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Virtual human speaker

1 February 2019 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Adult | Speech perception, auditory-visual speech, behavioural measures, instrumentation, psychoacoustics/hearing science, virtual humans
The aim of the discussed study was to develop and evaluate a 3D virtual speaker that could use pre-recorded audio-material and possibly be used for audio-visual speech testing in the future. The authors developed the terminal-analogue method that allows to...
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Sharing audio data for the greater good of research

1 November 2016 |
HomeBank is a novel online repository for daylong audio recordings of children and families. Daylong recordings of children in naturalistic environments with their family and friends are an important source of information to enable an understanding of how children develop...

In conversation with Chadwan Al Yaghchi - Cutting Edge Laryngology 2019

17 September 2019 |
Chadwan Al Yaghchi is a founding member of the British Laryngological Association and served on the council since 2013. He is currently the associate honorary treasurer. How did the idea for Cutting Edge Laryngology come about? 2010 was a time...

Hearables: in-ear sensing devices for recording of physiological signals

5 January 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Colver Ken Howe Ne, Jameel Muzaffar and Manohar Bance discuss the potential of hearable systems to monitor physiological signals (e.g. from brain or heart, blood pressure, body temperature) unobtrusively. Such adaptations require high-quality sensors and sophisticated de-noising signal processing on...

Organisers announce cancellation of European Audiologist of the Year Award in response to coronavirus COVID-19

11 June 2020
The annual European Audiologist of the Year awards event was due to be held later this year. Officials have announced...
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Biologicals for severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. Any use?

5 November 2021 | | ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus | chronic rhinosinusitis, dupilumab, mepolizumab, omalizumab, reslizumab
Recent advances and knowledge of inflammatory endotypes of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) led to introduction of biological agents such as monoclonal antibodies targeting IgE (omalizumab) and Interleukins (ILs) such as IL4R alpha (dupilumab) and IL5. The European Academy...

From the editor NovDec 2019

1 November 2019 |
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS), Editor, ENT & Audiology News; Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.net Welcome There are many jokes told by anaesthetists about surgeons, and perhaps even more in the...

Prof Tanon of the Côte d’Ivoire and Stephanie Unterrieder of MED-EL: challenges and successes of a public-private partnership

5 July 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
The Côte d’Ivoire (RCI) is a large country on the West African coast. It has recently launched a pioneering neonatal hearing screening programme. Dr Cheka Spencer caught up with Prof Marie-Josée Tanon to discuss this and other recent developments which...

Dementia assessments for people with deafness, deafblindness or visual impairment in Scotland

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
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,...

Recent changes in vestibular science and assessment

27 February 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Clinical assessment of the dizzy or imbalanced patient is all about the patient’s history. History, history, history. But what about puzzling cases when we feel we need more information? Sally Rosengren gives us a rundown of the vestibular tests which...

AOT Conference 2024

20 June 2024 -21 June 2024
Shared Knowledge, Built Community Anita Sedghi FY1, Northwick Park Hospital, London Northwest NHS Trust The AOT Conference this year focused on a diverse range of presentations, catering to trainees at all levels. The program started with a thought-provoking talk by...

Surgical technology and operating room safety failures: lessons from vascular and general surgery

1 January 2014 | | ENTA - General
Background – surgical technology and otolaryngology An estimated 234 million major surgical procedures are performed annually worldwide. This requires the interaction of multidisciplinary teams with varying contributions of surgical technology and therefore makes surgical procedures prone to multiple sources of...