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Cochlear implantation in the developing world: perspectives from the Indian subcontinent
Cochlear implants are an expensive technology, yet profound hearing loss is far from a developed-world phenomenon. On the contrary, incidences of both congenital and acquired hearing losses are high in the developing world. This article explains how an initiative in...2020 Lancet Commission on dementia: a call to action for integrated hearing healthcare
Dr Georgiou’s summary of the 2020 update to the 2017 Lancet Commission underscores the importance of medical and hearing healthcare professionals working together to tackle the modifiable risk factors that affect individuals throughout their lives, to help delay or even...Acupuncture for tonsillectomy pain in children
The challenge: tonsillectomy pain Tonsillectomy is a uniform surgical insult which results in a 10-day recovery for children. Severe pain can occur which can give rise to poor oral fluid intake, dehydration and potentially the need for intravenous fluid resuscitation....Bettear: one start-up’s journey to bridging a technological gap in pursuit of auditory accessibility
Imagine your disappointment if you have been looking forward to seeing your favourite grunge band play live at the Dog and Duck for weeks. Your family is bored of you constantly playing their greatest hits. But when you turn up...Type 1 thyroplasty using a novel and inflatable implant from APrevent® VOIS
Unilateral vocal cord immobility severely impacts voice, swallowing, and airway functions. A novel approach offers adjustable medialisation for improved patient outcomes. Unilateral vocal cord immobility (UVCI) can cause significant disability to voice, swallowing, and airway functions. Patients with UVCI may...A comparison of two different audiology roles in Denmark and the United Kingdom
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that there are over 360 million people with a disabling hearing loss in the world. Disabling hearing loss is considered to be a loss of greater than 40 decibels (dB) in the better hearing...ENT & Audiology News distributor in Spain, Puntolab Audición, celebrates its first anniversary
Puntolab Audición has a sound room where the sound environments of patients’ daily lives are simulated, and where hearing aids can be fitted more accurately, anticipating any issues that may arise. It could be called a ‘wind tunnel’ for hearing...Public health planning for hearing impairment (2017)
In 2009 Professor Andrew Smith and Dr Daksha Patel identified the need for awareness of public health methods in hearing healthcare planning. In 2010 the first training course was held, and since then 760 health workers from 41 countries have...A snapshot of UK newborn hearing screening services during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, new guidance for newborn hearing screening programmes and management of audiology referrals was released by Public Health England [1,2]. There was also joint guidance from the UK professional bodies [3] and guidance from NHS England regarding...
The Hearing Sciences – Third Edition
The Hearing Sciences – Third Edition is primarily aimed at undergraduate students on courses relevant to hearing sciences. Indeed, the content supports much of the scientific content delivered within UK-based audiology degree courses. The book is ordered in to four...
What works better for type 3 tympanoplasty?
This is a systematic review comparing incus transposition (IT) and partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (PORP). There is a total of 14 articles, obtaining 1055 patients: 614 for the IT group and 441 for the PORP group. All included patients had...
