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X-ray vs. intraoperative testing for determining cochlear implant placement

7 January 2020 | | Auditory Implants, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Cochlear implants, Hearing loss, Intraoperative NRT, Postoperative X-ray imaging
Most cochlear implant centres confirm electrode position after surgery using X-rays to ensure optimal electrode placement. As well as transorbital view X-rays, this team check placement using impedance measures and neural response telemetry (NRT) performed intraoperatively. The former indicates whether...

Recurrent seroma in cochlear implanted patients

1 July 2019 | | Neurotology | Antibiotics, Cochlear Implant, Seroma
Little is known about why some patients experience recurrent seromas over the implant package and in the absence of any cause, antibiotics are frequently prescribed as a precaution to protect the implant from infection. A tertiary referral centre selected five...

Live versus e-learning – which is the most effective communication training approach for health care staff?

1 November 2017 | | aphasia, communication partner training, health care setting, healthcare professional, intervention
If staff are unable to communicate with their patients this can impact negatively on the patient’s healthcare. They may be excluded from decisions about their own care and their rights to informed consent may be violated. Conversation partner training has...

The challenges of facemasks for people with hearing loss

7 May 2020 | | COVID-19
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic we have seen an exponential increase in the use of face masks. Guidance around the globe varies on the use of face masks as an effective barrier to the coronavirus. Whereas in pre-covid...

The future of rhinology: What will come first, a radical change in rhinological management or the decimation of the world?

1 March 2019 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus, Rhinoplasty
In this article, Simon Gane looks forward to what the future holds, on the presumption he survives. Setting aside the questions of the UK even existing, the NHS still working, or the fact we’ll be commuting to our jobs in...

Composing with Meniere’s disease: a personal reflection

3 September 2021 | | Audiology - Adult, Auditory Implants
Is a fluctuating hearing loss and composing music incompatible? Professor Andrew Hugill discusses his personal experience of Meniere’s disease and the work that has developed as a result of the condition. As I write this article, I am in the...

Genetic research on hereditary hearing loss and clinical application in the Chinese population

1 March 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric, ENT, Otology
Congenital deafness in China affects more people than the entire population of Australia. Prof Wang give us a comprehensive insight into one of the main congenital disabilities in China, looking into the causes of deafness and the benefits of genetic...

The utilisation of three-dimensional printed models in skull base surgery

1 January 2019 | | ENT, Skull Base Surgery
As technology improves, there are new ways to assist with surgeons when it comes to training and preparing for surgery. Barbara Anne Thomson and Georgios Kontorinis highlight how 3D printing can help with the understanding and surgical planning for complex...

Applications open for 2020 European Audiologist of the Year Award

29 January 2020 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
The hunt for Europe’s top audiologist has begun as online entries open for this year’s ‘European Audiologist of the Year’ competition. Now in its 13th year, the competition offers the opportunity for audiologists from...

New integration software from Interacoustics

28 February 2020 | Research & Development
Thanks to new OtoAccess® integration software, Interacoustics has made it easy for hearing care professionals to integrate their diagnostic solutions with databases and electronic health record (EHR) systems.

Laryngeal papillomatosis

1 May 2018 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Laryngeal papillomatosis remains one of the most frustrating conditions seen by laryngologists. Sam Majumdar gives us an overview of the current science and clinical practice. Human papilloma virus is a small (> 8kb) double stranded DNA virus with approximately 200...

Old age is hard to swallow

4 May 2023 | | ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
This article takes us through the diagnosis and management of swallowing problems common in older age. As our global population continues to grow and live longer, dysphagia will continue to be a global problem which needs to be recognised, understood...