Hearing Practitioner Australia·Other·Professional practice·3w agoEssilorLuxottica Head of Audiology – Sydney, AustraliaEssilorLuxottica's recruitment of a Director-level audiology role signals the continued expansion of a major optics conglomerate into the Australian audiology market.＋Save
Hearing Health Matters·Podcast·Public health & policy·3w agoSupporting Veterans with Better Hearing Care and Better TechnologyA podcast episode featuring WSA's Chief Clinical Officer and Head of Audiology discusses the distinct hearing healthcare needs of U.S. veterans and how emerging technology is being used to address them.＋Save
Living With Hearing Loss·Blog·Education & training·3w agoWhy I Spent a Class Period Talking to Future AudiologistsCentering patient voices in audiology education is a growing movement that could improve person-centered care, and this first-person account amplifies that call at an international stage.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoDiagnosis and treatment of vestibular migraine - recent developments and future treatment strategiesAudiologists and vestibular specialists should review updated diagnostic criteria and emerging pharmacological strategies outlined in this review, particularly for patients presenting with episodic vertigo of unclear origin.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoAudiological characteristics and postoperative hearing preservation of vestibular schwannoma presenting with sudden hearing lossAudiologists should be aware that sudden hearing loss can be the presenting symptom of vestibular schwannoma, reinforcing the importance of prompt imaging referral; however, the retrospective design limits generalisability of specific hearing preservation outcome figures.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoWhat you see is what you hear: microangioscopy-guided management of carotid-cochlear dehiscence in pulsatile tinnitusThis case introduces microangioscopy as a novel image-guided approach for a rare but debilitating vascular cause of pulsatile tinnitus, potentially expanding the diagnostic and interventional toolkit for neurointerventional teams.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·3w agoCortical activation during auditory working memory varies with hearing aid use status in age-related hearing lossEarly findings suggest hearing aid use is associated with different patterns of brain activation during listening tasks, but the study is too preliminary to recommend changing hearing aid fitting or counselling practices.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·AI & technology·3w agoConsensus on the use of artificial intelligence in the management and measurement of vestibular schwannomas: A protocol for a modified delphi consensusStandardising AI-based volumetric measurement of vestibular schwannomas could reduce inter-centre variability in management decisions and accelerate reliable AI adoption in neuro-otology.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoTinnitus burden in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media undergoing surgery in Nepal: a cross-sectional studyAudiologists and ENT teams managing patients with chronic suppurative otitis media should consider routinely screening for tinnitus burden pre-operatively, as it may be underrecognised in surgical candidates.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoThe Effect of Performance Training on Sideline Concussion Assessments in Adolescent Athletes: A Pilot InvestigationUnderstanding whether athletic performance training skews sideline concussion screening results is important for safe return-to-play decisions, but this study has no direct relevance to audiology practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoComparative Cochlear-Vestibular Aging Reveals Age-Aligned Mitochondrial Ultrastructural Burden, Mitophagy-Autophagy Remodeling, Synaptic Uncoupling, and Sensory Functional DeclineAudiologists should be aware that age-related cochlear decline and vestibular decline share common biological mechanisms, reinforcing the value of combined hearing and balance screening in older adults; however, this is basic science research with no immediately...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoHearing Loss in Adults With Diabetes and Prediabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisAudiologists should consider routine hearing screening for adult patients with known diabetes or prediabetes, as this meta-analysis provides strong epidemiological evidence linking both conditions to increased prevalence and severity of hearing loss.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoScan for Success? Number Needed to Scan and Management Changes in Preoperative Otosclerosis: Quantitative AnalysisSurgeons should weigh the number-needed-to-scan metric from this analysis when deciding whether routine preoperative temporal bone CT is justified for all otosclerosis patients, as it may change management in only a subset of cases.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoBeyond tumor control: symptom trajectories and hearing outcomes after contemporary Gamma Knife radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomaWhen counseling vestibular schwannoma patients considering Gamma Knife radiosurgery, audiologists and neurotologists should present long-term symptom trajectory data—not just tumor control rates—because hearing preservation outcomes vary and some symptom patterns worsen over...＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoKids missing vestibular testing: Action needed to overcome barriers to careAudiologists working with deaf and hard-of-hearing children should consider routinely screening for vestibular dysfunction, as current evidence suggests it is common but widely untested in this population.＋Save
