PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo agoImpact of Treatment Intensity on Quality of Life in Patients With Metastatic Testicular CancerNo direct change to audiology practice is warranted; however, audiologists treating patients on platinum-based chemotherapy should remain vigilant for monitoring ototoxicity, as treatment intensity may influence its severity.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Public health & policy·3mo agoHearing loss and healthcare expenditures in the United States: evidence of a public health market failureThis 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.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Public health & policy·3mo agoRisks and Awareness of NIHL Among Dental Students: A Scoping ReviewNo change to audiology clinical practice; however, audiologists working in occupational health may consider outreach or hearing conservation programmes targeted at dental professionals and students.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoResearch and development directions in vestibular rehabilitation: a bibliometric analysisNo immediate practice change; this landscape analysis is useful for researchers identifying high-priority VRT research gaps but offers no new clinical evidence to alter current vestibular rehabilitation protocols.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3mo agoParametric Modeling of Cochlear Electrode Arrays Using Design of Experiments and Finite Element Analysis (FEA)No immediate practice change; this is early-stage engineering research that may inform future cochlear implant electrode design but has no direct clinical protocol implication today.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo agoMandibular Buccal Bifurcation Cyst (MBBC): A New Microsurgical and Guided Tissue Regeneration Approach-A Case ReportThis article has no meaningful relevance to the audiology field; it describes a dental surgical technique and appears to have been included in this feed in error.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoVisual attention and postural stability among older adults participating in health-enhancing physical activity: a systematic reviewAudiologists 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.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoA Novel Descriptive Framework for Petroclival and Temporal Bone Meningioma Surgical OutcomesAudiologists involved in neuro-otology teams should be aware that a new surgical outcomes framework for petroclival and temporal bone meningiomas has been proposed, which may eventually standardize post-surgical hearing and balance assessment protocols.＋Save
Hearing Health Matters·Press release·Business & finance·3mo agoSanofi Takes Equity Stake in Cilcare as Hearing Therapeutics Partnership ExpandsA major pharma player deepening its financial commitment to hearing therapeutics signals growing industry confidence that drug-based treatments for hearing loss may reach the clinic within the coming years.＋Save
Hearing Review·Journal article·Tinnitus·3mo agoStudy Suggests “The Hum” Is Most Likely a Form of TinnitusAudiologists assessing patients who report unexplained low-frequency environmental sounds should consider low-frequency tinnitus as a primary diagnosis before attributing symptoms to external causes; standard tinnitus evaluation protocols are appropriate.＋Save
RNID·Blog·Public health & policy·3mo agoLiving with deafblindness: hope for the futureDeafblindness 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.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·3mo agoCortical activation during auditory working memory varies with hearing aid use status in age-related hearing lossEarly findings suggest hearing aid use is associated with different patterns of brain activation during listening tasks, but the study is too preliminary to recommend changing hearing aid fitting or counselling practices.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo agoDiagnosis and Dentists' Treatment Preferences for Vestibular Enamel Defects-A Cross-Sectional SurveyAlthough titled with 'vestibular,' this study addresses dental enamel on the lip-facing surface of teeth and has no relevance to the audiology field.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo agoComparative Cochlear-Vestibular Aging Reveals Age-Aligned Mitochondrial Ultrastructural Burden, Mitophagy-Autophagy Remodeling, Synaptic Uncoupling, and Sensory Functional DeclineAudiologists should be aware that age-related cochlear decline and vestibular decline share common biological mechanisms, reinforcing the value of combined hearing and balance screening in older adults; however, this is basic science research with no immediately...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo agoHearing Loss in Adults With Diabetes and Prediabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisAudiologists 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.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3mo agoModifiable risk factors for tinnitus: A Mendelian randomization studyEvidence supports counseling patients on modifiable risk factors—especially noise exposure and smoking—as part of tinnitus prevention; no immediate change to existing best-practice guidance is required, but this genetic evidence strengthens the causal case for current...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3mo agoScan for Success? Number Needed to Scan and Management Changes in Preoperative Otosclerosis: Quantitative AnalysisSurgeons should weigh the number-needed-to-scan metric from this analysis when deciding whether routine preoperative temporal bone CT is justified for all otosclerosis patients, as it may change management in only a subset of cases.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoRevisiting central positional vertigo and nystagmus through the velocity-storage mechanismClinicians should consider velocity-storage mechanism dysfunction when a patient presents with positional nystagmus or vertigo that does not fit typical benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) patterns, as it may signal a central nervous system cause requiring further...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3mo agoBeyond tumor control: symptom trajectories and hearing outcomes after contemporary Gamma Knife radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomaWhen counseling vestibular schwannoma patients considering Gamma Knife radiosurgery, audiologists and neurotologists should present long-term symptom trajectory data—not just tumor control rates—because hearing preservation outcomes vary and some symptom patterns worsen over...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoHypoplastic vestibular aqueduct in congenital temporal bone anomalies - implications for subtype diagnosis of Meniere's diseaseWhen evaluating patients with congenital temporal bone anomalies, imaging findings of a hypoplastic vestibular aqueduct may support a specific Meniere's disease subtype diagnosis; audiologists and otologists should consider coordinating imaging review with radiologists for...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoA multi-ring shifter network computes head direction in zebrafishIdentifying the neural circuit that integrates vestibular signals to compute head direction advances basic science understanding of balance and spatial orientation, with long-term potential relevance to vestibular disorder research.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo agoHearing loss and executive functions - results from a population-based cohort studyThe 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.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3mo agoCochlear Size and Shape Variation from the Russian Population and a New Cochlear Parameter for a Safe Cochlear Implant Electrode InsertionSurgeons and implant teams should note the proposed cochlear parameter as a potential pre-surgical planning aid, but prospective clinical validation is needed before routine adoption.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Pediatric·3mo agoImpact of Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss on Quality of Life in Childhood Cancer SurvivorsAudiologists working with pediatric oncology patients should prioritize hearing monitoring during and after cisplatin treatment and proactively address rehabilitation needs, as irreversible hearing loss demonstrably impairs survivors' quality of life.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo agoAuditory Involvement in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Clinical Predictors and Prognostic ImplicationsAudiologists seeing patients with IBD should be aware of a possible link between active gut disease and hearing loss; however, the observational study design means no protocol change is warranted until stronger prospective evidence is available.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoSide correlation between subjective visual vertical tilt and symptoms in migraine with vertigoare preliminary and from a single observational study; no immediate change to vestibular migraine assessment protocols is warranted until replicated in larger controlled studies.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoAssociation between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and prognosis in benign paroxysmal positional vertigoLow vitamin D may be associated with worse BPPV prognosis and higher recurrence; audiologists and ENT clinicians managing BPPV patients could consider flagging low vitamin D for physician follow-up, though this study alone is insufficient to change standard repositioning...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoA volume-conformity paradoxon: Volumetric determinants of treatment success/failure following stereotactic radiosurgery in vestibular schwannomaTumor volume alone is not a reliable predictor of stereotactic radiosurgery success for vestibular schwannoma; clinicians should consider this when counseling patients about radiosurgery outcomes, though treatment selection criteria require further refinement.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo agoBeyond Conventional Frenectomy: A Case SeriesThis article has no relevance to the audiology field; its inclusion in an audiology news feed appears to be an error or misclassification.＋Save
