PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoAssociation Between Hyperacusis and Tinnitus: Analysis of Prevalence and Impact on Daily FunctioningAudiologists managing chronic tinnitus patients should routinely screen for hyperacusis, as co-occurrence is associated with significantly greater burden on daily functioning and may require adjusted management strategies.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoTinnitus selectively disrupts phoneme level speech perceptionAudiologists should consider assessing phoneme-level speech-in-noise discrimination in patients with chronic tinnitus even when standard audiograms are normal, as tinnitus may selectively impair this ability beyond what pure-tone thresholds reveal.＋Save
Hearing Health Matters·Press release·Professional practice·3w agoNeurotone AI Launches Partner Certification for Lace Pro and Tinnitus ProStructured partner certification programs signal growing market infrastructure around digital auditory rehabilitation, potentially raising the bar for how providers are trained on these platforms.＋Save
Hearing Health Matters·Press release·Professional practice·3w agoNeurotone AI Launches Partner Certification for Lace Pro and Tinnitus ProAs digital auditory rehabilitation tools proliferate, formal partner certification programs signal a push toward structured, accountable deployment of AI-assisted hearing care platforms in clinical settings.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoA familial case series of refractory head noise, tinnitus, and sleep disorders caused by internal jugular vein stenosis: illustrative casesClinicians evaluating refractory pulsatile tinnitus should consider internal jugular vein stenosis as a cause, including in family members of affected patients; however, this 3-case series is too preliminary to change screening protocols.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoAn ICF-based content analysis of the overlap between questionnaires assessing tinnitus distress and depressive symptomsAudiologists using tinnitus distress questionnaires should be aware that scores may partly reflect depressive symptoms, which could inflate perceived tinnitus severity; consider routine depression screening alongside tinnitus assessment.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoAnxiety- and depression-related somatic symptoms and atlantoaxial disorders: potential mechanistic links and clinical implicationsAudiologists and vestibular specialists encountering patients with unexplained dizziness alongside psychiatric symptoms should be aware of a possible atlantoaxial (upper cervical spine) contribution, but evidence is currently insufficient to recommend any specific diagnostic or...＋Save
Audiology Worldnews·Industry news·Tinnitus·4w agoBoots deal widens scope for British tinnitus management product TinniSootheWider retail distribution of consumer sound-therapy devices for tinnitus signals a growing shift toward direct-to-consumer access that may prompt audiologists to field more patient questions about such products.＋Save
Audiology Worldnews·Blog·Tinnitus·4w agoCan Pleasant Tinnitus Exist?Exploring the subjective and potentially varied emotional experience of tinnitus could encourage more nuanced, individualised patient counselling in audiology practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4w agoTinnitus and decreased sound tolerance in military Veterans: Relationship with cochlear deafferentationAudiologists evaluating veterans with tinnitus and sound tolerance issues should consider assessing for cochlear deafferentation (hidden noise-induced nerve damage detectable via extended test measures such as electrocochleography or suprathreshold ABR) even when pure-tone...＋Save
Hearing Health Matters·Blog·Tinnitus·4w agoTinnitus Misinformation: Separating Hope from HypeTinnitus misinformation is a persistent problem that can lead patients to waste money, delay evidence-based care, and lose trust in clinicians, making patient education around source credibility an important part of audiology practice.＋Save
RNID·Professional org·Public health & policy·4w agoBecome a memberRNID's membership and fundraising activities directly support biomedical hearing research and advocacy efforts that can influence UK hearing healthcare policy and funding.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4w agoAre there distinctive EEG Signatures of tinnitus-related emotional distress? Evidence from spectral parameterization and source-level functional connectivityIdentifying objective EEG biomarkers of tinnitus-related emotional distress could eventually support patient stratification and guide neuromodulation or psychological treatment selection.＋Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Vestibular·4w agoPressure Therapy in Bilateral Ménière's Disease: A Prospective Studyfrom this prospective study may inform consideration of pressure therapy as a management option for bilateral Ménière's disease, but without a control arm the evidence remains preliminary — no immediate practice change is warranted pending controlled trial data.＋Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Tinnitus·4w agoA Study to Test the Effectiveness of Intratympanic Dexamethasone Injections as a Treatment for Severe Disabling Tinnitusare needed before recommending intratympanic dexamethasone for tinnitus; this remains an experimental approach and should not replace currently supported management strategies pending full trial data.＋Save
