Hearing Review·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo agoResearch Highlights Sex-Based Hormonal Influences on Hearing, Pointing Toward More Personalized Auditory CareNo actionable practice change yet — findings are conference-presented and preliminary; audiologists should monitor the emerging literature on sex-based hormonal effects on auditory function before adjusting assessment or counseling protocols.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Pediatric·4mo agoA multidisciplinary, symptom-targeted approach to rehabilitation in pediatric concussionAudiologists and vestibular rehabilitation specialists treating pediatric post-concussion patients should consider participating in or referring to multidisciplinary teams that use symptom-targeted protocols, particularly for vestibular symptoms.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo agoA novel technique for safe intraoperative perilymph sampling in humansThis technique is currently a research tool for inner-ear biomarker discovery; no change to routine clinical or surgical practice is indicated at this stage, but it has significant potential to advance inner-ear diagnostics in the future.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoRadicality and revision surgery in vestibular schwannoma treatment: balancing optimal outcomes with unavoidable necessitySurgeons managing vestibular schwannoma recurrence after prior microsurgery or radiation should consult this review for guidance on radicality decisions, but routine audiology practice is not directly changed; referral pathways for patients with treatment failure should remain...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·4mo agoTest Equivalency of the Spanish and English AzBio Sentences Among Bilingual Normal HearersAudiologists testing bilingual patients with AzBio sentences should be cautious about assuming the Spanish and English versions are interchangeable until equivalency data are confirmed; verify normative SNR targets for each language before drawing clinical conclusions.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·4mo agoEffect Sizes and Statistical Power in Hearing Aid ResearchNo immediate change to clinical practice; however, audiologists evaluating hearing aid research should be aware that many published studies may be underpowered or misclassified by generic effect-size benchmarks, warranting critical appraisal of statistical conclusions.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4mo agoOtolithic Dysfunction in Normal-Hearing Individuals With TinnitusConsider adding otolith function testing (e.g., cVEMP/oVEMP) to the assessment battery for normal-hearing tinnitus patients, as subclinical cochleovestibular dysfunction may be present before measurable hearing loss develops.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·4mo agoPediatric Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Auditory Neuropathy, Cochlear Nerve Deficiency, and Sensorineural Hearing Loss: An 8-Year Longitudinal StudyAudiologists and implant teams should counsel families that children with cochlear nerve deficiency have significantly poorer long-term cochlear implant outcomes than those with auditory neuropathy or sensorineural hearing loss; pre-implant MRI/CT nerve assessment is critical...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoVertigo-unsolved Mystery (Meniere's Disease) Care Redefined: Insights from a Tertiary Care CenterTertiary center insights on Ménière's disease management can highlight best practices and gaps in care pathways for a condition that remains incompletely understood and inconsistently treated.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoHormonal Contraception and Vestibular Disorders: A Narrative Review of Clinical Implications, Diagnostic Challenges, and Evidence GapsEvidence is insufficient to draw firm practice-changing conclusions; audiologists should be aware that hormonal contraception may be a confounding factor when evaluating women of reproductive age for vestibular disorders, but specific clinical protocols cannot yet be recommended.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·4mo agoHigh-Grade Temporal Bone Sarcoma Mimicking Cholesteatoma During Pregnancy: A Diagnostic Pitfall and Multidisciplinary ChallengeClinicians should maintain a broad differential diagnosis for temporal bone lesions in pregnant patients; failure to consider malignancy when cholesteatoma is suspected can cause dangerous diagnostic delays, though this single case does not warrant a change in standard protocols.＋Save
RNID·Blog·Research (general)·4mo agoGovernment support for early‑career researchers at RNIDSustained government investment in early-career hearing researchers helps build the long-term pipeline of expertise the audiology field needs to address unanswered clinical questions.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·4mo agoPerformance Results and Timing of Cochlear Implantation in Patients With DFNA9 (p.Pro51Ser)DFNA9 (p.Pro51Ser) patients can achieve cochlear implant outcomes comparable to matched controls, but timing relative to disease progression matters; clinicians managing this genotype should consider implantation before severe deterioration of residual function.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4mo agoAssociation between hypertension status and severity and tinnitus: a cross-sectional analysis of the Fasa adult cohort studyThe observed association between hypertension severity and tinnitus is hypothesis-generating; cross-sectional design prevents causal conclusions, and no immediate change in tinnitus management is warranted based on this study alone.