References: Aazh, H. and Moore, B.C.J. (2007) “Dead regions in the cochlea at 4 khz in elderly adults: Relation to absolute threshold, steepness of audiogram, and pure-tone average,” Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 18(02), pp. 097–106   Chang, Y.-S. et al. (2019) “Predicting cochlear dead regions in patients with hearing loss through a machine learning-based approach: A preliminary study,” PLOS ONE, 14(6).   Choi, J.E. et al. (2020) “Influence of cochlear dead regions on hearing outcome in sudden sensorineural hearing loss,” Otology & Neurotology, 41(7), pp. 889–89 ..read more

Join as we discuss the frontline response of auditory healthcare with special guest Dr Rachel, talking about hearing loss, infections and the loss of wax removal services from the public health sector ..read more

Join us for an informal overview on Frequency Lowering as part of hearing aid verification. How to do them and what it does. Based on genuine enquiries to our clinical team. References: S. Scollie et al, 2016 “Fitting Frequency-Lowering Signal Processing Applying the American Academy of Audiology Pediatric Amplification Guideline: Updates and Protocols” Journal of the American Academy of Audiology;27(3):219-236 Kopun J., McCreery R., Hoover B., Spalding J., Brennan M., & Stelmachowicz P. (2012) “Effects of Exposure on Speech Recognition with Nonlinear Frequency Compression” 39th Annual me ..read more

Join us for a special guest talk on Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder with Jason Smalley of Nottingham NHS Audiology ..read more

Join us for this exciting talk on vestibular diagnostics with very special guest speaker Amy Lennox of Hearing and Vestibular Training Courses (hypatiatraining.com ..read more

Join us for this exciting talk on vestibular diagnostics with very special guest speaker Amy Lennox of Hearing and Vestibular Training Courses (hypatiatraining.com ..read more

Join us for an informal chat and review of the British Academy of Audiology conference 2021. Looking at some lectures we enjoyed and a lovely Vox pop from Sue Falkingham ..read more

Join us for a discussion on the changes resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic to routine audiology patient pathways ..read more

When fitting a hearing aid for an open fit, how do we know when it is and isn't? References: Mueller, H. G., Ricketts, T.A., 2006 "Open-canal fittings" The Hearing Journal: November - Volume 59 - Issue 11 Winkler, A., et al. 2016 “Open Versus Closed Hearing-Aid Fittings: A Literature Review of Both Fitting Approaches.” Trends in hearing vol. 20 ..read more