PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoAuricular Ultrasonic Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Effectiveness of Blinding and the Occurrence of Adverse Effects in People with TinnitusEstablishing robust blinding and a clear adverse-event profile for auricular ultrasonic vagus nerve stimulation is a necessary methodological step before efficacy trials in tinnitus can be considered credible.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoPersonalized Music-Embedded Sound Therapy Based on Gating Modulation and Neural Decoupling Reduces Tinnitus Severityare promising but require replication in larger randomized controlled trials before this personalized music-embedded sound therapy approach can be recommended for routine clinical use.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoA Unique SLC26A4 Mutation Spectrum in a Mongolian Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Cohort via Whole-Exome Sequencing: A Preliminary StudyNo immediate practice change; findings are preliminary and population-specific, but they add to the genetic atlas of SLC26A4-related hearing loss and may guide targeted genetic testing panels for Mongolian patients with enlarged vestibular aqueduct.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoA Sensorimotor Framework for the Neurorehabilitation of Oculomotor Dysfunction in Parkinson's DiseaseWhile peripheral to audiology, Parkinson's patients often present in balance and vestibular clinics, and understanding neurorehabilitation frameworks for their visual-motor deficits may inform multidisciplinary vestibular care.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoPreinjury and Injury-Related Risk Factors Associated With Concussion Clinical Profiles Screening (CP Screen) and Clinician-Adjudicated ProfilesBetter understanding of concussion clinical profiles and their predictors could indirectly improve assessment of vestibular and auditory symptoms that commonly follow head trauma.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoPhysical Therapy for Sport-Related Concussion: A Network Meta-analysis and Systematic ReviewAudiologists managing patients with sport-related concussion and vestibulo-ocular symptoms should note that specific exercise-based physical therapy protocols show comparative effectiveness, supporting referral to physical therapy — though direct vestibular rehabilitation...＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Pediatric·3w agoMechanisms, prevention, and management of aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss in neonates and children: a translational reviewClinicians treating neonates and children with aminoglycosides should be aware of evidence-based monitoring and prevention strategies outlined in this review, but specific protocol changes should be evaluated against local guidelines.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Hearing aids·3w agoThe effect of treating hearing loss with hearing aids on plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and related dementiasIf the study shows hearing-aid use reduces Alzheimer's-related plasma biomarkers, it would strengthen the case for early hearing rehabilitation as a potential dementia-prevention strategy, though findings should be weighed by sample size and study design before changing practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoEditorial: Vestibular migraine: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and managementA curated Frontiers in Neurology topic collection on vestibular migraine signals growing academic focus on a condition that frequently presents to audiologists and neurotologists and remains diagnostically challenging.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoDirect Electrical Stimulation of the OperculaThe opercular region includes auditory cortex representations, so neurophysiologists and researchers studying central auditory processing may find this mapping data peripherally relevant, though the primary audience is epilepsy surgery teams.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoA Review on the Functional Connectivity of the Human Opercular CortexThe opercular cortex contains secondary auditory areas and regions involved in speech perception; understanding its connectivity may inform future research on central auditory processing disorders, though current clinical translation is minimal.＋Save
Hearing Health Matters·Press release·Research (general)·3w agoUSC Researchers Secure $3.7M Award to Advance Cochleoscope Development, OCT-Based Inner Ear Imaging DeviceIf successful, real-time in-vivo imaging of the inner ear could transform diagnostic precision and surgical guidance in audiology and otology.＋Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoAnimal kingdom shares common communication rhythm, study findsIdentifying a universal acoustic tempo across the animal kingdom could eventually inform models of how the human auditory system evolved to process speech rhythm, with long-term implications for hearing science and auditory processing research.＋Save
