PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoEvaluation of the "RehabXR" virtual reality system for vestibular rehabilitation: evidence of changes in functional brain connectivity in warfighters with chronic mild traumatic brain injuryPreliminary evidence that VR-based vestibular rehabilitation may alter functional brain connectivity in mTBI patients; too early to change standard vestibular rehab protocols pending larger, controlled trials.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo agoSupportive Management of Severe Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen Overdose Twenty-Four Hours After Ingestion in Limited Resources SettingsThis article has no relevance to the audiology field; it concerns emergency toxicology management and should not have been included in an audiology news feed.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo agoIncreased Risk of Injury in Patients with Fabry Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in TaiwanAudiologists seeing patients with Fabry disease should be alert to co-occurring vestibular dysfunction as a fall and injury risk factor, supporting early vestibular assessment in this population.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3mo agoShared and Individual Resting-State MEG Network Signatures of Tinnitus Revealed by Holistic Graph LearningIdentifying individual-level brain network signatures of tinnitus could eventually inform personalized diagnostic or therapeutic targeting, moving beyond one-size-fits-all tinnitus management.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3mo agoAuditory contributions to postural and locomotor control: from basic research to clinical applicationsThis review signals that auditory cues may be a meaningful, underutilised target in balance and gait rehabilitation; audiologists treating patients with concurrent hearing loss and balance difficulties should be aware of this evidence base, though no specific clinical protocol...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·3mo agoDevelopment and results of a customised theoretical framework-based survey on barriers and enablers to hearing aid uptake and use in older adultsAudiologists counselling older adults about hearing aids may benefit from awareness of specific theoretically grounded barriers and enablers, though clinical protocol changes should await broader validation of this survey tool.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3mo agoDoes Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery Preserve Hearing on Short- and Long-Term Follow-Up?Clinicians managing patients with vestibular schwannoma or other skull base tumours treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery should review these findings, as long-term hearing preservation rates may influence shared decision-making between observation, radiosurgery, and...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoThe cortical electrophysiological changes evoked by natural vestibular stimulation in healthy and bilateral vestibulopathyUnderstanding how the brain compensates for — or fails to compensate for — bilateral vestibular loss at the cortical level could eventually inform rehabilitation targets and objective diagnostics for vestibulopathy.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoThe effect of auditory cues on heading direction during stepping-in-place in healthy adults with experimentally induced vestibular asymmetryToo preliminary for practice change; findings are from a healthy-adult, lab-induced vestibular asymmetry model and do not yet translate to clinical rehabilitation protocols.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Public health & policy·4mo agoHearing Loss as a Potentially Modifiable Marker of Dementia Risk: Neurological Evidence, Uncertainty, and Clinical InterpretationAudiologists should be aware that hearing loss is recognized as a potentially modifiable dementia risk factor, but current evidence does not yet confirm that hearing intervention (e.g., hearing aids) definitively reduces dementia incidence — counsel patients on the association...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoDetailed vestibular subtyping and prognostic implications in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing lossDetailed vestibular subtyping at diagnosis of ISSNHL may offer prognostic value for predicting hearing recovery, supporting the case for comprehensive vestibular testing as part of the ISSNHL workup — though clinical adoption should await prospective validation.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4mo agoDisproportionality analysis of drug-associated tinnitus safety signals: a 43-year pharmacovigilance studyClinicians should be alert to drug-induced tinnitus as a genuine adverse drug reaction across a wider range of medications than currently recognized; specific high-signal drugs identified in this analysis warrant heightened counseling and monitoring, pending peer review of the...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo agoCarbamazepine-Induced Paroxysmal Dysarthria and Ataxia in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report and Clinical ConsiderationsCarbamazepine neurotoxicity is underrecognized in elderly patients and can mimic neurological or vestibular disorders, highlighting the need for careful medication review when unexplained balance or speech symptoms arise.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4mo agoAssociations Between Football-Related Exposures, Head Injury, Tinnitus, and Neuropsychological Health Outcomes Among Professional American-Style Football PlayersAudiologists evaluating current or former contact sport athletes should include tinnitus and cognitive screening as part of their assessment, given the associations found between head injury exposure and both tinnitus and neuropsychological outcomes in this population.