Abstracts, Posters and Free Papers

Free papers and posters remain integral to the BAA conference. They provide the ideal opportunity for those working within the audiology field to share best practice, research, and network with colleagues.

In 2024, we accepted 70 abstracts, and the conference committee chose 10 for free paper presentation at conference.

The call for abstracts for 2025 will begin in June.

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2024 BAA Conference Posters

1. Educational Audiology Research including works from deaf learner_researcher – presenter Joy Rosenberg

2. Vertigo following COVID-19 A scoping review – presenter Brieanne Evans

3. Implementing a new ‘Super sedation’ pathway for difficult to assess paediatric audiology patients – presenter Kathryn Knight

4. Virtual Reality Therapy in Visual Vertigo – presenter AMY Lennox

5. Factors that affect audiologic follow up rates in Malawi – presenter Alex Dissi

6. Tympanometry Reduce inappropriate referrals for review assessment by improving staff knowledge on the procedure – presenter Nicola Ward

8. Revealing the struggle for silence – highlighting the mental health crisis in people living with tinnitus – presenter Nic Wray

10. Do people with cognitive impairment benefit from cochlear implants – presenter Hannah Cross

12. Evaluation of the prevalence of mental health conditions in patients seen in the tinnitus clinic and access to psychology services – presenter Alexandra Lusty

15. Cognitive, Behavioural and Affective Responses to hearing difficult in in-person conversation – presenter Lucy Robertson

16. Positional nystagmus as a reliable diagnostic tool for different vestibular lesions – presenter Vergena El Kayal

17. Can we measure the social and emotional well-being of adults with hearing loss – presenter Jack Holman

19. Analysing the impact of Primary Care Audiology services on adult accessibility to Swansea Bay University Health Board Audiology services – presenter Jack Allum

20. Patients and cLinicians’ vIews on the most important outcome measure concepts for first point of contact audiology clinics – presenter Jack Allum

21. Evaluating Remote Audiology Care Demographic challenges, adoption barriers, trends and patient satisfaction – presenter Nisha Zahid

23. Improving quality of post therapy outcomes for Hearing Therapy patients at Chime – presenter Sally Lavender

24. Unilateral hearing aid use in children with otitis media – presenter Zahra Dumbuya

26. Experiences of delivering a new Tinnitus Information Group – presenter Paramdeep Kaur

27. Improving the BCHI Pathway – presenter Sarah Hodgson

29. Referring for a cochlear implant made easy – presenter Shahad Howe

30. Audiologist Led Wax Removal Clinic, A Pilot Project – presenter Kirsten Mills

31. What is Social Participation – Establishing a definition in hearing research – presenter Lindsey Steele

32. Noise Exposure, Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension as predictors of hearing loss among the elderly patients – Olawale Ogundiran

33. Evaluating the Implementation of an Audiology pathway in the memory assessment service within the Aneurin Bevan UHB – presenter Frances Molloy

34. What are the lived experiences of those with hearing loss and does this contribute to its management – presenter Robyn Cunningham

36. An investigation into UK NHS audiology practice for people with dementia – presenter Lisa Maguire

37. How do Audiologists enhance hearing aid compliance in younger adults – presenter Jynika Ramji

38. The UK National Eye Health and Hearing Study (UKNEHS) – presenter Carolina Leal

40. Investigating the agreement between 4kHz ABR and PTA thresholds – a review of the data used to inform the BSA guidelines – presenter Helen Brough

43. Exploring the burden of “work” in the paediatric cochlear implant assessment process – presenter Marette Ambler

45. Hearing Better Reducing waiting times in Audiology – presenter Reena Patel

54. Audiovestibular symptoms of Posterior cranial fossa arachnoid cyst – presenter Sk Mamun Ur Rashid

58. Preliminary Trends Observed following Cochlear implantation of children with either ANSD or Hypoplastic nerves or with both conditions – presenter Marsha Jenkins

60. Is there a cochlear phenotype for Neurofibromatosis type2 related schwannomatosis – presenter Shada Nassar

61. A pilot study of individual management plans for cochlear implant recipients – presenter Susan Boon

62. Effectiveness of implementing a joint audiologist led ENT clinic for the management of glue ear – presenter Eleanor Brown

