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Static positional nystagmus

1 March 2018 | | Static, VNG, balance, nystagmus, positional, vestibular
This study aimed to clarify the interpretation of positional nystagmus (PN) by looking at the current criteria for significance of PN, comparison of PN in symptomatic patients with normative data, prevalence of PN among participants with balance problems and assessing...

Consider PCR testing in culture negative necrotising otitis externa

1 May 2015 |
Necrotising otitis externa (NOE) often does not yield identification of a causative organism to treat although in 90% of cases it is a member of the pseudomonas species. The incidence of fungal NOE is not to be forgotten and this...

Is auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder a disorder of the whole eighth cranial nerve?

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders | VEMP, Vestibular, caloric test, cochlear
Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is now well recognised in audiological circles. Vestibular nerve function has not been extensively studied in ANSD. The authors used cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) and caloric tests to assess the integrity of the...

Is there a role for facial nerve decompression in Ramsay Hunt syndrome?

1 March 2019 | | ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology
This is an interesting paper. The authors recommend a transmastoid facial decompression for patients with complete facial nerve paralysis with House Brackman HB 5/6 who do not show any sign of recovery after two weeks of treatment following a diagnosis...
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Do personal listening devices cause cochlear synaptopathy?

5 January 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Otology
Cochlear synaptopathy is a condition in which noise interrupts the synaptic communication between sensory inner hair cells and low spontaneous rate cochlear nerve fibres. Since these nerve fibres are associated with signal coding in noisy backgrounds, their disruption leads to...
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Resolving dysphagia – can we distinguish mild dysphagia from no dysphagia?

2 September 2022 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Brain injury, Clinical Swallowing Examination, Deglutition, Deglutition disorders, Dysphagia, FEES, Stroke, Swallowing assessment
Many patients with dysphagia following neurological events can and do experience a resolution of their swallowing difficulties, sometimes without any intervention. However, it is challenging for clinicians to distinguish mild dysphagia from no dysphagia. The question of where to draw...

Hidden hearing loss in humans: cochlear synaptopathy is superseded by cognitive effects when listening to speech in noise

1 March 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Elizabeth Beach presents an overview of the recent research being undertaken at the National Acoustic Laboratories on speech in noise and its relationship to cochlear synaptopathy. Our team at the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) has been investigating hidden hearing loss...

Why hearing above 8 kHz matters more than you think

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
This review explores the significance of extended high-frequency hearing loss (above 8 kHz) and why it may be worth doing clinically more frequently. There are many conditions that may hide underneath a normal audiogram, and one of the easiest to...

Adult hearing screening: consideration for a holistic model

14 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Background Adult-onset hearing impairment is a highly prevalent and undertreated chronic problem that poses a significant burden of disease worldwide [1]. It is usually gradual and diagnosed and managed approximately 10 years after adults have first experienced hearing difficulties [2]....

Making audiology work during COVID-19 and beyond

26 June 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
‘New normal’ is another phrase that has become synonymous with this pandemic. In this article, consideration for ‘low-touch’ and ‘no touch’ audiological pathways are described for adoption as the ‘new normal’ for hearing healthcare. The COVID-19 crisis has ushered in...

Looking at musculoskeletal disorders in audiology

1 September 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the leading cause of sickness absence from work, work disability and loss of productivity across all European Union member states. Isla Beausire is a working audiologist with a personal and professional interest in this subject...

Addressing ear and hearing care through task sharing: the Malawian experience

27 February 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
How can ear and hearing care be addressed in a setting with limited resources? Wakisa Mulwafu, Chris Prescott and Johan Fagan present an innovative model for training ear surgery technicians to perform endoscopic myringoplasty under local anaesthesia on a large...