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Drug side-effects on audiological and vestibular testing
Are they a malingerer? Or perhaps they are inattentive? It may be their drugs! Robert DiSogra considers the side-effects of medication on the test subject. The audiogram serves many purposes in clinical practice. For the audiologist, it helps to differentiate...Barriers and facilitators to app use in Australian audiology clinics
Too old to app? Time to think again! Bec Bennett discusses why it’s time for healthcare professionals to hit reset on expectations of digital literacy. Mobile health (mHealth) apps have the potential to enhance audiological care by supporting the self-management...
Corticosteroid prescribing in ENT - are we at risk of being sued?
Of medications leading to malpractice claims, corticosteroids comprise the third most common. They are used widely and have a significant side-effect profile: hypertension, lipodystrophy, diabetes, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, peptic ulceration and psychiatric reactions to name but a...Dementia assessments for people with deafness, deafblindness or visual impairment in Scotland
How is the medical community doing with assessing cognitive decline in those with a sensory impairment? The ALLIANCE Scottish Sensory Hub was tasked with finding out. Background There is growing evidence of a connection between dementia and sensory loss. However,...Audiology in this issue...New Landscapes in Audiology
Keiran Joseph, Clinical Lead, Evelina London, Children & Young People’s Audiology Centre, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK. E: Keiran.Joseph@gstt.nhs.uk Over the past year, the world of audiology has changed faster than ever before. The COVID-19 pandemic has...ENT In this issue...Landmark Papers that Defined ENT and Audiology
In 2018, I compiled a book with the title Landmark Papers in Otolaryngology. The book was inspired by the ENT department journal club that regularly took place in a local Norwich pub, and it discusses 99 of the most cited papers in the ENT and audiology literature.
Sandlin’s Textbook of Hearing Aid Amplification: Technical and Clinical Considerations – Third Edition
This textbook is intended for graduate clinicians and scientists in audiology. It covers a broad range of topics over 20 chapters written by clinical and technical experts, most of whom are based in the US and Denmark, and the book...
Audiology Answers for Otolaryngologists
Audiology Answers for Otolaryngologists aims to provide a grounding in audiology for otolaryngology residents and other professionals allied to audiology, who would otherwise have limited exposure to clinical audiology. It is written by senior audiologists at Washington University School of...
The Power of the Voice
An initial glance at the table of contents and layout of Jean Abitbol’s book, The Power of the Voice, might lead one to assume that it is heavy on style but light on substance. A closer reading proves this to...
Show me the video: modelling for behaviour change
It is estimated that 2% of people in the United States have autism. The DSM 5th edition defines the autism spectrum diagnosis criteria as when an individual has social communication difficulties, as well as restrictive and repetitive behaviours. One intervention...
Biologics for deafness
Cochlear implants and hearing aids are inherently limited in their ability to restore ‘natural’ hearing. Biological therapy to treat inner ear pathology still is evolving rapidly with several ongoing clinical trials, though none are available for clinical practice to date....