63. Why Set Childrens Hearing Aids this way_Jodie Nelson 65. Noise Control algorithm reduces listening effort for adolescents – presenter Jodie Nelson

65. Noise Control algorithm reduces listening effort for adolescents – presenter Jodie Nelson

67. Its Complicated Unexpected Findings and Expected outcomes for microsuction – presenter Lee Fox

68. Implementation of ototoxicity monitoring guidance in an NHS setting – presenter Eleanor Addison

69. The ‘real-life’ benefits of hearing preservation cochlear implantation in the paediatric population – presenter Yuhan Wong

72. Cochlear Histology in Alport Syndrome – presenter Jai Shikotra

73. Noise exposure and risk to hearing in professional practice and leisure activities from balloon pops – Luis Gomez Agustina

2023 BAA Conference Posters

Reviewing the work of your peers can be a valuable opportunity to learn from each other, discover new insights, and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in audiology. It’s a great way to foster collaboration and exchange ideas.

This page will be updated after the 2024 abstracts have been reviewed, with the pdfs of the chosen work uploaded below. In the meantime, some posters from previous years are available to download below.

7. A qualitative study to understand the illness and treatment burden of hearing loss across the life course

8. Bone-conducted cVEMPS – NHS applications

10. Evaluating the Perceptions of Preceptorship for Healthcare Science

13. Estimating the prevalence of hearing loss in people with dementia: Protocol for a feasibility study

15. Integrating Auditory Steady State Response (ASSR) testing into the Paediatric Assessment Pathway: Sharing our Experience

16. Clinical Audit of 8 Month Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA) Appointments

17. Managing mild permanent childhood hearing impairment identified through the newborn hearing screening programme

18. Effects of Sleep, Age, and Hearing on Ease and Effectiveness of Communication, and the Role of Cognitive Resources

19. The development, utilisation and benefits of discharge criteria in paediatric audiology

20. Audiology Clinician Perspectives on Decision-Making for the Management of Otitis Media with Effusion: A Thematic Analysis

21. Paediatric Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Clinical Outcomes: Assessing Efficacy and Treatment Implications

22. The development and validation of a patient reported experience measure (PREM) for people with hearing loss: the PREM-HeLP

23.  Time for change! Developing a sustainable pathway to reduce patient waiting times within the balance service.

24. Children’s Hearing Services Working Groups Capturing young peoples views as they transition to adult services: National Deaf Children’s Society Moving On Survey

25. The BSA Auditory Steady-State Response Guidance in Clinical Practice: results from correlations with Auditory Brainstem Response at 1kHz

26. Validation of browser-based Arabic Digits-In-Noise tests, including comparisons of diotic and antiphasic versions

28. VEMPlitude: Is It Worth It?

29. The UK Cochlear Implant Referral Criteria Audit (CIRCA): Socioeconomic and ethnic disparities associated with access to cochlear implantation for severe–to–profound hearing loss: a multicentre study of 6,236 UK adults

30. The experience of Tinnitus UK and their development of Axel, a chatbot for tinnitus support

31. A lot to lose: noise exposure and tinnitus in a patient group

32. Using data from the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme national IT system to inform screening & audiology quality improvement initiatives

33. The clinical experiences and opinions of healthcare professionals regarding the audio-vestibular consequences of individuals with traumatic brain injury

35. Primary Care Audiology: What can be learnt from other roles in Primary Care?

36. A qualitative study to understand the illness and treatment burden of hearing loss across the life course

37. Evaluation of masseteric vestibular evoked potentials in patients with migraine

38. The liaison role The missing link for the Children’s Hearing Service

39. The effect of occupational exposure to noise and chemical agents on hearing abilities

40. Implementation of Quality Standards for Vestibular and Tinnitus Services in Wales

41. Retrospective analysis of ear choice, and the effect on outcomes in adult unilateral Cochlear Implant (CI) recipients

42. Generating priorities for future dementia and hearing research: A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership

43. Testing the feasibility of creating a Tinnitus Biobank

44. Developing student engagement within the oral presentation assessment process

45. Shared-decision making – Student Audiology Perspectives

46. Alternative Authentic Assessments: Developing Healthcare Professionals

47. Age related hearing loss – it’s not routine

48. Childhood deafness: whose experience is it anyway!

49. The Role of a Clinical Research Practitioner in improving quality and efficiency in the delivery of clinical hearing research

