Communication Sciences Team

Professor NG Hoi Yee Iris

Assistant Professor

Chief, Division of Audiology

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Assistant Director

Institute of Human Communicative Research

Dr. 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.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

  • PhD in Surgery (CUHK)
  • MSc in Audiology (HKU)
  • BSSc in Psychology (CUHK)
  • Member of Register of Audiologists accredited by Department of Health

RESEARCH AREA

  • 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

SPECIALISATION

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

PATENT

  • Cantonese Spoken Word Recognition Test (CanSWORT)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

  • Chairperson of the Professional Council, Hong Kong Institute of Audiologists
  • Executive Committee Member, Hong Kong Society of Audiology
  • Honorary Audiologist, CUHK Medical Centre
  • 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