PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoDiagnostic accuracy of the vestibular activities and participation measure subscales to detect severe handicap in individuals with vestibular dysfunctionSpecific VAP subscales may be accurate enough to screen for severe vestibular handicap in clinical settings, potentially streamlining triage without the full questionnaire — but confirm diagnostic cut-off thresholds from this study before adopting them locally.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3mo agoImportance of Comprehensive Tinnitus Assessment: A Conceptual Analysis of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)-Linked QuestionnairesHighlighting gaps in ICF coverage across tinnitus questionnaires can guide researchers and clinicians toward more holistic outcome measurement, potentially improving tinnitus care and research quality.＋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·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 Practitioner Australia·Other·Professional practice·3mo agoEssilorLuxottica Head of Audiology – Sydney, AustraliaEssilorLuxottica's recruitment of a Director-level audiology role signals the continued expansion of a major optics conglomerate into the Australian audiology market.＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Other·Pediatric·3mo agoWorld first nerve freezing technique reduces pain after ear reconstructionIf validated, nerve-freezing during rib cartilage harvest could meaningfully reduce post-operative opioid use and hospital stay for children undergoing microtia reconstruction, improving the surgical pathway for a population that overlaps with audiology care.＋Save
Hearing Health Matters·Podcast·Public health & policy·3mo agoSupporting Veterans with Better Hearing Care and Better TechnologyA podcast episode featuring WSA's Chief Clinical Officer and Head of Audiology discusses the distinct hearing healthcare needs of U.S. veterans and how emerging technology is being used to address them.＋Save
Living With Hearing Loss·Blog·Education & training·3mo agoWhy I Spent a Class Period Talking to Future AudiologistsCentering patient voices in audiology education is a growing movement that could improve person-centered care, and this first-person account amplifies that call at an international stage.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoDiagnosis and treatment of vestibular migraine - recent developments and future treatment strategiesAudiologists and vestibular specialists should review updated diagnostic criteria and emerging pharmacological strategies outlined in this review, particularly for patients presenting with episodic vertigo of unclear origin.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3mo agoAudiological characteristics and postoperative hearing preservation of vestibular schwannoma presenting with sudden hearing lossAudiologists should be aware that sudden hearing loss can be the presenting symptom of vestibular schwannoma, reinforcing the importance of prompt imaging referral; however, the retrospective design limits generalisability of specific hearing preservation outcome figures.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3mo agoWhat you see is what you hear: microangioscopy-guided management of carotid-cochlear dehiscence in pulsatile tinnitusThis case introduces microangioscopy as a novel image-guided approach for a rare but debilitating vascular cause of pulsatile tinnitus, potentially expanding the diagnostic and interventional toolkit for neurointerventional teams.＋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·AI & technology·3mo agoConsensus on the use of artificial intelligence in the management and measurement of vestibular schwannomas: A protocol for a modified delphi consensusStandardising AI-based volumetric measurement of vestibular schwannomas could reduce inter-centre variability in management decisions and accelerate reliable AI adoption in neuro-otology.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3mo agoTinnitus burden in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media undergoing surgery in Nepal: a cross-sectional studyAudiologists and ENT teams managing patients with chronic suppurative otitis media should consider routinely screening for tinnitus burden pre-operatively, as it may be underrecognised in surgical candidates.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoThe Effect of Performance Training on Sideline Concussion Assessments in Adolescent Athletes: A Pilot InvestigationUnderstanding whether athletic performance training skews sideline concussion screening results is important for safe return-to-play decisions, but this study has no direct relevance to audiology practice.＋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·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·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
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Vestibular·3mo agoKids missing vestibular testing: Action needed to overcome barriers to careAudiologists working with deaf and hard-of-hearing children should consider routinely screening for vestibular dysfunction, as current evidence suggests it is common but widely untested in this population.＋Save
Hearing Review·Industry news·Business & finance·3mo ago· press releaseHearingLife Opens New Hearing Care Center in Fairfax, VaHearingLife's continued brick-and-mortar expansion signals ongoing consolidation of retail hearing care by large corporate groups, which affects independent clinic competition in local markets.＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Industry news·Education & training·3mo agoA new pathway: Charles Darwin University offers Bachelor of Audiometry onlineNo actionable clinical practice change, but Australian audiometrists and clinic owners should note this as a new formal upskilling and credentialing pathway.＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Sponsored·Hearing aids·3mo agoOmega AI’s effortless hearingThe article signals Starkey's push into the Australian market with a new AI-branded device, which clinic owners and dispensers may encounter as patient awareness of the product grows.＋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·Clinical audiology·3mo agoComparative outcomes of robotic and endoscopic transoral thyroidectomy in a 2,144-patient multicenter cohortThis study does not bear on audiology; it is included here likely due to a content pipeline error.＋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·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
