PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4mo agoGamified Digital Solutions for Tinnitus Health Literacy: The Erasmus+ Project TinWiseNo immediate practice change warranted — TinWise is in a development/description phase; clinicians should watch for validated outcomes data before integrating these tools into tinnitus counselling.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4mo agoTrajectory of COVID-related tinnitus over the pandemic timelineUntil full results are published, no specific change to tinnitus management protocols is warranted; audiologists should continue documenting COVID-19 history when assessing new tinnitus cases.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·4mo agoSocial Determinants of Health and Impact on Cochlear Implant PerformanceAudiologists and CI teams should screen for social determinants of health pre-operatively, as socioeconomic and environmental factors appear to independently influence post-implant speech perception outcomes — though causality and which factors matter most require prospective...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Pediatric·4mo agoOtological conditions and autism spectrum disorder in Medicaid beneficiaries aged 1 to 20 years: a cross-sectional studyAudiologists evaluating pediatric patients should be aware that co-occurring ear conditions may contribute to delayed ASD diagnosis; however, this cross-sectional design cannot confirm causation, so no immediate change in diagnostic protocol is warranted pending prospective...＋Save
Hearing Review·Blog·Public health & policy·4mo agoSurvey Reveals Hearing Health as Longevity Blind Spot: An Interview with Sigurd Brandt, MDHearing health remains severely underrepresented in mainstream longevity discourse, pointing to a persistent public-awareness gap that the audiology profession could help close.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo agoRepeated traumatic brain injury in civilian emergency care: An exploration of potential risk factorsRepeated TBI is a known contributor to auditory and vestibular dysfunction; understanding its civilian risk factors could inform interdisciplinary care pathways that include audiology.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoQuality and reliability of online health information on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in TikTok and Bilibili short videos: A cross-sectional content analysisAudiologists and vestibular specialists should be aware that patients with BPPV may arrive with information — potentially inaccurate — sourced from TikTok or Bilibili, and should proactively address misconceptions during consultations.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Public health & policy·4mo agoThe overlooked burden: associations between high-noise environments and scrub nurse wellbeing and performanceDocumenting noise-related occupational harm in surgical settings expands the scope of hearing conservation programs beyond traditional industrial environments and supports policy advocacy for operating room noise standards.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Public health & policy·4mo agoDeafblindness in Aotearoa, New Zealand: Prevalence and Equity Challenges From a Cross-Sectional Census AnalysisThe scale of deafblindness revealed by this census analysis calls for greater integration of audiology and vision services, and highlights systemic inequities that the field must address.＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Hearing aids·4mo agoEffective hearing aid use linked to lower dementia risk in international studyThis study adds meaningful observational evidence supporting consistent hearing aid use in older adults as a potential modifiable factor for dementia risk reduction — audiologists should reinforce adherence counselling, though causation is not yet established.＋Save
Hearing Health Matters·Blog·Professional practice·4mo agoYour Experience Matters: Hearing Care Professionals Invited to Participate in New SurveyUnderstanding how hearing care professionals currently approach patient-centered care will help shape future training, guidelines, and practice standards across the field.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoAssessing the relationships between migraine and driving risks, challenges and coping strategiesMigraine's multisensory integration demands during driving represent a poorly recognised disability burden, and audiologists treating vestibular migraine or hyperacusis (sound sensitivity) patients may need to include driving-related counselling in care plans.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo agoAQP4-Mediated Glymphatic Clearance: Sleep, Neurodegeneration, and the Translational GapThe glymphatic system's role in clearing neurodegenerative waste during sleep may eventually help explain links between sleep disruption, hearing loss, and dementia risk that audiologists encounter clinically.＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Industry news·Research (general)·4mo agoSensorion pivots to new gene therapy for hearing loss: Australian trial plans underwayGJB2 mutations are the single most common cause of inherited deafness, so a targeted gene therapy entering clinical trials could eventually offer a biological treatment option alongside conventional amplification for a well-defined patient population.＋Save
