REVIEW  UPDATE ON TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC-THERAPEUTIC PATHWAYS IN AUDIOLOGY 

Otorhinolaryngology 2021 September;71(3):208-17

DOI: 10.23736/S2724-6302.21.02380-X

Copyright © 2021 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: English

Innovative diagnostic and rehabilitative tools in audiology and otoneurology

Flavia SORRENTINO ¹ *, Davide BROTTO ¹, Niccolò FAVARETTO ¹, Sebastiano FRANCHELLA ^{1, 2}, Diego CAZZADOR ¹, Flavia GHELLER ³, Elisabetta ZANOLETTI ¹, Patrizia TREVISI ¹, Roberto BOVO ¹, Alessandro MARTINI ⁴

¹ Section of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience (DNS), University of Padua, Padua, Italy; ² Unit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; ³ Human Inspired Technologies Research Center (HIT), University of Padua, Padua, Italy; ⁴ I-APPROVE-International Auditory Processing Project in Venice, Santi Giovanni e Paolo Hospital, Venice, Italy

Diagnostic and rehabilitation processes connected to audiology and otoneurology have benefited from the technological revolution. In addition to the most commonly used exams for assessing hearing, new evaluation tools were developed. Moreover, several healthcare software applications are available for patients and clinicians for audiological training, monitoring and rehabilitation. Technological advances lead to great improvements concerning cochlear implant and hearing aids too: design, functionality and accessories were improved to obtain better hearing performance.

KEY WORDS: Hearing loss; Cochlear implants; Hearing aids