PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3d agoSemiautomatic Quantification of Cochlear Nerve Cross-sectional Area Predicts Speech Intelligibility in Cochlear Implant UsersSemi-automatic MRI-based cochlear nerve cross-sectional area measurement shows promise as a pre-surgical predictor of speech intelligibility in cochlear implant candidates — clinicians should monitor this methodology for incorporation into pre-implant workup as evidence matures.
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3d agoMagnetic resonance elastography of brain tumorsWhile outside core audiology practice, MR elastography could in future provide non-invasive mechanical characterisation of auditory pathway tumours (e.g., vestibular schwannomas), making this technique worth monitoring.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·3d agoPerceptual Distortions in Aided Hearing-Impaired Listeners: Psychophysical Evidence of Excessive Loudness Growth and Altered Timbre RepresentationAudiologists should be aware that hearing aid amplification alone does not fully correct perceptual distortions such as excessive loudness growth or altered timbre; these findings support the need to consider suprathreshold coding deficits when counseling patients about residual...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3d agoEstablishing reliable neural health measures in adult cochlear implant usersEstablishing reliable neural health metrics is foundational to enabling objective, implant-driven longitudinal monitoring of auditory nerve status in CI users — a key gap in current clinical practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3d agoIncomplete binaural restoration in single-sided deafness treated with cochlear implants: insights from compensatory head-orienting behaviorsClinicians should counsel single-sided deafness (SSD) cochlear implant recipients that spatial hearing and sound localization are likely to remain partially impaired even with a well-functioning implant; head-orienting behavior may serve as a useful functional outcome marker.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3d agoA Forgotten Cause of Chronic Dizziness in the Elderly: Exercise-Induced Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency due to Grade III Subclavian Steal SyndromeAudiologists and vestibular clinicians evaluating elderly patients with unexplained exercise-triggered dizziness should consider vascular causes such as subclavian steal syndrome and refer to cardiology/vascular surgery when suspected — this case reinforces differential...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3d agoSafety of routine antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery (SAPPHIRE): a prospective multi-centre cohort studyThis study has minimal relevance to the audiology field; it may have indirect relevance only if future analyses isolate ototoxic (hearing-damaging) antibiotic use within the prophylaxis data.＋Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Research (general)·3d agoComparative evaluation of vestibular incision subperiosteal tunnel access (VISTA) technique with and without A-PRF impregnated with DFDBA in the treatment of recession defects in maxillary anterior region: a randomized controlled trialThis trial has no relevance to the audiology field and appears to have been included in this feed in error.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3d agoPsychopharmacological Mechanisms of Antidepressant Withdrawal: Insights From VenlafaxineWhile antidepressants are occasionally implicated in ototoxicity (medication-related hearing damage), this review does not address hearing outcomes and carries essentially no clinical significance for audiologists.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3d agoSubjective Listening Effort in Adult Cochlear Implant Users: Insights From the Listening Effort QuestionnaireClinicians fitting cochlear implants should consider adding a validated listening-effort questionnaire (such as the LEQ) to routine follow-up to capture self-reported listening fatigue that objective tests may miss.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3d agoAuditory Emotion Recognition in Children With Bilateral Cochlear Implants: Vocal and Musical StimuliClinicians working with pediatric bilateral cochlear implant users may want to assess auditory emotion recognition as a rehabilitation outcome, though practice changes should await larger confirmatory studies.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3d agoWhy Family Physicians Refer (or Don't) for Adult Hearing Assessment: A Qualitative Interview StudyAudiologists and hearing healthcare advocates should consider targeted outreach and education for primary care physicians to address specific barriers to hearing assessment referrals identified in this study.＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Clinical trial·Hearing aids·4d agoTwo hearing aids provide greater benefit than one for adults with SNHL, trial findsThis trial adds controlled evidence supporting bilateral (both-ear) fitting as the preferred approach for adults with age-related mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss — audiologists should use this to reinforce bilateral recommendations, particularly for patients...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·4d agoBehavioral and electrophysiological changes following an auditory-cognitive telerehabilitation program in children with cochlear implantsPreliminary evidence supports auditory-cognitive telerehabilitation as a potentially beneficial adjunct for pediatric cochlear implant users, but sample size, design details, and effect sizes from the full paper should be reviewed before modifying existing rehabilitation...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4d agoDistinguishing isolated epileptic vertigo/dizziness from vestibular paroxysmia: Clinical clues from a retrospective comparative studyClinicians managing patients with recurrent brief vestibular attacks should consider the distinguishing clinical clues identified in this retrospective series, but findings need prospective validation before they should alter diagnostic algorithms.