PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoPreliminary Evaluation of the Virtual Reality-Based Gait Sensory Interaction Test (GaitSIT) for Quantifying Sensory Reweighting During Walking BalanceA validated VR-based walking balance test could fill a significant clinical gap, as most current sensory reweighting assessments measure standing rather than walking balance.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoExpanded Spatiotemporal Concept of Cortical Visual-Vestibular Interaction in Humans: A fMRI Study on Visually Induced Motion PerceptionMapping the brain networks that link vision and vestibular (balance) processing at high resolution may eventually inform rehabilitation strategies for patients with dizziness or balance disorders.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoBehavioural determinants of engagement with vestibular care pathways in adults: a COM-B scoping reviewAudiologists and vestibular clinicians should consider assessing patients' knowledge gaps, motivation, and access barriers when designing vestibular rehabilitation pathways, as these behavioural factors demonstrably influence engagement.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoFunctional Vestibular Abilities in Children and Adolescents With and Without Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Preliminary ResultsPreliminary findings only — no actionable change to vestibular assessment protocols for pediatric diabetic patients until larger controlled studies confirm these results.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoCortical vestibular-visual interactions and cross-modal plasticity-adaptive neural processes for stable perceptionUnderstanding how the brain compensates when vestibular or visual input is disrupted may inform future rehabilitation strategies for patients with balance disorders.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoSmartphone-based vestibular & gait analysis for remote fall risk assessmentSmartphone-based vestibular and gait analysis shows promise for remote fall-risk screening in dizzy patients, but clinical adoption should await prospective validation studies with larger, diverse populations before replacing standard vestibular assessments.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoBilateral vestibular hypofunction: Are the Barany Society criteria too strict?Audiologists and vestibular clinicians should be aware that the Barany Society BVH criteria may be overly restrictive, but until revised guidelines are published, no immediate change to diagnostic practice is warranted.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoCochlear Functional Changes and CGRP Modulation in a Chronic Nitroglycerin Migraine-Like Rat ModelUnderstanding how migraine biology disrupts cochlear function could eventually reveal shared treatment targets for vestibular migraine and Ménière's disease.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoInvestigating energy and stability trade-offs in human walking using vestibular sensory disruptionQuantifying energy-stability trade-offs during vestibular disruption provides a biomechanical basis for the fatigue and fall risk commonly reported by patients with vestibular disorders.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·2mo agoQuality-of-life outcomes before and after multilevel pharyngeal surgery in moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apneaNo direct change to audiological practice is indicated; however, audiologists should be aware that multilevel pharyngeal surgery for sleep apnea may affect tinnitus and dizziness outcomes, which are relevant when co-managing these patients.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoFacial Nerve Conduction Block During Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery: Could it be Caused by the Unintended Effect of Medicines?Identifying drug-related causes of intraoperative facial nerve conduction block during vestibular schwannoma surgery could improve surgical safety protocols and intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring practices.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoReply to the Editor: Facial Nerve Conduction Block during Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery: A Rare and Unclarified Transient Neural DysfunctionThe editorial dialogue highlights that intraoperative facial nerve conduction block during vestibular schwannoma surgery remains incompletely understood, signalling a gap warranting prospective study.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoCausal associations between immune cell phenotypes and Ménière's disease: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study and validation in miceIdentifying immune cell phenotypes causally linked to Ménière's disease could open new immunological treatment avenues for a condition that currently lacks disease-modifying therapies.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoPrevalence of incidental and causative otitis in 380 client-owned dogs undergoing brain magnetic resonance imaging for signs of vestibular and non-vestibular diseaseWhile outside the scope of human audiology, this large veterinary MRI dataset provides comparative medicine insights into otitis-driven vestibular dysfunction that could inform translational research on vestibular disorders.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoBotulinum Neurotoxin for Postoperative Facial Nerve Paralysis: A Technical NoteThis is a technical note rather than a controlled trial; no practice change is warranted, but the technique may be a useful reference for multidisciplinary teams managing postoperative facial nerve palsy after skull-base surgery.