PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoEndolymphatic hydrops in patients with migraine: a correlative studyAudiologists and vestibular specialists should be aware that endolymphatic hydrops detected on MRI may be present in migraine patients without a Menière's disease diagnosis, potentially complicating differential diagnosis — but clinical protocols should not change until larger...＋Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Research (general)·5w agoTopical resiniferatoxin for the treatment of vestibulodynia: a prospective observational trialWhile vestibulodynia involves the term 'vestibul-', this study is unrelated to the vestibular (balance) system and has no relevance to the audiology field.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoIt's All in Your Head: A Case Report of Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness and Chronic Anxiety Treated Simultaneously With Osteopathic Cranial Manipulative MedicinePPPD is increasingly recognized in vestibular audiology practice, and non-pharmacological treatment options are of growing interest, but single case reports cannot establish efficacy or safety of novel interventions.＋Save
RNID·Journal article·Research (general)·5w agoRepairing the Cochlear Battery to Restore HearingGene-based repair of the cochlear battery (stria vascularis) represents a potential future route to treating a common but poorly understood form of progressive hearing loss, making this a space worth tracking for clinicians and researchers alike.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Pediatric·5w agoPediatric middle fossa craniotomy for tumors of the lateral skull base: Institutional experience and surgical outcomesThis institutional case series provides descriptive outcome data for a rare pediatric procedure; no actionable change to standard practice is warranted without larger controlled data.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·5w agoRisk prediction model for adverse outcomes during and after cochlear implantation in children with inner ear abnormalitiesThis risk prediction model, if externally validated, could guide preoperative counseling and surgical planning for pediatric cochlear implantation in children with inner ear abnormalities — but external validation is needed before clinical adoption.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoCluster Analysis of Migraine-Associated Symptoms (CAMS) across the lifespan: a cross-sectional studyVestibular migraine overlaps significantly with audiology presentations such as sound sensitivity and dizziness; better symptom clustering could improve diagnostic precision at the audiology-neurology interface.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoTranscriptomic meta-analysis identifies dysregulated pathways and potential therapeutic targets in Vestibular SchwannomaIdentifying dysregulated molecular pathways in vestibular schwannoma through transcriptomic meta-analysis may accelerate the development of targeted medical therapies, potentially offering alternatives to surgery or radiation for patients with progressive hearing loss.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoIntratympanic Application of Betahistine for Menière Disease-An Animal Study on Safety and Diffusion to the Inner EarIf confirmed in humans, intratympanic betahistine delivery could offer a more targeted, potentially more effective route of administration for Ménière disease management compared to oral dosing.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·5w agoSpeech Intelligibility and Spectral Resolution Results in Cochlear Implant Users With and Without Inner Ear Malformations and the Effect of Angular Insertion DepthAudiologists fitting cochlear implants in patients with inner ear malformations should monitor speech-in-noise and spectral resolution outcomes separately from standard-anatomy patients; electrode angular insertion depth may be an important fitting variable to optimize in this...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoProfile of patients attending private vestibular physiotherapy clinics in Spain: A cross-sectional studyAudiologists and ENT teams should proactively refer eligible patients with vestibular disorders to vestibular physiotherapy, as referral rates remain low despite established efficacy evidence.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoCombined Gaze Stabilization Exercise and Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Vestibulospinal Tract and PosturePreliminary RCT evidence; await full results and replication before incorporating cerebellar tDCS combined with gaze stabilization into vestibular rehabilitation protocols.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·5w agoConcussion Clinical Subtypes and Modifiers: A Framework for Longitudinal Study of Low-Level Blast ExposureNo immediate change to clinical practice; this is a conceptual framework paper that sets the stage for future longitudinal research on blast-related concussion subtypes in military personnel.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·5w agoSafe Introduction of a Transoral Endoscopic Vestibular Thyroidectomy Programme Within UK Governance FrameworksSafe introduction of scarless thyroid surgery within UK governance frameworks may interest otolaryngology teams working in combined head-and-neck units, but it does not affect audiology practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·5w agoHearing Rehabilitation in Veterans With Severe Hearing Loss: Challenges and OpportunitiesVeterans with severe hearing loss have distinct rehabilitation needs tied to social isolation and aging; clinicians serving this population should consider social connectedness as a formal outcome measure, though no specific protocol change is mandated by this paper alone.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·5w agoExtremely High-Riding Jugular Bulb With Conductive Hearing Loss Presenting as a Mass Posterior to the Tympanic MembraneClinicians should include an extremely high-riding jugular bulb in the differential diagnosis when a retrotympanic (behind the eardrum) mass presents with conductive hearing loss, to avoid dangerous surgical misadventure; no change to routine audiological protocol is indicated.