Dr. Anna Kam Chi-shan
Dr Anna Kam obtained her doctorate degree in Audiology in The Central Michigan University. She is an audiologist and also has a bachelor degree in speech pathology. She was the Vice-Chairperson of the Hong Kong Society of Audiology during 2000-2004 and she is the Vice-Chairperson of the Continuing Professional Development Board of the Hong Kong Society of Audiology (2014-2020).
Research Interests
Advanced technologies in aural rehabilitation
Automated hearing screening
Tinnitus management
Auditory processing
External Appointments
Appointed by the Labour Department as a Member of the Occupational Deafness Medical Committee (1st June 2015 – 31st May 2021)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery)
Honorary Scientific Officer (Medical) of Hospital Authority
Vice-Chairperson of the Continuing Professional Development Board of the Hong Kong Society of Audiology (April 2014 – present)
Board member of the Continuing Professional Development Board of the Hong Kong Society of Audiology (April 2008 – present)
Selected publications
Kam, A. C. S., & Fu, C. H. T. (2020). Screening for hearing loss in the Hong Kong Cantonese-speaking elderly using tablet-based pure-tone and word-in-noise test. International Journal of Audiology, 59(4), 301-309.
Kam, A. C. S., Leung, E. K. S., Chan, P. Y. B., Cheung, A. P. P., & Tong, M. C. F. (2018). Cross-cultural adaptation of the Tinnitus Functional Index for measurement of chronic tinnitus in Hong Kong Chinese patients. Hong Kong Medical Journal, 24(Suppl 4), 42-45.
Karunarathne, B., Wang, T., So, R. H., Kam, A. C., & Meddis, R. (2018). Adversarial relationship between combined medial olivocochlear (MOC) and middle-ear-muscle (MEM) reflexes and alarm-in-noise detection thresholds under negative signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). Hearing Research, 367, 124-128.
Kam, A.C.S., Leung, E.K.S., Chan, P.Y.B., & Tong, M.C.F. (2018). Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Chinese Tinnitus Functional Index. International Journal of Audiology, 57(2), 91-97.
Kam, A.C.S., Sung, J.K.K., Lee, T., Wong, T.K.C., & van Hasselt, C. A. (2017). Improving mobile phone speech recognition by personalized amplification – application in people with normal hearing and mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Ear and Hearing, 38(2)
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