Hearing Health Matters·Professional org·Clinical audiology·3w agoJune 2026 NeuroAudiology NewsletterThe newsletter highlights hidden hearing loss — damage to inner-ear nerve connections not caught by standard hearing tests — but does not present new clinical evidence requiring a change in practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoMaturation of Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials in Response to Tones and Noise During Adolescence and Young AdulthoodNo immediate practice change; these normative developmental findings are foundational research that may eventually refine age-appropriate benchmarks for auditory testing in adolescents.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoVestibular implants in bilateral vestibular failure: current evidence and future directionsVestibular implants represent a potentially transformative but still investigational treatment for one of audiology's most debilitating and under-addressed conditions.＋Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Vestibular·3w agoInvestigating the feasibility and acceptability of the TeleRehabilitation of balance clinical and economic Decision Support System (TeleRehaB DSS) in adults at risk of falls: study protocol for a multicentre clinical trialThis is a protocol paper; no results are yet available, so no change to vestibular or falls-prevention practice is warranted at this time.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoHuman Steering Control Under Unpredictable DisturbancesA deeper understanding of human sensorimotor control under unpredictable conditions may eventually inform vestibular rehabilitation models, but this connection is speculative at present.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoMechanistic study of HES1/PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in cisplatin-induced sensorineural hearing lossIdentifying the molecular mechanism behind cisplatin-induced hearing loss opens a potential therapeutic window to prevent ototoxicity (medication-related hearing damage) without compromising cancer treatment efficacy.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoEfficacy of the Additional Effect of Stellate Ganglion Block in Combination of Intratympanic Steroid and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Refractory Sudden Sensorineural Hearing LossAudiologists and otologists treating refractory sudden sensorineural hearing loss should await full published results before adopting stellate ganglion block as adjunct therapy; the trial adds to a thin evidence base for this combination approach.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoLink Between Chronic Tinnitus and miR-30e, miR-206 , and miR-124 Polymorphisms Modulating the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor GeneIdentifying genetic variants that modulate BDNF expression in tinnitus patients could open future pathways for targeted therapies, but the field is at a basic science stage.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoComparison of Quality of Life Between Patients with Chronic Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction and Bilateral VestibulopathyAudiologists and vestibular specialists should assess quality-of-life outcomes in patients with bilateral vestibulopathy separately from those with unilateral dysfunction, as these groups likely carry different symptom burdens and counseling needs.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoImpaired Dynamic Postural Control in People with Diabetes: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study Using Computerized Dynamic Posturography (Bertec)Audiologists and vestibular specialists should be aware that patients with diabetes may present with measurable postural control deficits; consider incorporating balance screening into vestibular assessments for this population.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Clinical audiology·3w agoManagement Options and Their outcomes in Bilateral Advanced OtosclerosisClinicians managing bilateral advanced otosclerosis should consider the multimodal treatment landscape (stapedectomy, hearing aids, cochlear implants); this review may inform patient counselling but does not yet shift established guidelines.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Cochlear implants·3w agoPatient-Reported Outcome Measures for Quality of Life in Adult Cochlear Implant Users: ICF-Based Systematic ReviewAudiologists and cochlear implant programs should cross-reference their chosen patient-reported outcome tools against the ICF framework to ensure they capture all relevant functional domains; no single tool currently dominates.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·3w agoCluster Analysis of Clinical Characteristics, Sleep Quality, Depression and Melatonin Levels in Patients with Idiopathic Subjective TinnitusPreliminary findings suggest tinnitus patients may benefit from subgroup-targeted management addressing sleep and mood, but the cluster model requires prospective validation before changing clinical practice.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·3w agoLong Non-Coding RNA PAXBP1-AS1 Is Associated with Hearing Loss in Vestibular Schwannoma via Targeting miR-124-3pUncovering the PAXBP1-AS1/miR-124-3p axis as a potential molecular driver of hearing loss in vestibular schwannoma opens a new avenue for targeted therapies that could one day reduce surgery-associated hearing morbidity.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoBenign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Multidisciplinary StudyAudiologists and vestibular specialists should maintain a heightened index of suspicion for BPPV when evaluating patients with a history of mild traumatic brain injury, as co-occurrence may be underdiagnosed without systematic positional testing.＋Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3w agoMapping the Sacculo-collic and Otolith-ocular Pathway Dysfunction in Individuals with Vestibular MigraineVestibular audiologists evaluating patients with vestibular migraine should consider cervical and ocular VEMP testing alongside vHIT to characterize sacculo-collic and otolith-ocular pathway dysfunction, which may help differentiate vestibular migraine subtypes.＋Save