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo agoSubperiosteal tunnel assisted graft (STAG) technique: Report of two casesThis article appears to have been incorrectly indexed or ingested into the audiology news feed; it has no relevance to the audiology field.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoEditorial: Mechanisms of functional dizziness: a window for understanding space-motion cognitionFunctional dizziness sits at the intersection of audiology, neurology, and vestibular (balance system) science; editorials like this can shape research priorities and interdisciplinary collaboration.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoAripiprazole as second-line pharmacotherapy for a heterogeneous cohort of refractory functional dizziness disorders: a pilot preliminary retrospective studyPreliminary retrospective pilot data only — no actionable change to prescribing practice is warranted until controlled prospective studies are completed.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoRisk factors for refractory BPPV: subtype-dependent association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin DLow serum vitamin D appears to be a subtype-dependent risk factor for refractory BPPV; clinicians managing treatment-resistant BPPV cases should consider checking and potentially optimising vitamin D levels, though prospective confirmatory trials are still needed before making...＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo agoNew variants may improve genetic hearing loss diagnosis and interventionNo immediate practice change; these newly identified LOXHD1 variants are a preliminary genetic finding that may improve the diagnostic yield of genetic hearing loss panels in future, but clinical utility depends on further validation studies.＋Save
Hearing Review·Clinical trial·Research (general)·4mo ago· press releaseAcousia Therapeutics Reports Positive Phase 2a Results for Bimokalner in Cisplatin-Induced Hearing LossPhase 2a results are encouraging but insufficient to change current practice; clinicians should monitor for a Phase 3 trial before considering Bimokalner as a standard protective agent against cisplatin-induced hearing loss.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·4mo agoEvaluating measurement accuracy of ear-canal reflectance using a conical hornFindings are too preliminary to change clinical WAI measurement protocols; audiologists should monitor further validation work before adopting conical-horn calibration methods.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·4mo agoThe Unique Voice Profile of Children With Auditory Brainstem Implants: A Novel Study on Voice Onset TimeClinicians working with pediatric ABI users should be aware that voice onset time and temporal speech production differ from cochlear implant and normal-hearing norms; speech-language therapy targets and timelines may need to be adjusted accordingly.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoAuditory Spatial Processing in Patients With Vestibular MigraineAudiologists evaluating patients with vestibular migraine should consider adding central auditory spatial processing tests, as this population may show deficits not captured by standard audiometry.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4mo agoBilateral low-frequency hearing loss and tinnitus following spinal anesthesia during a cesarean sectionNo change to audiology practice is warranted; however, audiologists should be aware of spinal anesthesia as a potential cause of low-frequency hearing loss and tinnitus when taking patient history from postpartum patients.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo agoDeterminants of the quality of life of patients with NF2-related schwannomatosis and validation of the Dutch NFTI-QOL questionnaireNo immediate change to audiological practice; the validated Dutch NFTI-QOL questionnaire is now available for use in Dutch-speaking NF2 patient populations to better capture quality-of-life data in clinical and research settings.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·AI & technology·4mo agoTherapeutic Hybrid Intelligence with Neural and Knowledge-based Expert Reasoning for SRS (THINKERS): a mixture-of-experts AI model for vestibular schwannomaNo immediate change to clinical audiology practice; THINKERS is a research-stage AI tool for neurosurgical outcome prediction in vestibular schwannoma and requires prospective validation before clinical adoption.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4mo agoAssociation Between Cannabis Use and Tinnitus: A Multi-Center Propensity-Score-Matched Cohort StudyClinicians should note this study's association findings when taking patient histories involving cannabis use and tinnitus, but a causal link is not established and no change in tinnitus management protocols is warranted yet.＋Save
Hearing Tracker·Industry news·Cochlear implants·4mo agoFive Cochlear Implant Pioneers Honored with Merkin Prize in Biomedical TechnologyRecognition of cochlear implant pioneers highlights the field's foundational achievements and may raise public and professional awareness of the technology's scientific legacy.＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Industry news·Cochlear implants·4mo agoCochlear implant pioneers awarded Merkin Prize in Biomedical TechnologyThe Merkin Prize recognition highlights the extraordinary scientific legacy behind cochlear implants, reinforcing the field's credibility and drawing broader public and institutional attention to hearing rehabilitation technology.＋Save
