Eldré Beukes

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Eldré is a Clinical Scientist in Audiology, who has gained widespread experience working in various NHS trusts. Her specialty lies in tinnitus, hearing aids, hearing implantable devices, and vestibular assessments. She has a PhD in Audiology, teaches students and is involved in numerous post-doctoral research projects. She has won the Marie and Jack Shapiro Prize from the British Tinnitus Association three years in a row for her research work on tinnitus (2017-2019). The Hallpike research prize was awarded by the British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians in 2019. In 2009 she received the Richard May prize from the British Academy of Audiology for the best training audiological scientist following her exams.

Current position

Clinical Audiologist: Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital

Associate lecturer: Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

Post-doctoral researcher: Lamar University, USA & Anglia Ruskin University
Qualifications

Masters in Audiology

BSc in Speech Pathology and Audiology

Audiological Scientist Training

British Sign Language Level 1

Associate Teaching Fellowship

Certificate in Audiology APEL Route
Awards

Marie and Jack Shapiro Prize, 2017, 2018, 2019

Hallpike Prize, British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians, 2018

British Society of Audiology Applied Research Grant, 2016

Marie and Jack Shapiro Prize, 2017

British Society of Audiology Applied Research Grant, 2016

Graduate teaching assistant scholarship, Anglia Ruskin University, 2014

Richard May Prize 2007 for best Audiological Scientist Trainee of the year
Professional registrations

Health and Care Professions Council Registration

Clinical Scientist in Audiology No: CS18180

Hearing Aid Dispenser: HAD02755

British Society of Audiology No: 3845

British Tinnitus Association corporate member
Research

Present research is into developing and evaluating an internet intervention for tinnitus in the UK and USA. For more information see www.tacklingtinnitus.co.uk.
Conference presentations

British Society of Audiology. Invited live speaker for the Global audiology e-conference, 2019.

British Academy of Audiology, Liverpool, 2019. Internet interventions: are we making progress? Invited speaker.

Internet and Audiology Conference, Southampton, 2019. Internet-interventions for Audio-vestibular conditions.

Internet and Audiology Conference, Southampton, 2019. Making Internet interventions more accessible. Southampton

UCL Tinnitus Masterclass presentation. 2018. Internet-based tinnitus interventions.

Keynote speaker at the British Tinnitus Association Conference 2017. Cognitive behavioural therapy for tinnitus.

Third Internet and Audiology Conference, Kentucky, USA, 2017. Evaluating an Internet intervention for tinnitus.

1st World Tinnitus Congress and the XII International Tinnitus Seminar, Warsaw, Poland, 2017. An Internet-based intervention for tinnitus.

Manchester University Tinnitus Masterclass presentation. 2017. Practicalities of an Internet-based intervention.

13th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and other Implantable Auditory Technologies, Munich, Germany, 2014. Hearing Preservation following Adult Cochlear Implantation.

BAA Regional Meeting in Cambridge, 2010. Implantable devices.
Research publications

Beukes, E.W., Manchaiah, V, Allen, P.A., Andersson, G., Baguley, D. (2020). Exploring tinnitus heterogeneity. Progress in Brain Research.

Manchaiah, V., & Beukes, E.W. (2020). Developing and Delivering Audiological Internet-based Interventions. The Hearing Journal.

Beukes, E.W., Fagelson, M., Arnoson E.P., Munoz, M.F., Andersson, G., Manchaiah, V. (2020). Readability following cultural and linguistic adaptations of an Internet-based Intervention for Tinnitus for use in the United States. American Journal of Audiology.

Manchaiah, V, Munoz, M, Hatfield, E, Fagelson, M.A., Arnoson, E.P., Andersson, G. Beukes, EW. (2020). Translation and Adaptation of Three English Tinnitus Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Spanish. International Journal of Audiology.Put in ref.

Manchaiah, V., Bellon-Harn, M.L., Kelly-Campbell, R.K., Beukes, E.W., Bailey, A., Pyykkő, I. (2020). Media use by older adults with hearing loss: An exploratory survey American Journal of Audiology.

Manchaiah, Vinay, Bellon-Harn, M.L. Michaels, M., Vinay & Beukes, E.W. (2020). A Content Analysis of YouTube Videos related to Hearing Aids. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology.

Manchaiah, V, Kelly-Campbell, R.J., Bellon-Harn, M.L. & Beukes, E.W. (2020). Quality, readability and suitability of hearing health related materials: A descriptive review. American Journal of Audiology.

Felipe, L., Beukes, E.W., Baylie, A.F., Manchaiah, V. (2020). Quality and readability of English-language Internet information for vestibular disorders. Journal of Vestibular Research.

2019

Beukes, E. W., Manchaiah, V., Allen, P. M., Baguley, D. M., & Andersson, G. (2019). Internet-Based Interventions for Adults With Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Vestibular Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Trends in hearing, 23, 2331216519851749.

