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Public Health Planning for Hearing Impairment (2022)

WebThe World Report on Hearing, published in 2021 by the WHO reports that 430 million people in the world have moderate or worse hearing loss, all of whom require …

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Global Health ENT & Audiology News

WebMuch has been said of the paucity of ENT and its related services in low- and middle-income countries. This article from a retired paediatric otolaryngologist discusses …

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The history of person-centred hearing care ENT & Audiology News

WebIn the World Report on Hearing, launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 3 March 2021, the use of person-centred care is highly recommended. In this article, we learn about the history of person-centred healthcare and hearing care. But we start with the users’ voice, a foreword by Lidia Best, President of the European …

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Barrier and opportunities for hearing care: finding a way forward …

WebIdeal models of care for communities can include tailored ear and hearing care interventions.. Barriers exist at an individual and societal level to realise the vision of …

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Reducing hierarchy for individuals and teams across ENT

WebAlexander Pope said that “to err is human”, but medical errors can have serious consequences. How can better communication minimise the risk of them occurring in the first place? Allowing all members of the surgical team to feel empowered to speak up is an important first step.

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ENT ENT & Audiology News

WebHyposalivation remains a stubbornly difficult condition to treat, but novel therapies may not be far away. Saliva has many essential functions, including aiding …

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MDT clinics for adults with learning disabilities and hearing loss

WebHealthcare providers can have limitations and challenges providing optimum care for patients with intellectual disabilities.Siobhan Brennan and Susanna Goodhart highlight key professionals and carers who may be instrumental when trying to deliver good management and care along with other key factors to consider for this patient population.

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Introduction to speech testing ENT & Audiology News

WebLet’s get back to basics: Dr Schoepflin introduces the concepts behind speech testing for hearing care professionals.. While pure tone threshold testing is …

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A comparison of two different audiology roles in Denmark and the …

WebThe World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that there are over 360 million people with a disabling hearing loss in the world. Disabling hearing loss is …

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The effects of leisure noise exposure on young people’s hearing

WebThere is growing concern regarding the effects of leisure noise exposure on young people’s auditory system. Information provided by healthcare professionals should …

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Ethnic inequalities in hearing aid use ENT & Audiology News

WebRecent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have once again highlighted health inequalities experienced by people from ethnic minority backgrounds.

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Starkey Hearing Institute

WebHere, we continue exploring audiology training routes across the world with a focus on bridging the Hearing Health Access Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa.This article is …

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News ENT & Audiology News

WebAfter the successful kick-off of the Digital EUHA Spring Conference on 22 March 2024, all presentations are available online until the end of May.

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Global alliance brings hearing care to people in 14 developing

WebTo mark World Hearing Day, a global project has been created to provide access to ear and hearing care services for thousands of people living with undiagnosed and untreated hearing loss.

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Breaking the menstrual and menopause taboo ENT & Audiology …

WebThe impact of menstruation and menopause on doctors and surgeons is the subject of a provocative new podcast. As ENT & Audiology News reported in July 2021, …

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Journal Reviews ENT & Audiology News

WebA nasogastric tube (NGT) is frequently used for patients who are at risk of endotracheal aspiration of oral diet. However, this cannot eliminate the aspiration of saliva.

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Vestibular rehabilitation therapy: diagnosis based strategies

WebIn his second article on this topic (see here for the first article), Richard E Gans explains how to use vestibular rehabilitation therapy to treat vestibular patients, and demonstrates why this method of diagnosis based strategies has proved so successful.Introduction. Common inner ear disorders that cause vestibular dysfunction …

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Are vascular loops at the CPA of any clinical significance

WebNeurotologists have grappled with this question for many years. The aim of the study was to determine the clinical relationship of vertigo symptoms with vascular loop …

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Bringing space science to balance and tinnitus

WebJameel Muzaffar is a specialist registrar in ENT surgery in the West Midlands. His research interests include applications of imaging to ENT. Chris Coulson is a consultant otologist, particularly interested in the development of technological solutions. He is part of a team that developed a robot to drill cochleostomies for cochlear implants and is co …

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Long-term outcomes of children and young people with cochlear …

WebIntroduction. Profound childhood hearing loss has a huge impact on early communication skills, the acquisition of spoken language, and hence on educational …

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What is Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory …

WebTHRIVE is a physiological mechanism for oxygenating and ventilating patients who are under general anaesthesia and who have diminished or absent respiratory effort [1]. Classical ventilation requires bulk flow of gases into and out of the lungs driven by chest movements. A patient who had been breathing air will desaturate to dangerous levels …

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