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Heather Fortnum

Director, National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing; Associate Professor and Reader, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Contact

  • workRoom National Biomedical ResearcH Unit in Hearing Ropewalk House, 113 The Ropewalk
    Ropewalk House
    113 The Ropewalk
    Nottingham
    NG1 5DU
    UK
  • work0115 823 2601
  • fax0115 823 2618

Expertise Summary

  • Health services research
  • Service delivery and organisation
  • Screening services
  • Permanent childhood hearing impairment
  • Cochlear implantation
  • Genetics of hearing impairment

Research Summary

Epidemiology of hearing disorders and the application of health services research to aspects of screening for hearing disorders in children Feasibility of future research to evaluate treatment… read more

Recent Publications

Current Research

  • Epidemiology of hearing disorders and the application of health services research to aspects of screening for hearing disorders in children
  • Feasibility of future research to evaluate treatment options for otitis media with effusion in children with Down syndrome
  • Evaluation of School entry hearing screen
  • Analysis of hearing data from UK BioBank
  • Long term effects on hearing of leisure noise

Past Research

  • Bacterial meningitis in children with a particular emphasis on permanent hearing impairment
  • Cochlear implantation in children
  • Epidemiology and investigation of acoustic neuroma.

Future Research

  • Application of health services research to primary care in a UK setting.

School of Clinical Sciences

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