Staff profile

Dr Amr El Refaie

Associate Professor, Audiology, Head of Clinical Audiology program

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health
Department of Human Communication Sciences

Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

M.B.Ch;B, MSc, MD(PhD)

Membership of professional associations

British Academy of Audiology

Area of study

Audiology

Brief profile

Head of the clinical Audiology program. Main research interests include Tinnitus management, clinical provision of tinnitus therapy, The effect of tinnitus on the quality of life. He is also interested in adult diagnostics, neuro-otology and general conditions affecting the audio-vestibular system. Special interest in the functionality of the vestibular system, Electro and Video nystagmography and evoked potentials. The effect of ageing on the audio-vestibular system and living well with functional loss is a general interest

Research interests

Healthy Ageing

- Living well with hearing loss

Recent publications

 

Cima, R, Maes, I, Joore, M, Scheyen, D, El Refaie, A, Baguley, D, Anteunis, L, Van Brueklen, G, Vlaeyen, J (2012) Specialized treatment based on cognitive behavioural therapy versus usual care for tinnitus: A randomised controlled trial. Lancet 379: 1951-1959

HobsonJ, Chisholm, E, El Refaie, A. (2010, 2012) Sound therapy (masking) in the management of tinnitus in adults. Cochrane database of systematic review. Issue 12. December 2010-2012

 

Natasha, P, El Refaie, A (2012) What is the evidence that rTMS affects chronic tinnitus? Journal of Audiological Medicine, 10(2): III 76-93

 

Lovell, G, El Refaie, A. (2012) Speech perception outcomes following Auditory Brainstem Implantation in both tumour and non- tumour patients: A review. Accepted For publication in The Journal of Audiological Medicine, 10(2): III 55-64

Aazh, H, El Refaie, A, Humphriss, R. (2011) Gabapentin for tinnitus: A systematic review. American Journal of Audiology, Vol 20, December 2011

 

Thompson, P, Pryce, H, El Refaie, A. (2011) Group or individual tinnitus therapy: What matters to participants? Journal Of Audiological Medicine, Vol 9, 110-116.

 

 

 

Shabana, M, Selim, M, El Refaie, A, El Desoky, T, Soliman, R (2011) Assessment of hyperacusis in Egyptian patients: Evaluation of the Arabic version of the Khalfa questionnaire. Accepted for publication in Journal of Audiological Medicine, July 2011

 

 

Bronus, K, El Refaie, A, Pryce, H. (2011) Auditory training and adult rehabilitation: A critical review of evidence. Global Journal of Health Science (GJHS), Vol 3, No 1, 49-63

 

Abou-Elew, M, Shabana, M, Selim, M, El Refaie, A, Fathi, S, Fatth-Allah,M. (2011) Residual postural instability in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Audilogical Medicine. Jan 2011, 00: 1-8

 

El Refaie, A (2010). Inner ear autoimmune diseases: Better understanding for better diagnosis? Otorynolaryngologica, Vol 9, supplement, 46-47

 

Cima, R, Joore, M, Maes, I, Scheyen, D, El Refaie, A, Baguley, D, Vlaeyen, J & Anteunis, L (2009) Cost effectiveness of multidisciplinary management of tinnitus at a specialized tinnitus clinic. BMC Health Services Research 9(29). URL http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6936/9/29

 

 

 

 

El Refaie, A (2008) Quality of life issues in tinnitus sufferers: Prospective study on illness perception. Psychology & Health 23, Supplement 1: 110-111.

 

El Refaie, A, Davis, A, Kayan, A, Baskill, J, Lovell, E & Owen, V (2006) Quality of life issues in tinnitus sufferers. International Journal of Behavioural Medicine 13: 78-79.

El Refaie, A, Davis, A, Kayan, A, Baskill, J, Lovell, E & Owen, V (2004) A questionnaire study of the quality of life and the quality of family life of individuals complaining of tinnitus pre and post attendance at a tinnitus clinic. The International Journal of Audiology 43: 1-7.

Older publications

The Epidemiology of Tinnitus” (Davis, A, El Refaie, A). In: Richard Tyler (ed.) “Tinnitus Handbook”. Singular publication, 2000: 1-25. El Refaie, A, Parker, D & Bamford, J (1996) Oto acoustic emissions versus ABR screening: The effect of external and middle ear abnormalities in a group of SCUB neonates. British Journal of Audiology 30: 3-8.

Farid, S, El Refaie, A (1996) Correlation between speech-in-noise (SPIN) scores and the latencies of wave I and II of the ABR in patients with cochlear and retrocochlear hearing loss. The Medical Journal of Cairo University: 345-352.