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4d agoAge Differences in Clitoral-Vestibular Bulb Anatomy Across the Adult LifespanThis study has no meaningful relevance to the audiology field; it was likely surfaced due to the shared anatomical term 'vestibular,' which in this context refers to pelvic rather than inner-ear structures.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·4d agoAsymmetric Hearing Loss as a Population Screening Signal for Vestibular Schwannoma: A Number-Needed-to-Scan Analysis Using NHANES and SEERThis analysis provides population-level data to refine MRI referral thresholds for asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss; audiologists and ENTs should review the specific number-needed-to-scan figures when they are published in full to inform referral criteria.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4d agoEffectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsVestibular rehabilitation appears effective for improving postural stability, dizziness, and coordination in MS patients; audiologists and vestibular therapists working with MS populations should consider incorporating structured VR programs if this meta-analysis confirms a...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·4d agoWhether Two Hearing Aids Really Are Better Than One-New Evidence for a Long-Standing Clinical QuestionThis is an editorial commentary rather than primary research; it should be read alongside the linked RCT (PMID 42658545) to contextualize the evidence — no immediate standalone practice change is warranted from the commentary alone.＋Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Hearing aids·4d agoUnilateral and Bilateral Hearing Aids for Age-Related Hearing Loss: A Randomized Clinical Trialof this RCT directly bear on bilateral vs. unilateral fitting decisions for adults with symmetrical mild-to-moderate age-related hearing loss; full-text review is essential, but this is potentially practice-changing depending on the direction and magnitude of the findings.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·4d agoThe Effect of Head Movements on Front-Back Discrimination and Sound Externalization With Hearing AidsHead movements appear to aid front-back sound localization and externalization in hearing aid users; clinicians may counsel patients to use natural head movement strategies during listening, though this is preliminary evidence requiring replication before formal protocol changes.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·4d agoDevelopment of the Mandarin Version of the Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life QuestionnaireValidated, culturally adapted hearing outcome measures in Mandarin are scarce, yet hundreds of millions of Mandarin speakers worldwide have limited access to properly normed audiological self-report tools.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4d agoEndovascular treatment of congenital arteriovenous fistulas in the parotid region using coils and absolute ethanolWhile outside routine audiology practice, parotid-region vascular anomalies can occasionally present with auditory or otologic symptoms, making awareness of treatment options marginally relevant for differential diagnosis.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·4d agoBeyond speech perception: contemporary landscape of language agnostic hearing assessmentAudiologists assessing cochlear implant outcomes should consider supplementing standard speech-perception tests with language-agnostic measures, particularly for non-English-speaking or multilingual patients — this review provides a conceptual framework but not yet a validated...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4d agoMinimally invasive tooth extraction: the science and clinical strategies of socket preservation: a comprehensive reviewThis article has no meaningful relevance to the audiology field; it appears to have been included in an audiology news feed in error.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4d agoToward a neuroergonomic understanding of spatial disorientationUnderstanding the neuroergonomic basis of spatial disorientation has indirect relevance to audiology through the vestibular system's central role in spatial orientation, and may inform vestibular rehabilitation and aeromedical audiology research.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·4d agoA Rare Case of Auricular Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia With Eosinophilia Associated With Chronic Hearing Aid UseClinicians should consider device-related friction as a possible trigger for rare auricular soft-tissue lesions; inspect the ear canal and outer ear for unusual growths in long-term hearing aid users, though this single case report does not warrant a change in routine fitting...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4d agoClinical Characteristics of Patients With Symptomatic Sigmoid Sinus Wall AnomaliesAudiologists and otolaryngologists evaluating pulsatile tinnitus should be aware that BMI and geographic/demographic factors may influence the likelihood and presentation of sigmoid sinus wall anomalies, but larger comparative studies are needed before changing diagnostic...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4d agoVertigo in children: etiology and clinical characteristics of acute vestibular disordersAudiologists and vestibular specialists seeing pediatric patients should apply structured clinical criteria to differentiate peripheral from central causes of acute vertigo, as the two require different management pathways; however, specific protocol changes depend on the...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4d agoA Novel Mutation in ACTG1 as the Probable Cause of Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss in Chinese Han PopulationNo immediate clinical practice change is warranted; this finding expands the known variant spectrum of ACTG1-related nonsyndromic hearing loss and may be useful for genetic counseling panels targeting Chinese Han populations if confirmed in larger cohorts.＋Save
