PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoBurning Questions: Oral Ulceration Secondary to Improper Bisphosphonate Administration in Advanced DementiaWhile outside core audiology practice, this report highlights the broader medication-management risks in the cognitively impaired elderly population that multidisciplinary teams—including audiologists—may encounter.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoKnowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Audiologists in India Towards Audiological Care of Individuals with Cognitive Impairments-A Preliminary Exploratory StudyNo immediate practice change warranted; findings highlight training gaps in India but are too preliminary and geographically specific for broad clinical guidance.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoSkull Vibration-Induced Nystagmus Reveals Hidden Vestibular Asymmetry Dissociated from vHIT, VEMPs and Velocity-Storage-Related Responses: A Clinical-Physiological Case Series and Temporal-Domain HypothesisSVIN may detect vestibular asymmetries missed by vHIT and VEMPs, but this is a case series with a hypothesis-generating design — do not alter diagnostic protocols until controlled prospective studies confirm the findings.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoAssociation Between Hyperacusis and Tinnitus: Analysis of Prevalence and Impact on Daily FunctioningAudiologists managing chronic tinnitus patients should routinely screen for hyperacusis, as co-occurrence is associated with significantly greater burden on daily functioning and may require adjusted management strategies.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoAge-Related Increase in Skull Vibration-Induced Nystagmus Slow-Phase Velocity in a Clinical Population with Normal vHIT and VEMP: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional AnalysisClinicians using SVIN should apply age-adjusted normative reference ranges rather than single cut-off values, as older age independently increases SVIN slow-phase velocity even in the absence of other vestibular pathology.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoUnilateral Hearing Loss: Listening Ability, Social Participation and Adaptive Strategies to Challenges in the Real WorldAudiologists should assess social participation and adaptive strategy use in unilateral hearing loss patients, as this study highlights that functional impact extends well beyond audiometric thresholds alone.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Public health & policy·3w agoHearing Health Monitoring in Adults Living with Diabetes: A Scoping Review to Inform Integrated Care PathwaysAudiologists and primary care teams should consider this scoping review when advocating for routine hearing screening as part of integrated diabetes care pathways, though formal clinical guidelines have not yet been issued.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoDiagnosis of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Review of Different Diagnostic MethodsClinicians should verify their BPPV diagnostic methods against those reviewed; the paper may highlight gaps in training requirements but introduces no new test or guideline — review existing protocols before changing practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoCross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Kannada version of the Extended Effort Assessment Scale (EEAS-K) in adults with hearing lossAudiologists serving Kannada-speaking patients can now use the validated EEAS-K to assess listening effort — a clinically meaningful outcome — but no change is needed for practices outside this language group.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Pediatric·3w agoIdentifying delays via preschool language scales in children who are deaf/hard-of-hearing and use spoken languageAudiologists and speech-language pathologists should critically evaluate whether standard preschool language scales are sensitive enough to detect delays in deaf/hard-of-hearing speaking children, and consider supplementing them with additional assessment tools.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoTinnitus selectively disrupts phoneme level speech perceptionAudiologists should consider assessing phoneme-level speech-in-noise discrimination in patients with chronic tinnitus even when standard audiograms are normal, as tinnitus may selectively impair this ability beyond what pure-tone thresholds reveal.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Professional practice·3w agoEthical Dilemmas in Audiology: A Comparative Analysis of Perspectives from the Middle East, North Africa, and the United StatesAs audiology becomes an increasingly global profession, cross-cultural differences in ethical sensitivity have implications for international training standards, professional guidelines, and collaborative clinical practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Education & training·3w agoBridging Coursework Knowledge to Audiology Clinical Practice: An Evidence-Based Approach to Counseling EducationAudiology training programs should consider structured, evidence-based counseling curricula to better prepare students for clinical practice, but individual practicing audiologists need not change their own patient-care approach based on this study.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoMeasuring empowerment with the EmpAQ-15 and EmpAQ-5: test-retest reliability and responsiveness in a clinical populationBoth EmpAQ-15 and EmpAQ-5 show acceptable test-retest reliability and responsiveness; clinicians can consider adopting either version to routinely track patient empowerment as an outcome measure in audiology practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoCharacteristics and prognostic assessment of acute low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss: a retrospective analysis of 546 casesThis large retrospective series adds prognostic detail on acute low-frequency SNHL, but retrospective design limits causal inference; no immediate change to clinical management protocols is warranted pending prospective validation.