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Archaeological evidence of nasal amputation in Ancient China

Historical accounts of nasal amputation as criminal punishment in India and Italy are well known to those familiar with the origins of nasal reconstructive surgery. The undisguisable and socially stigmatising nature of this punishment led Sushruta in 600 BC and...

Canal plugging for intractable Meniere’s disease

In this single centre retrospective study, the authors applied semicircular canal plugging, well known as a treatment for refractory BPPV, to intractable unilateral Meniere’s disease (MD) that had failed to respond to medical treatment with betahistine and hydrochlorothiazide. However, in...

Smartphone hearing test

Our Editors’ Choice for this edition reviews an article looking at the use of a smartphone app for hearing screening. We have all had to integrate telehealth into our practice to some extent recently and this paper examines a teleaudiology...

Can amplification preserve auditory function?

Hearing loss is a noted modifiable risk factor for dementia, and is also associated with depression, decreased quality of life and isolation. Hearing aids are the main intervention for presbycusis and a 2017 Cochrane Review showed that they have a...

hearX is award winner in the Hearing Technology Innovator Mobile Testing category


hearX Group’s remote hearing care solution, hearX Self Test Kit, was recently announced as the Hearing Technology Innovator award winner in the Mobile Testing category, by Hearing Health & Technology Matters. With over 22,000 votes cast, the awards programme showcased a number of incredible technologies, representing companies from more than 10 different countries globally.

GSI releases video series: Closing the Audiology Gap with Automation

Grason-Stadler, a worldwide leader of clinical audiometric systems, hosted a conversation with Dr James W Hall III and Dr Robert Margolis to discuss the current landscape around the patient-provider gap and the essential need for an automated tool.

Interacoustics introduces Equinox Evo & Touch Keyboard

Interacoustics are excited to announce the introduction of the Equinox Evo & Touch Keyboard: a game-changing audiometric solution that will enhance hearing test flows. The Equinox Evo is a clinical PC-based audiometer designed to evolve with the demands and growth...

Determinants influencing ageing within the vestibular system

The observation that ageing affects vestibular function is not new. However, using a whole population survey, the authors set out to evaluate quantitatively factors responsible for the age-related changes in vestibular function. As part of a national survey on health...

Audiology Papers of the Year 2015-16

In this short review we have asked Melanie, Carolina, Josephine and Cherilee to consider the best article they have read in the last 12 months and provide us with a short review. All contributors have managed to succinctly highlight the...

What does an Olympic medal and surgery have in common?

Competing against female Eastern Bloc athletes in the 1980s was a thankless task, demanding a mulish tenacity in an often futile cause. Ideal preparation for a career in surgery? My path to medicine was unusual, in that I left school...

TinniSoothe: a wearable approach to tinnitus sound therapy

With an estimated 740 million people worldwide living with tinnitus, and the condition strongly correlated with deteriorating mental health, the demand for accessible, practical management tools remains significant [1]. A British-designed and manufactured device offers an alternative approach to how...

Treating middle ear conditions in developing countries

This month’s journal issue discussed global health in otolaryngology with this paper focusing on the management of chronic middle ear disease in the developing world. Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is more common in developing countries. The reason for this...