09-09, 14:00–15:00 (Europe/Istanbul), Audiology 1
Inner ear malformations present primarily with auditory symptoms while vestibular malformations, though clinically significant, are under-recognized .The seminar aims to explore the correlation between functional assessments—specifically audiological and vestibular evaluations—and radiological findings in patients with inner ear malformations. Particular attention is given to discrepancies that may arise between clinical and imaging data, and how these mismatches can influence therapeutic decisions. Incomplete cochlear partitions, 8th cranial nerve dysplasia and enlarged vestibular aqueduct are some examples. Third window syndromes blur the line between congenital and acquired pathology. It highlights the complex interplay between hearing and balance dysfunction in the context of inner ear anomalies.
The goal is to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and enhance understanding of the diagnostic challenges and functional assessment associated with inner ear malformations, ultimately contributing to more precise and effective management strategies.
supervisor for master and doctrate degree thesis in audiovestibular medicine more than 80 .Main areas of interest ',newborn hearing screen,hearing aids and CIs ,migraine and vestibular rehabilitation. Currently ,President of IAPA (International Association of Physicians Audiology)
Biography :
Dr. Nagwa Hazzaa is a Professor of Audio vestibular medicine, Otolaryngology Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. She was graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Ain Shams University in 1981 and received her Master’s (1985) and Doctorate (1991) degrees at the same university. She is a senior staff member in the Balance Clinics of Ain Shams University hospitals and has valuable publications on assessment and rehabilitation of dizziness. She conducted many researches on Auditory Evoked Potentials, pediatric hearing, pediatric hearing aid fitting and neonatal hearing screening.
Presently, she is a member of the International Association of Audiology Physicians (IAPA);Vice president of the Egyptian Audio-Vestibular Medicine Association (EAVMA) and a member in the Egyptian Society of Oto-rhino-laryngology. She is a reviewer in the Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose and Throat and Allied Sciences (EAJANTAS) and Egyptian journal of ORL. She is a certified trainer in the Egyptian High Committee of Health Specialties
Dr Nithreen Mohammed Said Abedelsalam Hussein
MD of Audiovestibular medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, Egypt.
Professor of Audiovestibular medicine in Ain Shams University, Egypt. Experienced in management and programming of cochlear implant patients. Joined Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University on October, 2011. Shared in establishment of cochlear implant program in King Fahd University Hospital, Dammam - Saudi Arabia. Published many articles in international journals and reviewer in some international journals as Audiology Neurootology J, International J of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. Speaker in many international conferences and director of the yearly cochlear implant course in King Fahd University hospital. Contributed as member of scientific committee in many conferences and member of Egyptian Audiovestibular medicine association (EAVMA).
Professor and Head of Audiovestibular Medicine Unit
Faculty of Medicine,ENT department,Ain Shams University
Professor and former Chief of Audiology/Electrophysiology and Phoniatrics.
Former director of the Center for Genetic Innerear disorders (ZGI)
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wuerzburg University Hospitals.
Graduate and Post-graduate- studies at the Ain Shams University, Cairo, Johns Hopkins Universtiy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA and Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Germany.
Doctorate degree in Audiology, 1988.
German ENT-Board certified 1997.
German Phoniatrics- and Pediatric Audiology-Board certified 2002.
State Doctorate “Habilitation"
Professorship: University of Würzburg, 2009.