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoOptimal Head Position for Intratympanic Dexamethasone Injection Relative to the Round WindowHead positioning during intratympanic dexamethasone injection likely affects drug delivery to the round window; audiologists and otologists should monitor this literature for specific positioning recommendations once the study's findings are fully available.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoA New Methodology for Evaluation of Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome in CT and MRI Images: Defining the Syndrome and Finding Clinical CorrelationAudiologists should be aware of this proposed new imaging framework for defining LVAS and large endolymphatic sac anomaly, but clinical adoption should await validation in independent cohorts before changing diagnostic practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoClinical Characteristics, Management Patterns, and Surgical Outcomes of Vestibular Schwannoma in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study from DamascusMulticenter data from resource-limited settings fill a critical evidence gap and reveal how infrastructure constraints shape vestibular schwannoma management and outcomes globally.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoSocioeconomic disparities in vestibular schwannoma diagnosis and management: A systematic reviewAudiologists and ENT teams should be aware that patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds may present with larger vestibular schwannomas due to delayed access to care; screening and referral pathways should account for these disparities, though this review does not prescribe...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Pediatric·3w agoThe new Mainz Audiometric Test for Children aged 3-7 years (MATCH) in noise : Design, normalization, and validationThe MATCH-in-noise test offers a validated, age-appropriate tool for assessing speech-in-noise perception in children aged 3–7; clinicians evaluating pediatric hearing in noisy conditions may consider adopting it once normative data are verified in their own population.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoUnilateral enlarged vestibular aqueduct syndrome: clinical profiles, SLC26A4 mutations, and the diagnostic utility of the ASNR waveformThe ASNR waveform may serve as a useful adjunct diagnostic marker for unilateral EVAS, and SLC26A4 mutation profiling is relevant for genetic counseling; audiologists should note these findings but await larger replication studies before changing diagnostic protocols.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoEvaluation of vestibulo-ocular reflex in motion sickness: A comparison of vHIT, SHIMP, and functional head impulse testComparing vHIT, SHIMP, and the functional head impulse test in motion sickness patients provides useful diagnostic benchmarking, but results should be interpreted cautiously until larger studies confirm which measure best predicts functional outcomes in this population.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoAccent type modulates frequency-specific neural tracking of speechThis is preliminary basic-science research; no actionable change to clinical practice is warranted at this time, but findings may eventually inform how audiologists counsel patients about accent-related listening difficulty.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3w agoUser satisfaction with cochlear implant audio processors: population norms derived from a large-scale survey campaignPopulation-level satisfaction norms for CI audio processors provide a reference benchmark; clinicians can use these norms to flag patients whose satisfaction scores fall meaningfully below average and prioritise follow-up or device troubleshooting.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoProspective Exploratory Evaluation of Audiovestibular Function in Patients Receiving Oral Isotretinoin Using Audiometry and VideonystagmographyAudiologists treating or counselling patients on isotretinoin should be aware of potential audiovestibular side effects; if the study finds significant changes, baseline and monitoring hearing/vestibular assessments during isotretinoin therapy may be warranted.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3w agoData-Driven Multiparameter Predictive Analysis of Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation OutcomesClinicians counselling cochlear implant candidates should consider integrating validated multiparameter predictive models into pre-surgical consultations to set realistic outcome expectations, pending external validation of the specific model reported here.＋Save
Hearing Review·Press release·Research (general)·3w agoSensorion Announces SENS-601 Program Day Focused on GJB2 Gene Therapy for Hearing LossGJB2-related hearing loss is the most prevalent form of genetic hearing loss, and a successful gene therapy could eventually offer a biological treatment alternative to hearing aids and cochlear implants for this population.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoGamma Knife radiosurgery delivered to internal auditory canal glioblastoma under a presumed diagnosis of vestibular schwannoma: illustrative caseThis single case underscores the importance of maintaining a broad differential—including rare malignancies—when imaging findings in the internal auditory canal are atypical for vestibular schwannoma, but no change to standard diagnostic protocols can be justified from one case...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoTumor Nerve of Origin and Hearing Preservation Outcomes for Patients With Small Vestibular Schwannomas Undergoing Middle Fossa CraniotomySurgeons and audiologists counseling patients with small vestibular schwannomas on middle fossa craniotomy should incorporate tumor nerve of origin into pre-operative hearing preservation discussions, as it appears to predict post-surgical hearing outcomes.＋Save
