Professor NG Hoi Yee Iris

Assistant Director, Institute of Human Communicative Research, CUHK
Assistant Professor and Chief, Division of Audiology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, CUHK
Contact Information
Tel: (852) 3505 1277
Email: admin@ent.cuhk.edu.hk
Dr Iris H.Y. 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.
Research Interests
Clinical application of speech reception tests in Chinese, Development and validation of assessment tools in speech and hearing sciences, Effect and outcome evaluation of hearing prosthesis, Early identification and intervention of hearing loss among the elderly population, Paediatric audiology
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.
Research Interests
Clinical application of speech reception tests in Chinese, Development and validation of assessment tools in speech and hearing sciences, Effect and outcome evaluation of hearing prosthesis, Early identification and intervention of hearing loss among the elderly population, Paediatric audiology
Academic and Professional Qualifications
PhD in Surgery, MSc in Audiology, BSSc in Psychology
Honorary Appointments in Other Professional Activities
Honorary Scientific Officer (Medical), New Territories East Cluster, Hospital Authority
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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. Jeulnek, & 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. Ng, I. H. Y., & McPherson, B. (2005). Test-retest reliability of distortion product otoacoustic emissions in the 1 to 7 kHz range. Audiological Medicine, 3(2), 108-115.