Audiology Worldnews·Professional org·Tinnitus·4w agoKey tinnitus initiatives launched in India and AfricaExpanding the global tinnitus research and clinical network into India and Africa could help address significant unmet need in under-resourced regions and broaden the diversity of tinnitus research populations.＋Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Tinnitus·4w agoSound-Paired Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Tinnitus: A Safety and Feasibility TrialThis is an early-phase safety and feasibility trial; no actionable change to tinnitus management practice is warranted until efficacy data from adequately powered trials are available.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·5w agoPopping sound and streaming water-like tinnitus in Cochlin-tomoprotein-confirmed perilymphatic fistula with antecedent barotraumaCochlin-tomoprotein testing may support diagnosis of perilymphatic fistula in patients presenting with unusual tinnitus after barotrauma, but this is a single case report and no actionable change to routine clinical practice is warranted at this time.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·5w agoComplex auditory hallucinations associated with hearing impairment in elderly adultsAudiologists and hearing specialists working with elderly patients should be aware that complex auditory hallucinations may be a consequence of hearing impairment rather than a psychiatric disorder, but this descriptive article provides no new clinical protocol or practice...＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Blog·Tinnitus·5w agoIntegrating cognitive behavioural therapy into tinnitus care for audiologistsCBT for tinnitus has established guideline support, but this article is an expert opinion piece advocating for broader audiologist training in CBT — audiologists already aware of this evidence base will find no new actionable change here, though those without CBT skills may...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·5w agoDynamic and static spontaneous activity alterations and neurotransmitter coupling in chronic tinnitusIdentifying stable and dynamic brain activity signatures in chronic tinnitus, alongside neurotransmitter coupling, may eventually guide the development of targeted neuromodulation or pharmacological therapies for a condition with very few effective treatments.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·5w agoMultiple associations between tinnitus and cognitionClinicians should be aware that tinnitus patients may present with measurable cognitive difficulties; however, this evidence is preliminary and does not yet support a change in routine assessment or management protocols.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoCase Report: Recurrent vestibular episodes in a dog resembling Meniere's diseaseA naturally occurring Ménière's-like condition in dogs could provide a valuable spontaneous animal model for studying inner-ear fluid disorders (endolymphatic hydrops) and testing new treatments, which has downstream relevance for human Ménière's disease research.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·5w agoEfficacy of donepezil in patients with chronic tinnitusUntil full results, sample size, and effect size are known, audiologists and ENTs should not incorporate donepezil into tinnitus management; this is a preliminary efficacy signal requiring replication in larger controlled trials.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·5w agoTinnitus Practice Patterns in Korean University Hospitals: Findings from a 2025 Nationwide Survey and Comparison with 2013No immediate change to individual practice is warranted, but Korean clinicians and researchers should review whether their tinnitus management aligns with the updated national patterns identified in this benchmark survey.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·5w agoOutcomes of Cochlear Implantation for Single-Sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearing Loss: Quality of Life, Tinnitus, and the Effect of Deafness DurationDeafness duration appears to influence cochlear implant outcomes in single-sided deafness and asymmetric hearing loss — audiologists should factor timing of intervention into counseling and referral decisions for CI candidacy.＋Save
Hearing Health Matters·Press release·Tinnitus·5w agoTinniSoothe Expands Boots Hearingcare Partnership with In-Store AvailabilityThe partnership signals growing commercial interest in over-the-counter wearable tinnitus sound therapy, which could shift how patients first access these products before or instead of seeing an audiologist.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·5w agoThe mechanisms of auditory information processing in the medial geniculate body and their relationship to tinnitus perceptionThis is a mechanistic review of tinnitus neuroscience; no actionable change to clinical practice is supported at this stage.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·5w agoCoexistence of Lung Cancer and Warthin Tumour in a Smoker: Importance of Accurate Interpretation of 18F-FDG-Avid Parotid LesionsAudiologists encountering patients with tinnitus and ear pain who have a smoking history should be aware that parotid lesions lighting up on FDG-PET scans are not always malignant; this case does not change audiology practice but reinforces the need for multidisciplinary...＋Save