Hearing Review·Industry news·Business & finance·3w ago· press releaseHearingLife Opens New Hearing Care Center in Fairfax, VaHearingLife's continued brick-and-mortar expansion signals ongoing consolidation of retail hearing care by large corporate groups, which affects independent clinic competition in local markets.＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Industry news·Education & training·3w agoA new pathway: Charles Darwin University offers Bachelor of Audiometry onlineNo actionable clinical practice change, but Australian audiometrists and clinic owners should note this as a new formal upskilling and credentialing pathway.＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Sponsored·Hearing aids·3w agoOmega AI’s effortless hearingThe article signals Starkey's push into the Australian market with a new AI-branded device, which clinic owners and dispensers may encounter as patient awareness of the product grows.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoHypoplastic vestibular aqueduct in congenital temporal bone anomalies - implications for subtype diagnosis of Meniere's diseaseWhen evaluating patients with congenital temporal bone anomalies, imaging findings of a hypoplastic vestibular aqueduct may support a specific Meniere's disease subtype diagnosis; audiologists and otologists should consider coordinating imaging review with radiologists for...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoComparative outcomes of robotic and endoscopic transoral thyroidectomy in a 2,144-patient multicenter cohortThis study does not bear on audiology; it is included here likely due to a content pipeline error.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoHearing loss and executive functions - results from a population-based cohort studyThe association between hearing loss and poorer executive function is consistent with prior literature; no new intervention guidance emerges from this single cohort study, but it reinforces the rationale for cognitive screening in patients with hearing loss.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Pediatric·3w agoImpact of Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss on Quality of Life in Childhood Cancer SurvivorsAudiologists working with pediatric oncology patients should prioritize hearing monitoring during and after cisplatin treatment and proactively address rehabilitation needs, as irreversible hearing loss demonstrably impairs survivors' quality of life.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoAuditory Involvement in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Clinical Predictors and Prognostic ImplicationsAudiologists seeing patients with IBD should be aware of a possible link between active gut disease and hearing loss; however, the observational study design means no protocol change is warranted until stronger prospective evidence is available.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·OTC / consumer·3w agoA novel approach to hearing amplification: audiometric outcomes from Nuance Audio over-the-counter hearing aid glassesPreliminary audiometric data on OTC hearing aid glasses are worth monitoring, but sample sizes and study independence are unclear; no change to fitting or recommendation protocols is justified at this stage.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoItalian translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Mayo Clinic Vestibular Schwannoma Quality of Life (VSQOL) IndexItalian-speaking clinicians and researchers can now use the validated Italian VSQOL Index; no practice change is implied for non-Italian-speaking clinicians.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3w agoEarly Loading of a Percutaneous Bone-Anchored Hearing Implant System Following Single-Stage Surgery in Children: A Prospective 2-Year StudyEarly sound processor loading after single-stage percutaneous bone-anchored hearing implant surgery appears safe and stable in children over 2 years; clinicians working with pediatric BAHI candidates may consider this approach as supportive evidence accumulates, though sample...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoAuditory contributions to postural and locomotor control: from basic research to clinical applicationsThis review signals that auditory cues may be a meaningful, underutilised target in balance and gait rehabilitation; audiologists treating patients with concurrent hearing loss and balance difficulties should be aware of this evidence base, though no specific clinical protocol...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Education & training·3w agoValidation of the clinical assistant for research and learning (CARL) for pure-tone audiometric proceduresNo immediate practice change for clinicians, but educators should consider CARL as a validated simulation tool for pure-tone audiometry training in audiology programs.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoDoes Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery Preserve Hearing on Short- and Long-Term Follow-Up?Clinicians managing patients with vestibular schwannoma or other skull base tumours treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery should review these findings, as long-term hearing preservation rates may influence shared decision-making between observation, radiosurgery, and...＋Save