51. Diagnostic yield of identifying a genetic cause of hearing loss in children after the introduction of the Next Generation Sequencing Panel R67 gene panel for monogenic hearing loss

52. Children with developmental dyslexia demonstrate atypical speech production for multisyllabic words and phrases

55. Don’t touch me! A child/young adult led approach to desensitisation.

56. An investigation of the effectiveness of remote microphone technology for hearing aid users

58. Investigating the Family and Child’s Experience of Microtia and Hearing Loss

62. Audit into Outcomes Relating to a Primary Care Audiology Pilot in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

64. An update on the COACH trial (COmpAring Cochlear implants with Hearing aids in adults with severe hearing loss) and how it might benefit your adult hearing aid patients

66. Health inequalities: Improving the reach and impact of the RNID hearing check

68. AUDITORY PHENOTYPE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH INFRATENTORIAL (CLASSICAL) SUPERFICIAL SIDEROSIS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

69. Hearing Rehabilitation of Adults with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Current Evidence-Based Interventions

70. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF VESTIBULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH INFRATENTORIAL (CLASSICAL) SUPERFICIAL SIDEROSIS

72. How good are audiologists at otoscopy?

73. The Validation of the Newly Recorded AB Word Test Stimuli on Real Cochlear Implant Users

76. Objective measures of human temporal resolution with ABR – A preliminary study

77. The impact of idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss on patients’ Quality of Life

80. Capturing information on childhood hearing loss diagnosed after 6 months in England for congenital CMV research: use of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) national IT system (S4H)

81. Developing a questionnaire for children with hearing loss – the York Binaural Hearing Related Quality of Life – Youth (YBHRQL-Y)

82. Spinning as a Form of Vestibular Rehabilitation

84. Comparative Analysis Of Auditory Profile Of Individuals With Infratentorial Superficial Siderosis And With AgeRelated Hearing Loss Using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: A Case-Control Study

85. Barriers to the inclusion of underserved groups in research about co-existing dementia and hearing conditions

86. Establishing normative data for horizontal and vertical random saccades using videonystagmography (VNG) and exploring correlations between age and saccade parameters.

87. Professional opinions of radio aid provision for deaf babies and toddlers

92. Understanding barriers and facilitators to hearing aid use in children under 3 years of age: Using behaviour change theory to inform intervention development

95. Follow-on impact from memory screening in older adults attending NHS hearing aid assessment appointments: a pilot study

96. The Validation of Newly Recorded AB Word Test Stimuli on Real Cochlear Implant Users

100. A feasibility study assessing physical health outcomes in hearing aid users

104. Earmould-induced allergic contact dermatitis leading to novel earmould material: A case study

107. Clinical and sociodemographic predictors of hearing aid use in infants aged 0-2 with permanent childhood hearing loss: a retrospective cohort single-site pilot study

2022 BAA Conference Posters

Clinical Posters

1 – Case study of sudden onset bilateral auditory, visual and vestibular neuropathy

14 – The New BSA ASSR Guidance in Practice

16 – Vestibular Dysmorphia and Cochlear Hearing Impairment in Down’s Syndrome

19 – Do hearing aid users prefer hearing aids fitted with or without real-ear measurements

21 – Evaluation of North Wales Cochlear Implant Remote Check Service Including Service User and Clinician Feedback

30 – Investigating the use of a GN Multi Microphone within a classroom setting and daily life for children with longstanding hearing loss

34 – Deaf Awareness, Accessibility and Communication in the NHS How can we do better

36 – Implementing Medical Devices Training and Monitoring in an NHS Audiology Service.

