Ep. 2023-05: Gabrielle Saunders, PhD, on Hearing Aids, Dementia, and Hearing Loss

PubMed·Preprint·Research (general)·7d ago

Modulation statistics allow robust prediction of speech recognition accuracy across many words, voices, and natural background sounds

This preprint offers a potentially valuable acoustic framework for predicting speech-in-noise performance, but findings require peer review and clinical validation before influencing hearing aid fitting or speech-in-noise test selection.

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PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3d ago

Depression, speech intelligibility, and articulatory coordination

Audiologists assessing speech perception in noise should be aware that Major Depressive Disorder with psychomotor slowing may independently reduce a patient's speech intelligibility, potentially confounding standard audiological testing results.

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PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·1d ago

The cochlear morphometry compendium: High-resolution synchrotron measurements and normative reference values

These normative cochlear morphometry values provide a useful anatomical reference for surgical planning and cochlear implant electrode design, but do not yet require changes to routine clinical practice pending validation in surgical outcome studies.

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PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·8d ago

Five year of post-marketing safety of teprotumumab: A disproportionality analysis of the FDA adverse event reporting system

Audiologists should be aware that teprotumumab is associated with hearing-related adverse events in post-marketing data; patients on this drug warrant audiological monitoring, though causality and rates require further prospective study.

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PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·7h ago

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease Mimicking Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Audiologists and otologists should consider VKH disease in patients presenting with audiovestibular symptoms alongside eye inflammation or skin/hair changes, as misdiagnosis can delay sight- and hearing-preserving immunotherapy.

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PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·7h ago

Identification of Novel LOXHD1 Variants in Chinese Patients with Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss

No immediate change to clinical practice, but these novel LOXHD1 variants expand the genetic panel targets relevant for late-onset non-syndromic hearing loss in East Asian populations.

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PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3d ago

Increased prevalence of hearing loss and tinnitus in patients with retinal vein occlusion

Audiologists and ENTs should be aware of the association between retinal vein occlusion and sensorineural hearing loss/tinnitus; consider screening referrals in patients presenting with both ocular vascular history and unexplained hearing complaints, pending further confirmatory...

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PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·9d ago

Spectral Profile Analysis and Speech-in-Noise Performance in Habitual Earphone Users with Normal Hearing

Habitual earphone users with normal audiograms may show subclinical (below the detectable threshold) auditory dysfunction on speech-in-noise and spectral profile tests; audiologists should consider supplementary testing in this population, though prospective data confirming...