Dr Kai Uus MD, PhD

Lecturer in Audiology
- Email: kai.uus@manchester.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)161 275 8282
- Fax: +44 (0)161 275 3373
B2.1 in Ellen Wilkinson Building
Role
MSc Clinical Science (Neurosensory Sciences) Programme Director
MSc Audiology Programme Director
MSc Advanced Audiology Studies Programme Director
Research
I am qualified as a paediatrician and thus my research interests are in the area of paediatric audiology:
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- Epidemiology of childhood hearing loss
- Newborn hearing screening
- Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder
- Auditory maturation
- Auditory function in neurodegenerative conditions
- Effect of stress on auditory system
I am a member of the Institute of Health Sciences (IHS) Child Health Research Network
Teaching
Undergraduate
- Lifespan Development (HCDI 11501)
- Paediatric Audiology (HCDI 20462)
- Advanced Studies (HCDI 40020)
Postgraduate
- Paediatric Audiology (PSYC 60052)
Collaborators and affiliated staff
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Prof John Bamford
The University of Manchester -
Dr Elaine Clarke
The University of Manchester -
Prof Colette McKay
The University of Manchester -
Dr Kevin Munro
The University of Manchester
Publications
2011
- Kai Uus, Alys Young, Marianne Day. (In-press). Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder in the Wider Health Context: Experiences of Parents Whose Infants Have Been Identified through Newborn Hearing Screening Programme. International Journal of Audiology, eScholarID:130573 | DOI:10.3109/14992027.2011.625986
- Kai Uus. (2011). Transient Auditory Neuropathy in Infants: How to Conceptualize the Recovery of Auditory Brain Stem Response in the Context of Newborn Hearing Screening? Seminars in Hearing, 32(2), 123-128. eScholarID:130570 | DOI:10.1055/s-0031-1277233
2008
- Uus K, Bamford JM. (2008). Screening and surveillance for hearing loss in pre-school children. Scott-Brown's Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery 7E. Academic Press. eScholarID:3d697
- Uus K. (2008). Identification of Neonates with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder. In J Northern, ed. Guidelines for Identification and Management of Infants and Children with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder. The Children's Hospital - Aurora, Colorado USA. (pp. 28-29). eScholarID:3d305
2007
- Baker H, Crockett R, Uus K, Bamford JM, Marteau T. (2007). Why don't health professionals check patient understanding? A questionnaire-based study. Psychol Health Med, 12( 3), 380-5. eScholarID:1d15871
2006
- Grill E, Uus K, Hessel F, Davies LM, Taylor RS, Wasem J, Bamford JM. (2006). Neonatal hearing screening: modelling cost and effectiveness of hospital- and community-based screening. BMC Health Serv Res, 6( 1), eScholarID:1d12795
- R Crockett, A Wright, Uus K, Bamford JM, T Marteau. (2006). Maternal anxiety following newborn hearing screening: the moderating role of knowledge. Journal of Medical Screening, 13, 20-25. eScholarID:1d11897 | DOI:10.1258/096914106776179764
- Uus K, Bamford JM, Taylor R. (2006). An analysis of the costs of the national implementation of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in England. Journal of Medical Screening, 13, 14-19. eScholarID:1d10950 | DOI:10.1258/096914106776179764
- Uus K, Bamford JM. (2006). Effectiveness of population-based newborn hearing screening in England: Ages of interventions and profile of cases. Pediatrics, 117, e887-893. eScholarID:1d10763 | DOI:10.1542/peds.2005-1064
2005
- Bamford JM, Uus K, Davis AC. (2005). Screening for hearing loss in childhood: issues, evidence and current approaches in the UK. J Med Screen, 12( 3), 119-24. eScholarID:1d11599 | DOI:10.1258/0969141054855256
- McCracken WM, Young AM, Tattersall HJ, Uus K, Bamford JM. (2005). The impact of the National Newborn Hearing Screening Programme on Educational Services in England. Deafness and Education International, 7 (4), 179-194. eScholarID:1d13197 | DOI:10.1002/dei.11
- Uus K, Bamford JM, Young AM, McCracken WM. (2005). Readiness of paediatric audiology services for newborn hearing screening: findings and implications from the programme in England. International Journal of Audiology, 44, 712-720. eScholarID:1d8501 | DOI:10.1080/14992020500271761
- Uus K, Bamford JM. (2005). Maternal anxiety and satisfaction following infant hearing screening: a comparison of the health visitor distraction test and newborn hearing screening. Journal of Medical Screening, 12, 78-82. eScholarID:1d10235
- Bamford, JM, Ankjell, H, Crockett, R, Marteau, T, McCracken, WM, Parker, DJ, Tattersall, HJ, Taylor, R, Uus, K, Young, AM. (2005). Report of the Evaluation of the First Phase of the Implementation of the NHSP. eScholarID:5d139
2004
- Baker H, Uus K, Bamford JM, Marteau T. (2004). Increasing knowledge about a screening test: preliminary evaluation of a structured, chart-based, screener presentation. Patient Educ Couns, 52( 1), 55-9. eScholarID:1d7755
- Uus K. (2004). Changes in 2f1-f2 distortion product otoacoustic emission detection thresholds in human neonates. Audiological Medicine, 2, 229-235. eScholarID:1d8498
- Young AM, Tattersall HJ, Uus K, Bamford JM, McCracken WM. (2004). To what extent do the characteristics of the object of evaluation influence the choice of epistemological framework? The case of newborn hearing screening. Qualitative Health Research, 14 (6), 866-874. eScholarID:1d7645
2003
- Young AM, Tattersall HJ, Uus K, Bamford JM, McCracken WM. (2003). Universal newborn hearing screening - issues in the design of a true case study. Australian Journal of the Education of the Deaf, 9, 5-10. eScholarID:1d7647