PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·2mo agoCase Report: Advanced prosthodontic rehabilitation using implant-assisted partial denture guided by the neutral zone concept after fibular reconstructionThis article has minimal relevance to audiology; it was likely surfaced by database cross-indexing and does not advance the audiology field.＋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·Clinical audiology·2mo agoPseudohypacusis: Audiometric progression, psychological and speech therapy assessment. Toward multidisciplinary management? A cohort studyAudiologists encountering inconsistent audiometric results should consider referral pathways that include psychological and speech-language therapy assessment, as this cohort data supports a structured multidisciplinary model for pseudohypacusis management.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·2mo agoIntegrative modelling of interindividual cognitive variances related to successful cochlear implantation: a cohort studyPre-implantation cognitive assessment may help predict cochlear implant outcomes in post-lingually deafened adults, but the model needs external validation before it changes routine candidate selection practice.＋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·Cochlear implants·2mo agoSodium hexachloroplatinate (IV) induces concentration- and time-dependent depolarization and cytotoxicity in HEI-OC1 auditory cellsIf platinum electrode materials used in cochlear implants prove cytotoxic to auditory cells, it could drive a re-evaluation of electrode material standards and implant biocompatibility testing.＋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·Research (general)·2mo agoAn optimized tissue processing pipeline for multiscale imaging of the intact peripheral auditory pathwayA reliable, optimized pipeline for intact multiscale imaging of the peripheral auditory pathway could accelerate basic research into cochlear structure, hearing loss mechanisms, and implant biology.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·2mo agoRetraction notice to "molecular mechanism of Rolupram reducing neuroinflammation in noise induced tinnitus mice through TLR4/NF kB/NLRP3 protein/caspase-1/IL-1 beta signaling pathway" [international journal of biological macromolecules 278 (2024) 134987]Retraction of a tinnitus neuroinflammation study removes a potentially flawed data point from the literature and serves as a reminder to verify citation integrity in a field where preclinical animal studies are heavily relied upon.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·2mo agoTransmission of Binaural Cues by Bilateral Cochlear Implants: A Comparison of Spectral Peak-Picking and Interleaved Stimulation StrategiesNo immediate practice change; findings are comparative and technical — clinicians should monitor this line of research as it may eventually inform bilateral CI programming strategy selection.＋Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Research (general)·2mo agoSingle Intratympanic Injection of Proprietary Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (OTO-413) in Subjects with Speech-in-Noise Hearing Impairment: a Randomized, Dose Escalating, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 1/2 StudyNo practice change warranted at this stage; this is a Phase 1/2 safety and dose-escalation trial — efficacy data are exploratory and insufficient to inform clinical decisions about treating speech-in-noise impairment.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·2mo agoDigital evaluation with ABO eCRE of treatment quality and efficiency with completely customized lingual and prefabricated vestibular appliances in combined orthodontic-orthognathic therapy: a retrospective cohort studyThis article does not pertain to audiology; it appears to have been included in error and has no relevance to hearing science, hearing loss, or hearing device management.＋Save
Hearing Review·Press release·Research (general)·3mo agoEvaxion Presents New Preclinical Data for AI-Designed CMV Vaccine Program EVX-V1CMV is the leading non-genetic cause of congenital hearing loss, so a successful vaccine could meaningfully reduce the incidence of hearing impairment in newborns over the long term.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo 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·AI & technology·3mo agoA Novel Hardware-Efficient Nonlinear Cochlear Model based on the Ergodically Enabled Sequential Logic Biomimetic Electronic CircuitHardware-efficient biomimetic cochlear circuits could eventually underpin the next generation of ultra-low-power cochlear implant processors and hearing-aid chips, making this a foundational engineering advance for the field.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3mo agoDoes Age Impact Relative Baseline Performance and Improvement on Clinical Speech Recognition Tests in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients?Age may influence both starting performance and post-implant speech recognition gains on tests of varying cognitive demand; audiologists programming cochlear implants for older adults should set age-appropriate outcome expectations, though specific counseling adjustments await...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo agoLifetime Noise Exposure and Its Interaction With Ageing: Effects on Audiometric Thresholds, Speech-In-Noise Perception, and Tinnitus for Palestinian WorkersLifetime occupational noise exposure compounds age-related hearing decline for speech-in-noise and tinnitus outcomes; audiologists in occupational health settings should advocate for stronger noise regulation in under-resourced environments and prioritise early monitoring for...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3mo agoLongitudinal case study of voice quality in spontaneous speech in an adult with severe-profound sensorineural hearing loss: acoustic and auditory-perceptual evaluation of voiceThe case highlights the often-overlooked impact of severe hearing loss on voice production control, pointing toward a need for cross-disciplinary monitoring of voice quality in adults with post-lingual hearing loss.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo 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·3mo 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
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3mo agoUncommon Hearing Instability Disorders: A Scoping ReviewAudiologists should maintain a broadened differential diagnosis for patients with fluctuating hearing, as this scoping review catalogues uncommon conditions beyond Ménière's disease that may otherwise be missed or misattributed.＋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
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Hearing aids·3mo agoHearing aids may help protect older adults from frailty, study suggestsThe association between hearing loss and frailty risk, and its attenuation with hearing aid use, supports counselling older patients on frailty as an additional benefit of hearing aid uptake—though causality is not yet established from observational data alone.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3mo agoThe effect of unilateral and bimodal auditory stimulation on auditory perception and reaction timeBimodal stimulation (cochlear implant plus contralateral hearing aid) may offer perceptual and reaction-time advantages over unilateral CI use; audiologists should weigh these findings when counselling candidates about bimodal fitting, pending review of the full paper's effect...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Pediatric·3mo agoSpeech versus noise in pediatric sound localizationClinicians conducting pediatric sound-localization assessments should consider that noise and speech stimuli may yield different results; however, definitive stimulus-type recommendations await confirmation from larger or better-controlled studies.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3mo agoDynamics of neural responsiveness in pediatric cochlear implant usersECAP-based monitoring of neural responsiveness dynamics in pediatric CI users shows promise as an objective tool for tracking auditory nerve health, but clinical protocols based on these dynamics are not yet established; no immediate practice change is warranted.＋Save