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·2mo agoClinical outcomes of percutaneous versus peroral intraoperative neuromonitoring strategies in transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach: A retrospective analysis of 2,201 patientsFor ENT surgeons performing transoral thyroidectomy, the choice of neuromonitoring approach may influence recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy rates, but this finding sits outside the core audiology scope.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoBenign paroxysmal positional vertigoAs BPPV is frequently encountered across healthcare settings, nursing-focused education can improve referral pathways and reduce delayed diagnosis for patients presenting with episodic vertigo.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoAn Internal Auditory Canal Arachnoid Cyst With MR Enhancement Mimicking Vestibular Schwannoma: A Rare Case ReportRadiologists and otologists should include internal auditory canal arachnoid cysts in the differential diagnosis when MRI shows an enhancing lesion mimicking vestibular schwannoma, as misidentification could lead to unnecessary intervention.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·2mo agoQuantifying the spatial information loss of Dose-Volume Histograms in Gamma Knife radiosurgery via unsupervised 3D dose geometry embeddingImproving the spatial accuracy of radiosurgery dose analysis could eventually reduce cochlear radiation exposure in acoustic neuroma treatment, with downstream implications for hearing preservation outcomes.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoDNA Repair Pathway Variants Are Enriched in Individuals with Biallelic AAGGG CANVAS and RFC1-Related DiseaseIdentifying DNA repair pathway variants as potential modifiers of RFC1/CANVAS disease severity could open new avenues for genetic counselling and future therapeutic targets in vestibular-cochlear degenerative conditions.＋Save
AudiologyOnline·Industry news·Education & training·3mo agoSix Years of Inventis Academia: Growing Together With the Clinical CommunityManufacturer-funded continuing education platforms are an increasingly common channel for professional development in audiology, raising ongoing questions about editorial independence and potential product bias.＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Clinical trial·Vestibular·3mo agoMeniere’s disease trial completes enrolment for investigational oral drugMeniere's disease has very limited disease-modifying treatment options, so a completed Phase 3 trial of an oral drug targeting its underlying mechanism is a significant pipeline milestone for the audiology and ENT field.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Pediatric·3mo agoGross motor skill deficits in children with cochlear implants compared with normal-hearing peersAudiologists and CI teams should be aware that cochlear-implanted children may present with gross motor delays and consider routine vestibular screening or referral to physiotherapy/occupational therapy as part of habilitation planning.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoVirtual reality stimulation modulates saccular activity and vestibular system responsesNo immediate clinical practice change warranted; however, findings could inform future VR-based vestibular rehabilitation protocols if the modulation effects on saccular activity are confirmed in clinical populations.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoCervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials mediate the association between vestibular endolymphatic hydrops and clinical outcomes in acute low-tone sensorineural hearing losscVEMP testing may serve as a useful mediating biomarker linking vestibular endolymphatic hydrops to prognosis in acute low-tone sensorineural hearing loss, suggesting clinicians consider cVEMP assessment when evaluating recovery outlook — though further prospective validation is...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoComparative analysis of stereotactic radiosurgery and microsurgery for vestibular schwannoma: a clinical and radiological evaluationUntil the full data are available, audiologists managing patients with vestibular schwannoma should continue to defer to treating neurotology/neurosurgery teams; this comparative study may eventually refine referral and counseling guidance but offers no immediate change to...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoNeuromodulation in the rehabilitation of body balance in elderly people with Parkinson's diseaseWith only 20 participants in what appears to be a protocol or pilot RCT, results are preliminary; audiologists and vestibular specialists should monitor this line of research but cannot yet adopt GVS for Parkinsonian balance rehabilitation based on this study alone.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoImplementation of transoral robotic thyroid surgery in a European tertiary centerWhile transoral robotic thyroid surgery is a cosmetic advance in head-and-neck surgery, it has no meaningful connection to audiology clinical practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoVestibular hair cell redundancy and the critical requirement of type I cells for balance maintenanceThis is a basic-science study in animal or cellular models; no actionable change to clinical vestibular practice is indicated at this stage.＋Save
