PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·12d agoEndoscopic assisted minimally invasive resection of petrous bone epidermoid cyst via a presigmoid burr hole approach: illustrative caseMinimally invasive endoscopic approaches to rare skull-base lesions near auditory structures may reduce surgical morbidity, which matters when these cases occasionally present through audiology referral pathways.＋Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Vestibular·13d agoEndolymphatic duct blockage for Ménière's disease: a double-blind, randomised controlled trialAwait full results publication and effect-size data before adopting endolymphatic duct blockage; findings from this RCT may eventually shift surgical management of Ménière's disease, but no practice change is warranted until the complete trial data are reviewed.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·13d agoAn Odontogenic Cutaneous Sinus Tract Mimicking a Mandibular Neoplasm: Diagnostic Challenges and Radiologic CorrelationWhile outside the core scope of audiology, this case is a reminder that head-and-neck structures share complex anatomy, and unusual facial or jaw lesions occasionally reach ENT and audiology clinics for differential diagnosis.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·2w agoSafe Introduction of a Transoral Endoscopic Vestibular Thyroidectomy Programme Within UK Governance FrameworksSafe introduction of scarless thyroid surgery within UK governance frameworks may interest otolaryngology teams working in combined head-and-neck units, but it does not affect audiology practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·2w agoHearing Rehabilitation in Veterans With Severe Hearing Loss: Challenges and OpportunitiesVeterans with severe hearing loss have distinct rehabilitation needs tied to social isolation and aging; clinicians serving this population should consider social connectedness as a formal outcome measure, though no specific protocol change is mandated by this paper alone.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·2w agoExtremely High-Riding Jugular Bulb With Conductive Hearing Loss Presenting as a Mass Posterior to the Tympanic MembraneClinicians should include an extremely high-riding jugular bulb in the differential diagnosis when a retrotympanic (behind the eardrum) mass presents with conductive hearing loss, to avoid dangerous surgical misadventure; no change to routine audiological protocol is indicated.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·2w agoSinonasal Inflammatory Burden on Computed Tomography in Adults With Obstructive Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Case-Control StudyAudiologists should be aware that obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction may co-occur with significant sinonasal inflammatory burden; however, this case-control study does not yet support changes to audiological practice — referral pathways to ENT for patients with both...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·2w agoDigital Interventions for First-Time Hearing Aid Users: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Efficacy and EffectivenessClinicians should consider incorporating evidence-based digital support tools (apps, online programmes) into onboarding protocols for first-time hearing aid users, pending the meta-analysis's specific effect-size findings.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·2w agoAn exceptional localization of esophageal cancer: metastasis to the internal auditory canalAudiologists and otologists should maintain a low threshold for suspecting cancer metastasis when evaluating unusual or rapidly progressing unilateral inner ear symptoms in patients with a known cancer history — though this single case report does not change general diagnostic...＋Save