Hearing Health Matters·Press release·Accessibility·4mo agoO2 and Mavenir Trial Network Technology to Improve Call Clarity for People with Hearing LossIf network-level call-clarity technology matures and reaches consumers, it could meaningfully reduce communication barriers for hearing-aid users and those with untreated hearing loss without requiring changes to hearing devices themselves.＋Save
RNID·Other·Research (general)·4mo agoTargeting mitochondria to protect against noise-induced hearing lossIdentifying the mitochondrial pathways driving noise-induced hearing damage could open entirely new pharmacological prevention strategies for an extremely common and currently irreversible condition.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo agoInterplay of age, speech perception in noise, standard and extended high-frequency hearing, and cochlear synaptopathy in individuals with normal audiogramsExtended high-frequency audiometry and cochlear synaptopathy measures may help explain speech-in-noise difficulties in patients with normal standard audiograms, but routine clinical adoption requires further validation before practice change is warranted.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Public health & policy·4mo agoA Systematic Review and Quality Assessment of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Otitis Externa to Support the WHO Package of Ear and Hearing Care InterventionsClinicians should cross-reference their local otitis externa protocols with the WHO-aligned best-practice recommendations identified in this review, particularly in settings where formal guidelines may be absent or outdated.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoBalance Disorders: Insufficient Supply of Vestibular Examinations by the Italian National Health Service, 2021-2023Quantifying the gap between need and supply of vestibular testing highlights a systemic healthcare access problem that may mirror shortfalls in other national health systems globally.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4mo agoEmpowerment, Self-Management and Illness Perception of Users of an Online Self-Help Platform for Tinnitus: A Cross-Sectional StudyOnline self-help platforms may support empowerment and self-management in tinnitus patients, but this cross-sectional design cannot establish cause-and-effect; audiologists should consider digital support tools as a complement to, not replacement for, structured tinnitus...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4mo agoAssociations of Dietary Factors, Body Mass Index, and Physical Activity with Tinnitus: A Scoping ReviewCurrent evidence is insufficient to recommend specific dietary or lifestyle interventions for tinnitus management; however, the review supports discussing general metabolic health and physical activity as part of holistic patient counseling.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo agoNetwork Meta-Analysis of Cognitive Impairment and miRNA Expression in Alzheimer's Disease Patients with Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Cross-ValidationClarifying the molecular link between hearing loss and Alzheimer's disease could eventually guide early screening and intervention strategies in audiology practice.＋Save
RNID·Other·Research (general)·4mo agoInvestigation of the relationship between APOE4 expression, hearing loss and Alzheimer Disease pathologyUnderstanding whether APOE4 mechanistically links hearing loss to Alzheimer's pathology could reshape how audiologists counsel high-risk patients and prioritise early intervention.＋Save
Hearing Review·Press release·Public health & policy·4mo agoKaren Peltz Strauss Appointed to Communication Service for the Deaf Board of DirectorsAdding a seasoned federal telecommunications policy advocate to a major deaf-services organization's board may influence future accessibility standards and communication technology policy relevant to the hearing loss community.＋Save
RNID·Other·Research (general)·4mo agoSpeech encoding in the brain and how it changes during ageingUnderstanding the brain-level changes behind age-related difficulty hearing speech in noise could eventually point toward better rehabilitation targets beyond the ear itself.＋Save
RNID·Blog·Accessibility·4mo agoAlarm clocks for people who are deaf or have hearing lossNo actionable clinical practice change — this is a consumer-facing assistive technology guide useful for patient counselling and signposting, not a clinical study.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Public health & policy·4mo agoAwareness of Age-Related Gains and Losses and Their Associations with Hearing-Related Health Behaviors in Midlife and Older AdulthoodUnderstanding how age-related self-perceptions drive hearing health behaviors could help clinicians tailor counseling strategies to improve hearing aid uptake and screening adherence in midlife and older patients.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·4mo agoAdults With Mild to Moderate Hearing LossJAMA articles on mild-to-moderate hearing loss in adults frequently influence clinical guidelines, healthcare policy, and screening practices, making this a publication to monitor closely once the full text is available.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoInconsistencies in care: a UK and Ireland survey exploring acute vestibular service provision in adult major trauma centresAudiologists and vestibular specialists working in or alongside trauma centres should advocate for systematic vestibular screening protocols for TBI patients, as the survey reveals these are largely absent across UK and Ireland major trauma centres.＋Save