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Preprint·Research (general)·5w agoOlder adults show overexaggerated and larger noise-related degradation in their neural tracking of speechThis finding suggests age-related declines in how the brain tracks speech in noise go beyond peripheral hearing loss; audiologists should be cautious attributing all speech-in-noise difficulty in older adults to the audiogram alone, though the preprint has not yet been...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Preprint·Research (general)·5w agoPerceptual consistency in phoneme categorization is driven by neural consistency and predicts improved speech-in-noise performanceNeural consistency in phoneme (speech-sound) processing may be a useful biomarker for predicting real-world speech-in-noise performance, but this preprint requires peer review before it can inform clinical assessment tools.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Preprint·Cochlear implants·5w agoWithin-electrode temporal envelope processing predicts multi-channel speech outcomes across cochlear implant pulse ratesWithin-electrode temporal envelope processing may serve as a clinically useful predictor of multi-channel speech outcomes in CI users across pulse rates; if replicated in peer-reviewed work, it could inform CI fitting strategies, but the preprint stage warrants caution before...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·5w agoSinonasal Inflammatory Burden on Computed Tomography in Adults With Obstructive Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: A Case-Control StudyAudiologists should be aware that obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction may co-occur with significant sinonasal inflammatory burden; however, this case-control study does not yet support changes to audiological practice — referral pathways to ENT for patients with both...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·5w agoDifferential Cognitive Strategies for Speech-in-Noise Perception: A Comparative Study Between Yoga Practitioners and Non-practitionersNo immediate practice change is warranted; this preliminary comparative study raises interesting hypotheses about cognitive training and speech-in-noise performance, but sample characteristics, yoga dosage, and causality are not established.＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Research (general)·5w agoInner ear study reveals distinct pathway for infrasound perceptionThis is a preliminary basic-science finding; no change to clinical practice or patient counselling protocols is warranted yet, but audiologists should be aware of the emerging biological basis for infrasound-related patient complaints.＋Save
Hearing Tracker·Journal article·Hearing aids·5w agoStudy Links Hearing Aid Use to Lower Frailty RiskThis observational finding supports framing hearing aid use as part of broader healthy aging — clinicians may reasonably reinforce this benefit when counseling older patients, but causality is not established and practice protocols need not change until replicated in a...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·5w agoSpatiotemporal neurodynamic mapping of tinnitus from pre-sleep through sleep cyclesUnderstanding how tinnitus-driven auditory hyperactivity disrupts sleep at a brain-circuit level could eventually guide targeted therapies for the large subset of tinnitus patients who report severe sleep disturbance.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·5w agoSingle-cell analysis reveals impaired Müller glia-mediated intercellular communication and photoreceptor pathology in USH1C retinal organoidsIdentifying the cellular communication breakdown in Usher syndrome type 1C retinas could open new avenues for gene or cell therapy targeting both the hearing and vision components of this dual-sensory disorder.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoAcute vestibular syndrome mimicking posterior circulation stroke after intralesional triamcinolone injection for earlobe keloid: a case reportClinicians performing or counseling patients on intralesional triamcinolone injections near the ear should be aware of acute vestibular syndrome as a rare but serious adverse event that can mimic posterior circulation stroke and warrants urgent neurological evaluation.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·5w agoThe association of dietary inflammatory index with auditory and vestibular disorders in Korean adults: Differential links to peripheral vertigo, hearing loss and tinnitusEarly cross-sectional evidence suggests dietary inflammation may be linked to inner-ear disorders, but the study design cannot prove causation; no practice change is warranted until longitudinal or interventional data confirm these associations.＋Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Pediatric·5w agoThe effectiveness of theory of mind intervention in Persian-speaking 5-7-year-old children using hearing aids and cochlear implants: A randomized controlled trialThis RCT provides direct evidence to evaluate whether theory of mind intervention is effective for pediatric hearing aid and cochlear implant users aged 5–7; if results are positive, audiologists and speech-language pathologists working with this population should consider...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·5w agoHearing Aid Use Attenuates the Association Between Hearing Loss and Frailty: A 2003-2018 NHANES Cross Sectional AnalysisCross-sectional design limits causal inference, but the finding adds to a growing body of evidence supporting hearing aid use as potentially protective against frailty in older adults — clinicians counseling hesitant older patients may cite this association.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoVestibular function analyzed by a video head impulse test in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss associated with vertigovHIT may help clinicians identify which vestibular (balance) organ is affected in sudden hearing loss with vertigo, potentially guiding prognosis and treatment targeting — but the cross-sectional, likely small-sample design warrants caution before changing diagnostic protocols.＋Save
