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Unexplained dizziness in elderly patients
How do we explain unexplained dizziness in elderly patients? How far should we go with investigations? And most importantly, how should we manage this challenging and expanding group of patients whose balance affects their safety? Richard Ibitoye and Diego Kaski...Fall prevention in the elderly population
A fall in later life can have a catastrophic impact on a person’s quality of life. Lilian Felipe explains how falls prevention programmes and vestibular rehabilitation can help.
Low risk options following failure of intratympanic gentamicin for Meniere’s
This article is a useful summary of the options available when intratympanic gentamicin (ITG) fails to adequately control vertigo episodes in Meniere’s patients. The authors describe the anatomical reasons that may impede drug delivery to the round window with the...Hearing care systems in Europe – can we do more?
52 million Europeans experience hearing loss but many don’t find their way to professional hearing care. Lidia Best looks at strategies to improve the uptake of amplification at a national level [1]. With rising numbers of people experiencing hearing loss,...Listening differences in autistic individuals
In this article Erin Schafer, Lauren Mathews and Andrea Dunn outline the common auditory issues that autistic individuals face in comparison with their neurotypical peers and highlight the need to move beyond the traditional audiologic test battery when working with...
Treatment of incus lysis with hydroxyapatite bone cement
Middle ear implants provide a suitable alternative for some patients with a certain degree of sensorineural or mixed hearing loss, not wanting a hearing aid. Vibrant SounBridge® (VSB) middle ear implant (MEI), of Med-El®firm, is one such implant. In this...BAAP Hallpike Prize - Application Deadline 1st January 2020
BAAP Hallpike Prize The Hallpike prize was first awarded in 2009, following the kind donation of Dr Jeremy Hallpike, Emeritus Neurologist from Adelaide, Australia, in honour of his father Charles Skinner Hallpike. The prize is awarded annually for the best...ESPO 2023 call for abstracts
"Science, clinicians and families – better together” is the theme of the 16th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, taking place in Liverpool, UK, 20–23 May 2023. The emphasis of the congress will be on how paediatric ORL...BAAP Hallpike Prize 2022 – applications open
The Hallpike Prize is awarded annually for the best project of the past 24-month period (research, audit or review of subject) in the area of audiovestibular medicine.
