Multimodal mapping of balance dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: a consensus roadmap for research and intervention

A consensus roadmap for multimodal balance research in Parkinson's disease could standardise outcome measures and accelerate development of effective interventions for a major cause of falls and disability.

Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension With Bilateral Trans-stenotic Pressure Gradients: Unilateral Versus Bilateral Venous Sinus Stenting

Optimising venous sinus stenting for IIH has indirect audiology relevance because IIH commonly causes pulsatile tinnitus and hearing symptoms; better neurosurgical management could reduce these referrals.

Hearing aid fitting: analysis of the impact on the auditory system during the first year of use in moderate and severe hearing loss

Preliminary evidence suggests the auditory system undergoes measurable changes during the first year of hearing aid use in moderate-to-severe loss, but the small sample (n=24) limits practice-changing conclusions; monitor this area for larger replications.

Tinnitus disorder and musical auditory training: a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial

This double-blind RCT on Musical Auditory Training for tinnitus is the strongest design available for this question; if results are positive, audiologists should consider MAT as an evidence-based adjunct to tinnitus management — await full results and effect-size data before...

Cochlear implant as an option for unilateral deafness rehabilitation

Newborn hearing screening: outcomes and management of infants

Perceptual organization of Mandarin consonants in cochlear implant users

Findings on Mandarin consonant perception in CI users may guide audiologists working with Mandarin-speaking implant recipients to target specific consonant confusions in auditory rehabilitation, pending review of the full results.

Imaging classification of jugular bulb variants on HRCT temporal bone and CT head and neck angiography: prospective study on standardized reporting using lateral skull base landmarks and correlation with condylar vein

Audiologists have no direct practice change from this study; it is primarily relevant to neurotologists and skull-base surgeons planning procedures near the jugular bulb.

Cell and gene therapies in Menière's disease: perspectives for a slowly progressive inner ear disease

Emerging cell and gene therapy approaches, combined with a rethinking of Menière's disease pathophysiology, could eventually shift treatment away from purely symptomatic management toward disease-modifying strategies.

WSA launches Sound Preference program to support personalised hearing care

Personalised sound-preference fitting is a growing priority in audiology, and WSA's global rollout signals industry momentum toward individualized hearing care beyond standard audiogram-based fitting.

Gepant drugs show promise for treating vestibular migraine symptoms

Vestibular migraine is frequently encountered in audiology and vestibular clinics, so emerging pharmacological options are worth monitoring as the evidence matures.

Audiology Australia develops guide for members to help patients with suicidal ideation

Australian audiologists should familiarise themselves with and adopt Audiology Australia's new best-practice guide for responding to patients presenting with suicidal ideation or deteriorating mental health.

Advancing Inner Ear Therapeutics: Research, Innovation, and the Future of Hearing Loss Treatment

Pharmaceutical and biological therapies for inner ear hearing loss represent a potential paradigm shift beyond amplification, and audiologists should begin building awareness of the pipeline so they can counsel patients and adapt their practice when treatments reach clinical...

Musicians are better at using sounds as spatial body anchors

Demonstrating that musical training enhances auditory-spatial body anchoring suggests potential therapeutic applications for balance rehabilitation programs in audiology and vestibular care.

Social Determinants of Health and Impact on Cochlear Implant Performance

Audiologists and CI teams should screen for social determinants of health pre-operatively, as socioeconomic and environmental factors appear to independently influence post-implant speech perception outcomes — though causality and which factors matter most require prospective...

Data from a UK-based multicentre randomised feasibility study investigating the management of post-traumatic benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: mixed-methods analyses

No practice change is warranted yet; this is a feasibility study establishing groundwork for a future definitive RCT on post-traumatic BPPV management — current findings are not powered for efficacy conclusions.

Enhanced Contour-Deviant Mismatch Negativity and Mnemonic Representations in Older Musicians

No immediate change to audiology practice is indicated; findings support the mechanistic link between lifelong music training and preserved auditory discrimination in aging, but do not yet support recommending music training as a clinical intervention for age-related hearing...

Subclinical Vestibular Involvement in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media: Perforation Size and Mediolateral Postural Sway

Audiologists and ENT clinicians should consider routine vestibular screening in CSOM patients, as perforation size may predict subclinical mediolateral balance impairment even without reported vestibular symptoms.

Perception and Production Errors in Normal Hearing Children, Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users, and Children Listening to Vocoder Simulations

Findings can inform speech-language therapy goals for pediatric cochlear implant users by identifying which consonant perception and production error patterns are device-driven versus developmentally typical.

Otological conditions and autism spectrum disorder in Medicaid beneficiaries aged 1 to 20 years: a cross-sectional study

Audiologists evaluating pediatric patients should be aware that co-occurring ear conditions may contribute to delayed ASD diagnosis; however, this cross-sectional design cannot confirm causation, so no immediate change in diagnostic protocol is warranted pending prospective...

Parallel Postauricular Incisions in Transmastoid CSF Leak Repair: Wound Outcomes

Surgeons performing transmastoid CSF leak repair after vestibular schwannoma resection may consider parallel postauricular incisions as a wound-sparing alternative, but evidence is limited to this single study and should be replicated before routine adoption.

Dysautonomia and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) in the ENT Clinic: Differentiating Orthostatic Dizziness From Vestibular Migraine and Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD)

Audiologists and ENT clinicians evaluating patients with dizziness should consider dysautonomia/POTS in the differential diagnosis alongside vestibular migraine and PPPD; this review provides a practical framework for differentiation but is expert opinion, not guideline-level...

Delayed Rupture Presenting as Direct Carotid-Cavernous Fistula after Flow Diversion for a Cavernous Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm with Enlarging Blebs: A Case Report

Rare delayed complications of endovascular aneurysm treatment highlight the need for prolonged post-procedure imaging surveillance, which is relevant for multidisciplinary teams including skull-base specialists who may co-manage such patients.

Assessing Hearing-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Hearing Loss: Validation of the German Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL)-35 Profile

German-speaking clinics that fit cochlear implants can now consider using the validated German CIQOL-35 Profile as a standardised patient-reported outcome measure, replacing or supplementing ad-hoc quality-of-life assessments.

Call for audiologists and patients to join Hyperacusis Collaborative Research Network

No actionable practice change yet; audiologists who treat hyperacusis or noxacusis patients should consider joining the network to contribute data and stay informed as research develops.

Survey Reveals Hearing Health as Longevity Blind Spot: An Interview with Sigurd Brandt, MD

Hearing health remains severely underrepresented in mainstream longevity discourse, pointing to a persistent public-awareness gap that the audiology profession could help close.

Diagnostic accuracy of bone-conducted cervical vestibular- evoked myogenic potentials in early infancy: a prospective cohort study

Bone-conducted cVEMP shows promise as a vestibular screening tool in early infancy, but this is a single prospective cohort; wait for replication and normative data before adopting routinely.

Predicting abnormal auditory brainstem response outcomes using risk factors

If validated, a risk-factor model for abnormal ABR outcomes could help prioritize which children need expedited electrophysiological testing, but findings from this single study should not yet change referral thresholds.