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The development of the Paediatric Arabic Auditory Speech Test for iPad

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Speech in noise testing provides real-life assessments of hearing that conventional pure tones cannot deliver. Rania Alkahtani describes the development of such a test for Arabic speaking children. It also has the additional benefit of being able to be delivered...

Ida Institute telecare tools help teens take charge of their hearing healthcare

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
In this article Ena Nielsen from the Ida Institute discusses new ways to put teens in the driver’s seat of their hearing healthcare needs. The teenage years can be a challenging time for any young person. When hearing loss is...

Aerosol research and performance

3 September 2021 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Is singing safe? This was a question asked around the world at the start of the pandemic in early 2020. Natalie Watson and Chris Orton tell us about a rapidly-convened research group that led to profound changes in UK Government...

Otolaryngologists and audiologists are invited to learn about and lead efforts to reduce the global burden of hearing loss

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Otology
IFOS promises to be a multidimensional meeting, with contributions from speakers from all corners of the world covering a huge array of subjects. We hear about how the global health aspects of hearing loss will be covered in the congress....

Muscle tension dysphagia: an underdiagnosed problem

4 May 2023 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
In this article, the authors introduce the description of swallowing problems which have been recently attributed to muscle tension dysphagia (MTDg). The authors are clear that this is a diagnosis of exclusion, and it is important to rule out other...

Developing principles of swallow rehabilitation using novel animal modelling

3 September 2024 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Never let it be said that we don’t cover a wide range of topics. Camilla Dawson tells us about the crossover between swallowing in seals and in humans. Rehabilitation of swallow is complex, informed by anatomical and physiological systems and...

Multidisciplinary airway simulation workshops: ‘preparing your team for the difficult airway’

1 September 2019 |
Can human factor issues be better addressed within a multidisciplinary learning environment? Would this improve team working and patient outcomes? Are these important training considerations? Mona Thornton discusses the experience of a multidisciplinary simulation airway workshop in the unit she...

Who’s minding the gap?

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
In this article we focus on minding the gap between education and clinical audiology for children and young people who are deaf (CYPD) and their families, through interprofessional education. This article is provided by Dr Joy Rosenberg who leads the...

Cognitive effort and listening in everyday life

26 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Neurotology
Dining with family members, amongst the clinking of dishes and glasses, the sounds of conversations and laughter, the husband, a user of hearing aids, misses his wife’s request to bring another bottle of wine. After a third try, the wife,...

Making sense of modern wireless hearing aid technologies

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Before diving into the topic of the technology behind wireless hearing aids, it is important to define two key concepts. The first is wireless frequency. This is the frequency at which a wireless signal is transmitted. In the context of...

A parent’s journey: beyond the diagnosis

1 January 2015 | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Tamsin Coates lives in Wallesey, UK and talks about coming to terms with the difficulties and joys of having two deaf children. Here she explains about the early days and the impact of their diagnosis upon the family. Thinking back...

Neural plasticity and aural rehabilitation

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Neurotology
Neural plasticity refers to an ability of the brain and central nervous system to change their structure and function or their reorganisation in response to environmental cues, experience, learning, behaviour, injury and / or diseases and treatments. Neural plasticity is...