Hearing loss and healthcare expenditures in the United States: evidence of a public health market failure

This study reinforces the systemic underutilisation of hearing healthcare in the US; audiologists should be aware of access and affordability barriers that prevent patients from seeking care, as these are structural rather than individual-level issues.

Risks and Awareness of NIHL Among Dental Students: A Scoping Review

No change to audiology clinical practice; however, audiologists working in occupational health may consider outreach or hearing conservation programmes targeted at dental professionals and students.

Visual attention and postural stability among older adults participating in health-enhancing physical activity: a systematic review

Audiologists managing patients with vestibular disorders and fall risk should be aware of the broader evidence linking visual attention and postural control, as it reinforces a multisensory approach to balance rehabilitation.

National safety and quality standards for virtual care coming

National virtual care standards could reshape teleaudiology delivery requirements and accountability frameworks across Australia's hearing healthcare sector.

Go Where the People with Hearing Loss Are

Peer community events like HLAA conventions underscore the psychosocial dimension of hearing loss care, reminding clinicians that connection and belonging are meaningful parts of patient well-being beyond the hearing aid fitting.

Audien Hearing Expands Into Hearing Protection With Launch of Audien Shields

Audien's move into hearing protection signals growing OTC-brand competition in a category traditionally served by specialty manufacturers, which could affect patient purchasing behavior and counseling conversations in clinic.

Rogervoice Survey: 60% of Americans Say Phone Calls Still Fall Short for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People

The survey underscores that telephone accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals remains a significant unmet need, which can inform how audiologists counsel patients on communication strategies and assistive technology options.

Supporting Veterans with Better Hearing Care and Better Technology

A 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.

Living with deafblindness: hope for the future

Deafblindness is an underserved dual-sensory impairment, and growing public and research attention — including charity-funded studies — may eventually inform more holistic audiological care pathways for this population.

Why I Spent a Class Period Talking to Future Audiologists

Centering 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.

Exploring the mechanism of reducing the risk of falls in knee osteoarthritis patients by using Baduanjin based on the functional connection of vestibular network: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

If Baduanjin is confirmed to reduce fall risk via vestibular network modulation, it could open a low-cost, accessible adjunct intervention relevant to audiologists managing patients with vestibular disorders.

Hearing Loss in Adults With Diabetes and Prediabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Audiologists 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.

Hearing loss and executive functions - results from a population-based cohort study

The 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.

Development and results of a customised theoretical framework-based survey on barriers and enablers to hearing aid uptake and use in older adults

Audiologists counselling older adults about hearing aids may benefit from awareness of specific theoretically grounded barriers and enablers, though clinical protocol changes should await broader validation of this survey tool.

The Gift of Hearing - for the men

Seasonal awareness campaigns targeting male-specific hearing health gaps can support patient acquisition and community outreach efforts for audiology practices.

Spain: Manufacturers’ association pushes for parliamentary focus on audiology at heart of health debate

A national White Paper on hearing health reaching a country's parliament signals a maturing policy landscape that could reshape public funding, reimbursement, and workforce planning for audiology in Spain and set a precedent for other European markets.

Hearing Loss as a Potentially Modifiable Marker of Dementia Risk: Neurological Evidence, Uncertainty, and Clinical Interpretation

Audiologists should be aware that hearing loss is recognized as a potentially modifiable dementia risk factor, but current evidence does not yet confirm that hearing intervention (e.g., hearing aids) definitively reduces dementia incidence — counsel patients on the association...

Specsavers joins UK retailers nudging PM to address youth unemployment crisis

The story illustrates how major hearing-care retail chains are increasingly positioning themselves as broader corporate stakeholders in national policy debates, which may influence public brand perception.

Love live music? Tell us how you protect your hearing

Grassroots campaigns targeting young live-music audiences can help normalise hearing protection behaviours before noise-induced hearing damage becomes irreversible.

Prevention in otology-the key to lifelong hearing health

Audiologists and otologists should reinforce preventive counseling across the lifespan — including noise protection, ototoxicity (medication-related hearing damage) monitoring, and early infection management — as the review highlights these as the most modifiable risk factors...

Associations Between Football-Related Exposures, Head Injury, Tinnitus, and Neuropsychological Health Outcomes Among Professional American-Style Football Players

Audiologists evaluating current or former contact sport athletes should include tinnitus and cognitive screening as part of their assessment, given the associations found between head injury exposure and both tinnitus and neuropsychological outcomes in this population.

Mitigating risk in audiology and speech therapy practice: Essential risk management and control strategies for private and public practices in resource-constrained health systems

Clinics operating in resource-constrained settings should review their risk management frameworks; the strategies outlined may be directly applicable to practice governance, though the evidence base is likely expert-opinion level.

Acousia Therapeutics Reports Positive Phase 2a Results for Bimokalner in Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss

Phase 2a results are encouraging but insufficient to change current practice; clinicians should monitor for a Phase 3 trial before considering Bimokalner as a standard protective agent against cisplatin-induced hearing loss.

Determinants of the quality of life of patients with NF2-related schwannomatosis and validation of the Dutch NFTI-QOL questionnaire

No immediate change to audiological practice; the validated Dutch NFTI-QOL questionnaire is now available for use in Dutch-speaking NF2 patient populations to better capture quality-of-life data in clinical and research settings.

How hearing loss tested our connection

First-person accounts like this remind clinicians that hearing loss carries significant emotional and relational consequences that go beyond the audiogram, reinforcing the value of person-centred counselling in audiology care.

Association between low free T4 values and prevalence of tinnitus in US adults: 2009-2012

Findings are preliminary and based on cross-sectional survey data — no actionable change to tinnitus assessment or thyroid screening protocols is justified until stronger prospective evidence is available.

Newborn hearing screening: outcomes and management of infants

Complications of Cochlear Implant Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

No direct change to practice in high-income settings, but the findings are essential for global health advocates and surgeons working in or supporting cochlear implant programs in low- and middle-income countries.