Hearing Health Matters·Blog·Accessibility·2mo agoHow Should We Self-Identify with Hearing Loss? It’s PersonalUnderstanding patient identity preferences can improve person-centered communication in audiology practice, but this piece signals broader community tension around self-identification that clinicians should be aware of.＋Save
Hearing Health Matters·Press release·Education & training·2mo agoStarkey University Brings Audiology Students Together for Hands-On Learning and InnovationManufacturer-led student training programs shape the brand loyalties and product familiarity of the next generation of audiologists, making them an important — if commercially motivated — pipeline for workforce development.＋Save
Hearing Tracker·Press release·Education & training·2mo agoStarkey University Workshop Empowers Hundreds of Future AudiologistsManufacturer-led student engagement programs shape early brand relationships and professional pipelines for the audiology workforce.＋Save
Hearing Tracker·Blog·Public health & policy·2mo agoHearing, Healthy Aging, and Longevity: Q&A with Sigurd Brandt, MDFraming hearing health alongside established longevity pillars like exercise and sleep could strengthen audiologists' patient-education messaging and support interprofessional conversations with primary care physicians.＋Save
Hearing Review·Regulatory·Cochlear implants·2mo agoAdvanced Bionics Receives FDA Approval for Expanded Cochlear Implant Candidacy Criteria in SSD and AHLClinicians evaluating adults or children with single-sided deafness (SSD) or asymmetric hearing loss (AHL) can now consider Advanced Bionics cochlear implants as an FDA-approved option under expanded candidacy criteria; referral pathways and candidacy checklists should be...＋Save
Treble Health YouTube·Video·2mo agoCan EARWAX BUILDUP cause tinnitusDr. Ben explains how earwax buildup can contribute to tinnitus and affect hearing. Want to learn more about our tinnitus clinic locations? Go here: 1) Charlotte NC: https://treblehealth.com/charlotte-nc/ 2) Philadelphia PA: https://treblehealth.com/locations/philadelphia-pa/ 3)...＋Save
The Total Hearing Care Difference·Podcast·2mo agoWhy Hearing Aids Aren’t the Whole Solution: The Power of a Long‑Term Treatment PlanHearing aids can help, but they are not the whole solution. We talk about why hearing care works best as a long-term treatment plan, especially when you consider how closely hearing loss and the brain are connected....＋Save
Doctor Cliff, AuD·Video·2mo agoSolution to the BIGGEST Auracast Hearing Aid Problem | Avantree C82 Aura ReviewYou finally bought Auracast-enabled hearing aids... only to discover your computer, tablet, or phone doesn't support Auracast. The good news? You don't need to replace all of your electronics....＋Save
The Sound Sisters YouTube·Video·2mo agoUnbundled and Unafraid: A Candid Conversation with Dr. Erica PersonDr. Erica Person owns Flex Audiology in Lawrenceburg, IN. She is well-known for her "unbundled" approach to hearing care. She is an entrepreneur, practice owner, industry leader, wife, and mom!＋Save
HearingTracker YouTube·Video·2mo agoHearing Aids Ruining Music? Change These 7 SettingsDo your hearing aids make music sound tinny, distorted, flat or unnatural? These seven programming changes could help make live and streamed music sound more natural again. Most hearing aids are primarily programmed to prioritise speech—but music is not speech....＋Save
Doctor Cliff, AuD·Video·2mo agoHydrogen Peroxide for Earwax Removal?Hydrogen Peroxide for Earwax Removal? Is putting hydrogen peroxide in your ear a good way to break up earwax? There are some real risks that you need to be aware before you try this approach to DIY earwax removal.＋Save
Audiology Worldnews·Journal article·Research (general)·2mo agoSeeing by hearing – clickety spatial awarenessUnderstanding how the brain accumulates spatial information through echolocation could inform future auditory training programs for blind individuals and may offer insights into auditory spatial processing relevant to hearing rehabilitation.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·2mo agoMultifactorial determinants of auditory outcomes in pediatric cochlear implantation: A long-term longitudinal studyFindings may reinforce known predictors (e.g., earlier implantation age, etiology, rehabilitation quality) but the full data are not yet reviewed here; audiologists should monitor the published results to see if any factor weighting warrants protocol adjustment.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoFrameless gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery for over two hundred vestibular schwannoma patients - a single institution experienceNo direct change to audiology practice; audiologists managing vestibular schwannoma patients should be aware that frameless Gamma Knife radiosurgery shows high tumor control rates at a single centre, but single-institution retrospective data are insufficient to change referral...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·2mo agoCase report: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-like uveitis induced by anti-PD-1 therapy (Sintilimab) in a gastric cancer patient: a case studyThis case has no relevance to the audiology field.