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Communication Disorders: a combined discipline of audiology and speech and language pathology – the Israeli perspective

1 May 2016 | | ENTA - ENT
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....

The European School of Interdisciplinary Tinnitus

1 May 2018 | | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Scientific careers in tinnitus are expanding beyond any single discipline to embrace interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange. Natalia Trpchevska and Christopher R Cederroth present an overview of an innovative EU-funded training programme called the ‘European School of Interdisciplinary Tinnitus’, and...

Pathways for becoming an audiologist in the USA Part 1: the early years

1 January 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Part 2 of this topic is available here. The Doctor of Audiology degree is required for clinical practice in the USA. In part one of a two-part series, Professor Hall reviews the evolution of academic credentialing for American audiologists, beginning...

Measuring the pitch and loudness of tinnitus

24 May 2017 | | ENTA - Tinnitus, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Matching the characteristics of tinnitus Many researchers and clinicians have explored the subjective nature of tinnitus by asking people with tinnitus to adjust a sound so that it matches their tinnitus in some way. This can be useful both for...

Screening for hearing aid fittings – an approach for primary care

14 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Introduction The communication difficulties related to hearing loss can lead to ‘depression, social withdrawal and problems with employment and access to information sources’ [1]. Furthermore, unmanaged hearing loss is associated with dementia, a poorer quality of life, depression, anxiety and...

Remote hearing aid fittings and maintenance – exploring applications in Africa

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Introduction Technology and connectivity are allowing audiological services to be provided in novel ways. The field of telehealth, although firmly established over the past two decades, is buoyed by the continued and rapid advances in information and communication technologies. Remote...

Utilisation of cortical auditory evoked potentials in the paediatric population

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Introduction Early identification of hearing loss in infants followed by prompt intervention is well established as the key to maximising the development of speech, language and psychosocial skills. Many countries have already adopted early hearing detection and intervention (EDHI) programs,...

Audiovestibular findings in children with enlarged vestibular aqueduct

1 November 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Enlarged vestibular aqueduct is reported to affect up to 15% of the paediatric population with sensorineural hearing loss. Devin McCaslin and Bridget Smith provide an up-to-date overview of the mechanisms and clinical symptoms underlying the condition and share some of...

User perspectives of online audiological rehabilitation programmes

1 March 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Recent research shows that online audiological rehabilitation programmes have the potential to improve the quality of life of hearing aid users. However, there are still areas that need need improvement. Elisabet Thorén discusses some of the problems people face when...

The basis of the bargain: outcomes not inputs

1 January 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
There are international drivers focusing our attention on measuring outcomes; Anthony Hogan looks at the data to see how we are currently measuring up. Introduction A global paradigm change is impacting on the provision of disability services. At its heart,...

Measuring client-centred outcomes in audiology: towards a parsimonious solution

1 January 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
From an international driver to the client-centred care model; in this article Anthony Hogan explores outcome measures for individual goal setting and measuring those outcomes. Introduction When people present for hearing help, they are typically looking for solutions to the...

Hidden hearing loss in humans

1 March 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Awareness of cochlear synaptopathy (‘hidden hearing loss’) is growing. Chris Plack gives us an introduction to the condition, defining it and reviewing recent research in humans and animals with respect to noise exposure. The main cause of hearing loss is...