In early November, 2013, I was invited by CABDICO (Capacity Building of People with Disability in the Community Organization), a NGO (Non Government Organization) working with physically disabled children) to attend and present a paper at a workshop in Phnom Penh. The aim of the workshop was to investigate how to evolve Speech Pathology services […]

Did you know that nearly every person will suffer at least 1 ear infection in their life? Many people unfortunately will suffer multiple ear infections. An ear infection may be acute (such as an episode that occurs and resolves) or chronic (repeated, ongoing ear infection) and usually develops from a respiratory tract infection. Since the […]

Hearing loss is categorized according to site of lesion (site of the problem). If the pathology lies in the outer or middle ear, the hearing loss is categorized as a conductive hearing loss. If the pathology lies in the inner ear, central auditory nervous system (CANS) or auditory cortex, the hearing loss is a sensorineural […]

Many types of hearing tests are available and the audiologist will decide which test to select based on the age of the client, the clinical situation, medical considerations and the information that is required. The following are explanations of some selected procedures (although many other tests are conducted, they are too numerous to explain here): […]

Some ear problems require surgery whilst others cannot resolve through surgery. For example, in the case of recurrent ear infections, the insertion of ventilation tubes (grommets) may be required and in time, the hearing loss usually decreases or resolves. Otosclerosis may also require surgery (in the later stages of the pathology, a prosthesis may replace […]