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OTC hearing aids: where are we now?

2 September 2022 | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
The ‘Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act’ of 2017 set in motion plans for a long-debated shift in the hearing care market. In 2021, the FDA released draft guidance which will allow hearing aids in the US to be sold direct to...

Implicit bias in audiology and wider healthcare

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
What is implicit bias and how might it affect patient outcomes in hearing healthcare? Yovina Khiroya provides insight into the terminology and the effect on people and service delivery. As much as possible within healthcare, we try to reduce implicit...

Why hearing above 8 kHz matters more than you think

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
This review explores the significance of extended high-frequency hearing loss (above 8 kHz) and why it may be worth doing clinically more frequently. There are many conditions that may hide underneath a normal audiogram, and one of the easiest to...

Big data and the future of cochlear implant aftercare

2 July 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Auditory Implants
With a million people using cochlear implants worldwide, the time is right for us to harness this vast data for patient benefit. Every day, cochlear implant (CI) processors quietly collect data: how long they’re worn, how often users switch programs...

Understanding the NAL-NL3 Prescription System: a new era of personalised hearing aid fitting

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
The NAL-NL3 system marks a transformative step in hearing aid fitting, shifting from a one-size-fits-most prescription to a modular, patient-centred approach. Developed by the National Acoustic Laboratories, this new system integrates a core audiogram-based prescription with targeted modules to address...

In conversation with Ad Snik

1 January 2017 | | ENTA - ENT
Professor Ad Snik has spent a large portion of his career in hearing implantation and has seen novel devices come and go, some of great benefit to patients, others which haven’t produced expected results. In this interview, he talks to...

AUDIOLOGY - In conversation with Hans Henrik Philipsen

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
So your background is in social research, how did you develop an interest in this area? I have always had an immense curiosity when it comes to understanding other people and other cultures. My early experience as a teenager in...

AUDIOLOGY - In conversation with Dr Jerry Northern

1 January 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology
Gareth Smith chats with Dr Jerry Northern and learns about his fascination with Mount Everest, the legendary Marion Downs and his unique career in audiology… Jerry with the legendary Marion Downs. Tell us about your background, how did you come...

In conversation with Paul Lamb

1 July 2018 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Paul Lamb recently joined a team undertaking a hearing care mission to Armenia with the Starkey Hearing Foundation. Paul took time to discuss the aims and achievements of these missions through his personal experiences with the foundation. Paul Lamb. The...

Looking back with ENT & Audiology News roving reporter: In conversation with Professor Hesham Negm

31 October 2018 | | ENTA - ENT
ENT & Audiology News caught up with our long-time friend and favourite paparazzo, Professor Hesham Negm, to discuss his career and involvement with the magazine, and to view some of the fantastic photos he has taken along the way. Professor...

Automated audiometry: in conversation with the creator of AMTAS®, Robert Margolis

8 June 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
As automated audiometry becomes more widespread for busy clinics and tele-audiometry, Laura Prigge from GSI interviews Dr Robert Margolis to discuss his automated method for testing auditory sensitivity (AMTAS®). What motivated you to think of automated audiometry? When I was...