ENT at Guy’s Hospital, the...How can we be SMART with virtual consultations?
At the beginning of 2020, video conferencing and phone consultations accounted for less than 1% of all consultations. Now it is probably 70%. Whilst there are many remote consultation solutions available, Tina Marshall describes what the ideal solution should look...BAPA Annual Conference 2026
Sabarinath Vijayakumar, ST5 Audiovestibular Medicine, Royal Derby HospitalsThe BAPA Annual Conference 2026 was held virtually on 30 January 2026 and was attended by over 70 delegates from across the world. Participants mainly comprised consultant audiovestibular physicians, consultant paediatricians, paediatric audiologists...A place for everything and everything in its place: the practicalities of randomised clinical trials
Will this pill cure tinnitus? Bonnie Millar describes one trial that has investigated the possibility whilst describing the path of drug trials in the UK. Background In the last quarter of 2014, a clinical trial (QUIET-1; ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02315508) commenced...