Beukes, E.W., & Manchaiah, V. (2019). US Media Portrayal of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids. The Hearing Journal, 72(6), 36-37.

Beukes, E. W., & Manchaiah, V. (2019). Internet-Based Audiological Interventions: An Update for Clinicians. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 4(3), 542-552.

Manchaiah, V., Ratinaud, P., & Beukes, E. W. (2019). Representation of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids in the US Newspaper Media: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Secondary Data. American journal of audiology, 28(1), 11-25.

Wilkins, L., Sweeney, J., Zaborski, Z., Nelson, C., Tweddle, S., Beukes, E.W., & Allen, P. (2019). Elite Academy Soccer Players’ Perceptions Towards Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, (00), 1-13.

Beukes, E. W., Andersson, G., Manchaiah, V., Allen, P. M., & Baguley, D. M. (2019). A Framework for Designing and Evaluating Internet Interventions to Improve Tinnitus Care. In Tele-Audiology and the Optimization of Hearing Healthcare Delivery (pp. 121-160). IGI Global.

2018

Beukes, E. W., Manchaiah, V., Davies, A. S., Allen, P. M., Baguley, D. M., & Andersson, G. (2018). Participants’ experiences of an Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for tinnitus. International journal of audiology, 57(12), 947-954.

Beukes, E. W., Andersson, G., Allen, P. M., Manchaiah, V., & Baguley, D. (2018). Guided Internet-based versus face-to-face clinical care in the treatment of tinnitus: a multicentre randomized non-inferiority trial. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.

Beukes, E.W., Baguley, D.M., Allen, P.M., Manchaiah, V. & Andersson, G. (2018). Audiologist-Guided Internet-Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Adults with Tinnitus in the United Kingdom: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Ear and Hearing. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000505

Beukes, E.W., Allen, P.M., Baugley, D.M., Manchaiah, V., & Andersson, G. (2018). Long-term efficacy of Audiologist-Guided Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for tinnitus. American Journal of Audiology. In press.

Beukes, E.W., Allen, P.M., Manchaiah, V., Baguley, D.M. & Andersson, G. (2017). Internet-based intervention for tinnitus: outcome of a single-group open trial. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 28(4), 340-351. doi: 10.3766/jaaa.16055.

Manchaiah, V., Beukes, E.W., Granberg, S., Durisala, N., Baguley, D.M., Allen, P.M. & Andersson, G. (2018). Problems and life effects experienced by tinnitus research study volunteers: an exploratory study using the ICF classification. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology. doi: 10.3766/jaaa.17094.

Beukes, E.W., Baguley, D.M., Allen, P.M., Manchaiah, V. & Andersson, G. (2017). Guided Internet-based versus face-to-face clinical care in the management of tinnitus: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18(1), 186. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-1931-6

Beukes, E.W., Manchaiah, V., Andersson, G., Allen, P.M., Terlizzi, P.M. & Baguley, D.M. (2017). Situationally influenced tinnitus coping strategies: a mixed methods approach. Disability and Rehabilitation, 00, 1-11. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1362708

Beukes, E.W., Manchaiah, V., Baguley, D.M., Allen, P.M. & Andersson, G. (2017). Process evaluation of Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with tinnitus in the context of a randomised control trial. International Journal of Audiology. 0, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1384858

Beukes, E.W., Manchaiah, V., Valien, T.E., Baguley, D.M., Allen, P.M. & Andersson, G. (2017). Positive experiences related to living with tinnitus: A cross‐sectional survey. Clinical Otolaryngology, 00, 1-7. doi: 10.1111/coa.13002

Manchaiah, V., Zhao, F., Widen, S., Auzenne, J., Beukes, E. W., Ahmadi, T., … & Germundsson, P. (2017). Social Representation of “Loud Music” in Young Adults: A Cross-Cultural Study. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 28(6), 522-533. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.16046

Manchaiah, V., Zhao, F., Widén, S., Auzenne, J., Beukes, E. W., Ahmadi, T., … & Germundsson, P. (2017). Social representation of “music” in young adults: a cross-cultural study. International Journal of Audiology, 56(1), 24-32. doi: /10.1080/14992027.2016.1227481.

Beukes, E.W., Vlaescu, G., Manchaiah, V., Baguley, D.M., Allen, P.M., Kaldo, V. & Andersson, G. (2016). Development and technical functionality of an Internet-based intervention for tinnitus in the UK. Internet Interventions, 6, 6-15. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2016.08.00

Beukes, E.W., Manchaiah, V., Allen, P.M., Baguley, D.M. & Andersson, G. (2015). Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with tinnitus in the UK: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 5(9), p.e008241. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008241.

Beukes, E. W., Munro, K. J., & Purdy, S. C. (2009). Duration-sensitive neurons in the auditory cortex. Neuroreport, 20(13), 1129-1133. DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32832ea601.

The specialists

Dr Eldré Beukes

Current position

Qualifications

Awards

Professional registrations

Research

Conference presentations

Research publications