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·Other·Research (general)·3w agoA New Combined Technique for Neophallus Elongation and Girth Enhancement for Metoidioplasty (Barroso Procedure): Total Corpora Mobilization with Martius FlapThis article has no relevance to the audiology field and should be filtered out of audiology news feeds.＋Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Vestibular·3w agoEfficacy of Incremental Vestibular Ocular Reflex Adaptation Training on Gait, Balance, and Quality of Life in Individuals With Chronic Peripheral Vestibular Hypofunction: A Randomized Controlled TrialIf results favour the intervention, audiologists and vestibular rehabilitation specialists should consider incremental VOR adaptation training as a structured add-on or alternative to standard vestibular rehabilitation for chronic peripheral vestibular hypofunction patients.＋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·Research (general)·3w agoCephalic Alar Base Malposition: Recognition and Correction with an Advancement FlapThis article has no relevance to the audiology field; it appears to have been submitted in error, as its content concerns rhinoplasty technique in aesthetic plastic surgery.＋Save
RNID·Other·Accessibility·3w ago· press releaseClear Signals report reveals public transport inaccessible to millions of deaf peopleThe RNID's 'Clear Signals' report formalises and scales up individual patient experiences into a national advocacy position, potentially driving policy changes that could meaningfully improve quality of life for millions of people with hearing loss in the UK.＋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·Tinnitus·3w agoA familial case series of refractory head noise, tinnitus, and sleep disorders caused by internal jugular vein stenosis: illustrative casesClinicians evaluating refractory pulsatile tinnitus should consider internal jugular vein stenosis as a cause, including in family members of affected patients; however, this 3-case series is too preliminary to change screening protocols.＋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
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoTherapeutic potential of galvanic vestibular stimulation for postural and spatial rehabilitation after stroke: A systematic reviewVestibular and neuro-rehabilitation clinicians should note this review, but GVS is not yet standard of care; await the full paper's conclusions and any strength-of-evidence grading before integrating into stroke rehab protocols.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoAn ICF-based content analysis of the overlap between questionnaires assessing tinnitus distress and depressive symptomsAudiologists using tinnitus distress questionnaires should be aware that scores may partly reflect depressive symptoms, which could inflate perceived tinnitus severity; consider routine depression screening alongside tinnitus assessment.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoEvidence for Relationship Between Speech Perception in Noise and Spectrotemporal Modulation Processing in Children With Mild Bilateral Hearing Loss: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy StudyThis study strengthens the case for assessing spectrotemporal processing in children with mild bilateral hearing loss who struggle with speech-in-noise, but fNIRS is not yet a routine clinical tool — no immediate practice change is warranted pending broader validation.＋Save
RNID·Blog·Public health & policy·3w agoLiving with hearing loss and dementia: lived experience and researchThe growing overlap between hearing loss and dementia represents one of audiology's most pressing public-health challenges, and centering patient voices alongside research helps clinicians understand the real-world communication burden faced by this population.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoTranscanal endoscopic excision of early-stage middle ear paragangliomasTEES appears viable for early-stage middle ear paragangliomas, but as a retrospective study without a comparative group, it is insufficient to change established surgical protocols; surgeons should weigh findings alongside existing evidence.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoStructural connectivity of auditory-linguistic brain networks predicts success in speech categorization and listening in noiseUnderstanding the brain-based predictors of speech-in-noise performance could eventually help audiologists identify patients most likely to struggle and tailor rehabilitation accordingly.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoManagement of Functional Hearing Difficulties Using Low-Gain Amplification: Case Reports on Auditory Processing EvaluationsFor patients with near-normal hearing thresholds but significant listening complaints, trialing low-gain amplification combined with auditory processing evaluation is a reasonable and evidence-supported management strategy.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoPupillometry Reflects Listening Effort as a Function of Talker in the AzBio SentencesPupillometry shows promise as an objective measure of listening effort sensitive to talker differences, but the method is not yet ready for routine clinical use; no immediate practice change is warranted.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoVestibular Function in Judo Athletes: Evidence of Subclinical Vestibular DysfunctionAudiologists and vestibular specialists assessing combat-sport athletes should consider subclinical vestibular dysfunction even in the absence of reported symptoms; targeted screening may be warranted in this population.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3w agoRelationship Between Age, Auditory Performance, and Quality of Life in Middle-Aged and Older Cochlear Implant UsersAudiologists should be aware that age may independently influence both auditory performance and quality of life in cochlear implant users, supporting individualized counseling and rehabilitation planning for older patients — though specific practice changes depend on the...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·4w agoBoosting auditory nerve function with cell therapy - status, surgical approach and potential candidatesCell therapy targeting auditory nerve degeneration could eventually address the subset of cochlear implant users with poor speech outcomes due to reduced nerve survival, representing a potential paradigm shift in cochlear implant candidacy and outcomes management.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4w agoPreprosthetic vestibuloplasty performed by three different types of lasers versus conventional scalpelThis study has no meaningful relevance to the audiology field; it addresses dental prosthetics surgery and appears to have been included in this batch in error.＋Save
Hearing Review·Financial report·Business & finance·4w agoSensorion Files for US IPOSensorion's potential US IPO signals growing investor appetite for inner-ear gene therapy, which could accelerate funding and timelines for treatments that may eventually expand audiology's scope of care.＋Save
Hearing Review·Press release·Pediatric·4w agoFennec Pharmaceuticals Reports Hearing Loss Reduction With Pedmark in Japan Phase 2 TrialNo immediate practice change for most audiologists; awareness is warranted that Pedmark (already FDA-approved in the US) is showing consistent ototoxicity (medication-related hearing damage) reduction signals in a Japanese Phase 2 trial, which may prompt earlier referral...＋Save
Hearing Tracker·Journal article·Research (general)·4w agoACHIEVE Study Links Hearing Treatment to Slower Rise in Brain-Health BiomarkerThis adds biomarker-level biological support to the hearing-treatment-protects-brain-health hypothesis, but the analysis is preliminary; no change to hearing aid fitting protocols is warranted yet, though it strengthens the case for counseling patients on cognitive-health...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·4w agoA new approach to hearing aid gain prescription for listening in noise: the NAL-NL3 Comfort in Noise ModuleThe NAL-NL3 Comfort in Noise Module represents a potentially meaningful update to prescriptive gain targets for noisy environments; audiologists should monitor peer validation studies before adopting it clinically, but it warrants close attention as an evidence-based...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·4w agoCochlear implantation before age one or after: cognitive flexibility, planning, and problem-solving in pediatric recipientsIf the study finds significantly better executive function outcomes with implantation before age one, it would support counseling families toward earlier implantation; however, findings should be interpreted cautiously given likely small and heterogeneous pediatric samples...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4w agoIncreased listening effort and decreased speech perception at high presentation sound levels in older hearing-impaired adult listenersAudiologists should avoid assuming that higher presentation levels always benefit older hearing-impaired listeners; fitting and counselling protocols should account for the paradoxical degradation in speech perception and increased listening effort at high levels.＋Save
PU·PubMed·Other·Research (general)·4w agoLaparoscopic modified Davydov's technique for vaginoplasty: operative steps and technical pearlsThis article does not have relevance to the audiology field; it appears to have been included in this dataset in error.＋Save