37 – Estimates of interaural attenuation in children and the implications for masking in clinical audiometry

39 – Endolymphatic hydrops in children

42 – A Novel Tool for Cerumen Removal the EarWay Pro – Results of Clinical Assessments by Audiologists

49 – Audiological Profile of Recovered SARS-COV-2 Patients

50 – Assessment of the vertical semi-circular canals using vHIT preservation of anterior canal function in patients with

54 – Impact of COVID-19 on Newborn Hearing Screening Programme in a large teaching hospital

66 – Examining speech recognition with the use of adaptive gain receivers and ReSound Multi Microphone technology

67 – Evaluating the Effectiveness of Using Different Algorithms per Ear with Bimodal Solutions

81 – Newborn diagnostic auditory assessment from NHSP during COVID lockdowns in England

97 – An Evaluation of the Cochlear BAHA 5 SuperPower (BAHA5SP) and Power Bone Anchored Hearing Devices (PBAHD)

Education Posters

62 – Atypical Audiovestibular presentation in connexin 26 mutation variants

68 – Advancing tinnitus research and researcher training a case study review and future perspectives

Research Posters

8 – Datalogging findings in adult cochlear implant recipients who never developed intelligible speech

11 – Who’s here for Glue Ear

18 – Questionnaire screening for BPPV in adults referred to a direct referral balance clinic

22 – Co-Developing a Psychological Support Package for People with Vestibular Conditions

27 – The use of auditory evoked potentials in people with learning disabilities A scoping review summary

29 – A pilot study exploring clinician’s decisions to implement video consultations for vestibular rehabilitation.

38 – An Exploratory Study Identifying a Possible Response Shift Phenomena of the Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile

41 – What can my hearing aids do

47 – Outcomes of a fully-remote clinical pathway adapted for NHS

48 – Click vs CE-Chirp ABR in relation to pure tone thresholds in Adults with Normal Hearing and Sensorineural Hearing Loss

52 – Potential inflammatory biomarkers for tinnitus in platelets and leukocytes a critical scoping review and meta-analysis

55 – Auditory Training an app with Noise

56 – Attitudes towards hearing healthcare hearing aids and hearables amongst adults

57 – Decreased Sound Tolerance in Autism Spectrum Disorder A Scoping Review

63 – Does the configuration of a mild hearing loss effect the benefit received by adults fitted with bilateral hearing aids

65 – Music-listening Level Preferences in Musicians and Non-Musicians

69 – Developing Strategic Directions for Inclusive Research about Co-existing Dementia and Hearing Loss in Consultation with Key Stakeholders.

70 – Using the qualitative pre-test interview to develop a questionnaire for children with hearing loss

71 – Adaptation and Validation of the YBHRQL-Y a preference based measure for children with hearing loss

72 – Barriers and facilitators to conducting tinnitus trials in the UK audiology departments an example of the HUSH trial

74 – Hearing aid outcomes assessed using Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA)

75 – How should we define and measure hearing aid use success Perspectives of adults who have hearing aids and hearing healthcare professionals

80 – Investigating the influence of hearing loss and hearing aid use on emotional states in everyday listening situations using

83 – How’s what sound Perceptual shortcomings in current hearing-aid personalisation

85 – Barriers and Facilitators to Providing Hearing Healthcare to People with Dementia Living in Long-Term Care Interviews with Care Staff

87 – Coproduction of text message content to support NHS audiology patients when they are first prescribed hearing aids

88 – Hearing Loss and Patient Reported Experience (HELP) Using patient experience to improve audiology

89 – What is the burden of tinnitus

93 – Practice Listening and Understanding Speech (PLUS) Feasibility of providing auditory-cognitive training alongside hearing aids in the NHS

94 – Verbal and non-verbal auditory sequential memory test Performance of an app

Service Innovation Posters

4 – Everything will be okay

5 – Supporting staff with hearing loss

6 – Remote Triage appointments for vestibular patients during COVID and beyond. Streamlining the patient pathway to facilitate best

7 – Audiology assessment for children and young adults with complex needs; The journey to a bespoke audiology suitE

25 – Experience in Audiology with using patient informed choice for MRI requests

35 – HAs in the CI department – The smart alliance

44 – Prudent Health Care in practice Integration of Audiology services into Primary Care

78 – Option to reduce ABR Referral Rates from NHSP

79 – Organising Departmental Service Improvement in practice using the project management tool Trello

Workforce Posters

3 – Developing a Sustainable Workforce for The Royal Wolverhampton Audiology Department

20 – Skill-mix in the aetiology pathway for children identified with permanent childhood hearing Impairment (PCHI)-LT116

64 – When two worlds collide– The successful merger of two UK Paediatric Audiology Departments

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