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·2mo agoManagement of Anorectal Malformations at a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional StudyThis study has no relevance to the audiology field.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·2mo agoSpontaneous Resolution of Mandibular Incisor Gingival Recession Following Orthodontic Torque Correction With Fixed Appliances: A Case ReportThis case report has no relevance to the audiology field.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·2mo agoPiezoelectric Bone Surgery for Treatment of Complex Odontoma in the Mental Foramen Region in AdolescentsThis case report has no relevance to the audiology field.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoRapid Spontaneous Malignant Transformation of a Radiation-Naive Vestibular SchwannomaAudiologists and neurotologists should be aware that, in very rare cases, vestibular schwannomas can transform malignantly without prior radiation or NF2 history, underscoring the importance of ongoing imaging surveillance even for apparently stable tumors; however, this single...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoCerebral vestibular-evoked potentials depend on body orientationUnderstanding how body orientation shapes cortical vestibular responses could refine the design and interpretation of vestibular-evoked potential tests used in balance disorder assessment.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoSensory integration strategies for static balance control in older adults with knee osteoarthritisUnderstanding how musculoskeletal conditions like knee osteoarthritis alter vestibular and sensory weighting strategies for balance has indirect relevance to audiologists and vestibular specialists managing fall risk in older patients with overlapping conditions.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·2mo agoHearing in noise and cognitive status in older adults: Biomarker associations and bidirectional survival analysesAudiologists should be aware that hearing-in-noise deficits in older adults may be associated with Alzheimer's disease biomarkers and cognitive decline, strengthening the rationale for cognitive screening referrals; however, the bidirectional causal relationship requires further...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoSymptomatic and Asymptomatic Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Identified During Inpatient Traumatic Brain Injury RehabilitationRoutine BPPV screening during inpatient TBI rehabilitation may identify a clinically meaningful proportion of cases — including asymptomatic ones — suggesting audiologists and vestibular specialists should advocate for or participate in structured screening protocols in TBI...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·2mo agoApplying a Novel Diagnostic Code System to Identify Postconcussive Symptom Subgroups Among Service Members With Mild Traumatic Brain InjuryNo immediate practice change for audiologists; this is a methodology paper establishing a diagnostic code set for research and surveillance purposes in military mTBI populations.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoAccuracy and Precision of the Subjective Visual Vertical According to Age in Adults With/Without DiabetesAudiologists and balance specialists should be aware that age and diabetes status may affect subjective visual vertical test norms; using age-matched and diabetes-stratified reference values when interpreting SVV results would improve diagnostic accuracy.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoNormal Gain with Corrective Saccades in the Video Head Impulse Test: Clinical Implications and Diagnostic ConsiderationsClinicians using vHIT should not dismiss corrective saccades as benign when VOR gain is normal; this pattern may still indicate vestibular dysfunction and warrants further diagnostic workup rather than a straightforward 'normal' interpretation.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·2mo agoAnalysis of Clinical, Biopsychosocial Factors and Mmp3 Polymorphism in Women with TMDNo immediate practice change for audiologists; however, the findings reinforce the relevance of biopsychosocial screening and possible genetic factors in TMD, which is pertinent for audiologists managing patients with ear symptoms (tinnitus, otalgia) of suspected jaw-joint...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2mo agoGingerol-Rich Extract Derived from Zingiber officinale Roscoe Alleviates Motion Sickness via Inhibiting the Ileal IL-33/ST2/PLC-γ1/TRPA1 PathwayIdentifying a gut-based signaling pathway behind motion sickness opens a potential new drug target, which is tangentially relevant to audiologists managing vestibular patients who experience motion sickness.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·2mo agoElectrode Choices in Cochlear Incomplete Partition Type III: The Experience of a Romanian Tertiary UnitSurgeons performing cochlear implantation in incomplete partition type III malformations may find this institutional case series useful for electrode selection considerations, but the retrospective single-center design limits generalizability.＋Save