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·4mo agoLong Term Voice Effects of Partial Deafness Cochlear ImplantationAudiologists and surgeons counselling partial-deafness cochlear implant candidates should proactively discuss the risk of long-term voice changes and consider voice monitoring as part of follow-up care.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoAltered central vestibular processing in Parkinson's disease with Pisa syndromeAudiologists and vestibular specialists assessing Parkinson's patients should be aware that Pisa syndrome may be linked to measurable central vestibular processing changes; however, clinical protocols cannot yet be updated on the basis of this single study alone.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoAssociation between vestibular dysfunction and osteoporosis in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysisAudiologists and vestibular clinicians should consider that patients presenting with BPPV or Menière's disease may have an elevated risk of osteoporosis; while this review strengthens the association, referral pathways for bone density screening should be discussed with...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo agoStudy on the Mechanism of Hearing Loss Induced by USH2A Gene KnockoutUnderstanding the precise mechanism by which USH2A knockout causes hearing loss could eventually guide gene therapy targets for Usher syndrome, one of the most common causes of combined deaf-blindness.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoResearch progress on the mechanisms and animal models of Ménière's diseaseA comprehensive review of Ménière's disease mechanisms and animal models provides a research roadmap that could accelerate development of targeted therapies for this poorly understood and difficult-to-treat condition.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo agoTreatment of isolated gingival recession by tunneled coronally advanced flap and orthodontics: A case reportThis article has no relevance to audiology; it was likely included in this dataset in error.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·4mo agoBeyond the auditory: anxiety bridges sleep disturbances and depressive symptoms to tinnitus handicapAudiologists managing tinnitus patients should routinely screen for anxiety as a mediator of tinnitus handicap, because addressing anxiety — through referral to psychology or audiological counselling — may reduce the compounding burden of co-occurring sleep disturbance and...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·4mo agoUsing Electrospinning Technique for Rapid Preparation of BDNF-Releasing Electrode Array of Cochlear Implant: An In Vitro StudyIf validated in vivo, BDNF-releasing electrode coatings could reduce spiral ganglion neuron degeneration after implantation, potentially improving long-term cochlear implant outcomes.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·4mo agoShort- Versus Long-Term Hearing Preservation and Speech Recognition Outcomes in Precurved and Straight Electrode ArraysThe comparative hearing preservation and speech recognition data between precurved and straight arrays, controlling for key confounders, can inform electrode selection discussions — but clinicians should review the full results before changing practice, as effect sizes and...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·4mo agoEffects of hearing loss and hearing aids on environmental sound ratings in the lab and real worlda)Findings suggest hearing aid fitting and counselling should consider patients' broader environmental sound experience, not just speech intelligibility — though the small sample size limits how broadly these results can be applied.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·4mo agoGiant skull base collision tumors in NF2-related schwannomatosis: longitudinal outcomes of planned selective resectionPlanned selective (partial) resection may be a viable long-term strategy for giant skull base collision tumors in NF2-related schwannomatosis, but this is a specialized neurosurgical finding; audiologists managing these patients should be aware of the surgical philosophy but no...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4mo agoLong-term analysis of vestibular function in cochlear implant recipients with enlarged vestibular aqueduct- ERRATUMErrors in studies on vestibular outcomes after cochlear implantation in enlarged vestibular aqueduct patients matter clinically because this population faces elevated risk of balance disturbance post-implantation.＋Save
RNID·Blog·Research (general)·4mo agoCan we prevent hearing loss caused by antibiotics?Aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity remains an unsolved clinical problem for cystic fibrosis and other patient populations, and RNID-backed research signals growing charitable investment in finding protective strategies.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4mo ago"The sound of silence": when the brain doesn't hearThis article reinforces the established hearing loss–cognitive impairment link but, without reviewing specific new findings (e.g., effect sizes, study design details, or novel mechanisms), no immediate change to clinical practice is warranted beyond existing guidance to screen...＋Save
Audiology Worldnews·Other·AI & technology·4mo agoQueen Mary AI system could keep clinicians afloat in raging sea of researchIf AI-assisted evidence synthesis tools like MetaBeeAI mature and are adopted in audiology, they could dramatically speed up systematic reviews and help clinicians stay current with rapidly expanding literature.＋Save
