Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (ENT) Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學醫學院耳鼻咽喉

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (ENT) Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學醫學院耳鼻咽喉 — 頭頸外科學系 - Prof NG Hoi Yee Iris

Appointment

Chief, Division of Audiology
Assistant Professor
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, CUHK
Assistant Director
Institute of Human Communicative Research, CUHK

Dr Iris Ng was trained as a clinical audiologist, and registered as a member of the Register of Audiologists accredited by the Department of Health. She serves the community with identification and rehabilitation of hearing and communication difficulties. She, and the Division of Audiology led by her, is currently engaged in a few funded research and community projects on management of hearing loss among elderly population, as well as the effect and outcome evaluation of various hearing prostheses. She has also worked for over 10 years on the application of psychometrics, in the development and validation of standardised assessment tools in speech and hearing sciences.

Education

PhD in Surgery (CUHK)
MSc in Audiology (HKU)
BSSc in Psychology (CUHK)

Research Interests

Early identification and intervention of hearing loss among the elderly population
Effect and outcome evaluation of hearing prosthesis
Clinical application of speech reception tests in Chinese
Development and validation of assessment tools in speech and hearing sciences
Paediatric audiology

Specialisations (Expertise)

Outcome evaluation of hearing prosthesis, including implantables and wearables
Test development and validation

Qualification

Registered Audiologist (Register of Audiologists accredited by Department of Health)

Professional Service

Chairperson of the Professional Council, Hong Kong Institute of Audiologists
Executive Committee Member, Hong Kong Society of Audiology
Honorary Scientific Officer (Medical), New Territories East Cluster, Hospital Authority
Visiting Audiologist, Union Hospital, Hong Kong
Director, Executive Committee Member, Hear Talk Foundation, Hong Kong

Knowledge Transfer

Publication and commercialization of the Cantonese Spoken Word Recognition Test (CanSWORT)

Selected Publications

Ng, I. H. Y., Lee, K. Y. S., Lam, J. H. S., van Hasselt, C. A., & Tong, M. C. F. (2016). An application of item response theory and the Rasch model in speech recognition test materials. The American Journal of Audiology, 25(2), 142-152.
Ng, I. H. Y., Lam, J. H. S., & Lee, K. Y. S. (2016). Cantonese spoken word recognition test (1st ed.). Hong Kong: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Lee, K. Y. S., & Ng, I. H. Y. (2011). The impact of hearing loss on speakers of tonal languages: Insights from long-term studies on Cantonese speakers. In J. P. Dupont (Ed.), Hearing loss: Classification, causes and treatment (pp. 165-188). New York: Nova Medical Books.
Ng, I. H. Y., & Driscoll, C. (2009). Hearing loss and middle ear disorders in children with Down syndrome: The need for screening and surveillance systems. In D. Jelinek, & G. Dvorak (Eds.), Handbook of Down syndrome research (pp. 397-408). New York: Nova Biomedical Books.
Yuen, K. C. P., Ng, I. H. Y., Luk, B. P. K., Chan, S. K. W., Chan, S. C. S., Kwok, I. C. L., . . . Tong, M. C. F. (2008). The development of Cantonese lexical neighborhood test: A pilot study. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 72(7), 1121-1129.
Tsui, P. W. Y., McPherson, B., Wong, E. C. M., & Ng, I. H. Y. (2008). Infant hearing screening: Effects of timeline. Clinical Otolaryngology, 33(2), 108-112.
McPherson, B., Lai, S. P. S., Leung, K. K. K., & Ng, I. H. Y. (2007). Hearing loss in Chinese school children with Down syndrome. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 71(12), 1905-1915.