PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·7w agoPathogenesis and management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A narrative reviewIIH can cause pulsatile tinnitus and hearing changes, so audiologists should be aware of it as a differential; however, this narrative review offers no new management guidance that would change audiology practice — refer suspected IIH cases to neurology as before.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·7w agoIntentional encoding does not alter the trade-off between speech-in-noise perception and memoryUnderstanding why noisy environments hurt both speech comprehension and memory simultaneously is fundamental to designing better hearing-aid signal processing and aural rehabilitation strategies.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·7w agoAssessment of auditory and vestibular function and gene therapy in the Snell's waltzer mouse model of human deafness and balance dysfunctionValidating gene therapy in a well-characterised mouse model of Myo6-related deafness advances the translational pipeline toward potential treatments for a genetic form of human hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·7w agoMultisensory dysfunction across sleep disorders: A systematic review of 31 human modalitiesUnderstanding how sleep disorders systematically disrupt multisensory processing — including auditory and vestibular function — may reshape how audiologists screen and counsel patients with co-occurring sleep and hearing complaints.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·7w agoEvaluating perceptual evidence of cross-modal plasticity in older adults with hearing loss using an audio-visual word mismatch taskThe finding that age-related hearing loss drives measurable cross-modal plasticity (increased visual dominance in speech perception) supports prioritising earlier hearing aid fitting, but does not yet provide a specific new protocol to implement.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·7w 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.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·7w 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·7w 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·7w 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·7w 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·Research (general)·7w 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)·7w 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)·7w 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
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Clinical trial·Hearing aids·7w 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·Research (general)·7w 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·7w 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·7w 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·Clinical trial·Hearing aids·7w 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·7w 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·7w 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)·7w 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·7w 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)·7w 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·7w 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·Tinnitus·7w 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·Research (general)·7w 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
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·7w agoHead Trauma-Induced Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence SyndromeClinicians evaluating patients after minor head trauma who present with new vestibular or auditory symptoms (autophony, sound- or pressure-induced dizziness) should consider SSCD in the differential, particularly if imaging shows pre-existing thinning of the superior...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·7w agoClinical and Imaging Phenotype of Schwannomatosis in Children, Adolescents and Young AdultsAudiologists seeing young patients with unexplained hearing loss or vestibular symptoms should be aware of schwannomatosis as a differential diagnosis, but this retrospective single-center case series does not change established screening or management protocols.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·7w agoGenetic Findings in Seven Cochlear Implanted Patients with Severe-to-Profound Hearing LossGenetic testing findings from seven cochlear-implant recipients add to the literature on causative variants, but the very small sample size means these results are hypothesis-generating only and do not justify changes to cochlear implant candidacy or pre-implant genetic...＋Save
