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AURITEC presents AT2000 with implant integration
AURITEC AT2000 is a state-of-the-art audiometer that stands out for its exceptional capabilities, especially thanks to its unique integration with cochlear implants. Designed for both clinical and research settings, the AT2000/AT-research family offers a comprehensive range of features for auditory...
What do we put in our nasal douches? Anything?
The rise of the popularity of saline nasal douches, with several commercial preparations available, may be a rediscovery of an age-old tradition, but it has been shown to benefit patients. The question then arises as to whether this can be...The European TINNET COST Action BM1306
Winfried Schlee describes how a major European funding award is bringing together experts who are committed to collectively developing a better understanding of tinnitus. This work is vital if we are to pioneer effective treatments for the condition in its...
Intra orbital treatment to save the eye!
Invasive fungal sinusitis can be a devastating condition, and accepted management is surgical debridement of infected tissue, systemic antifungal treatment and reversal of immunosuppression. Orbital involvement is common, affecting up to 75% of cases, and in advanced disease orbital exenteration...
In the West of Scotland, what factors impact and what are the survival trends for laryngeal cancer?
The TV and radio presenter Jamie Theakston recently returned to his radio show to announce he is cancer free. He had been off air for a year after having surgery to treat early-stage laryngeal cancer. His diagnosis was made when...In conversation with Simone Botha Welgemoed, dancer and model
In this article, Simone Botha Welgemoed shares deep insights on what it is like to have a profound hearing loss and cochlear implant as a professional ballet dancer and model, and the challenges she faced from childhood to get to...
Pediatric Otolaryngology Practical Clinical Management
The pleasing thud of this book dropping through my letterbox was tempered by mild anxiety. I’d just accepted an adult ENT job with a paediatric on-call, and my trusty Graham, Scadding and Bull was nearly a decade out of date....
Are we screening enough? Genetics in adult-onset sensorineural hearing loss
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in adults can be a result of multiple factors such as age, noise exposure and autoimmune pathology. In a group of patients, no cause is identified and the SNHL is treated as idiopathic. Authors evaluate the...PhysioSensing OtoneuroSystem: advancing objective vestibular assessment and rehabilitation
PhysioSensing OtoneuroSystem represents a new generation of technology for vestibular assessment and rehabilitation, empowering clinicians to see balance in a completely new way. By combining high-precision inertial sensors, force plate and VR, with intelligent software, the system transforms complex postural...Making sense of modern wireless hearing aid technologies
Before diving into the topic of the technology behind wireless hearing aids, it is important to define two key concepts. The first is wireless frequency. This is the frequency at which a wireless signal is transmitted. In the context of...Drawing pictures and telling stories: treating tinnitus in childhood
There is increasing awareness that tinnitus is not restricted to adults. Indeed, the available evidence suggests that some experience of tinnitus in children is fairly common [1]. For many, tinnitus has little effect and requires limited or no intervention. For...
