PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoCognitive-motor interference during the suppression head impulse paradigmVestibular clinicians should be aware that adding a cognitive task during the suppression head impulse paradigm (a balance/eye-movement test) may affect results; this finding is preliminary and does not yet warrant changes to standard vestibular test protocols.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4w agoThe Gut-Ear Axis: From Dysbiosis to Auditory and Vestibular DisordersEstablishing a mechanistic link between gut microbiota and auditory/vestibular health could open entirely new preventive and therapeutic avenues in audiology.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoTranslabyrinthine Resection of Posterior Petrous Face Meningiomas: Surgical, Functional, and Oncological Outcomes and Associations with Anatomical Extension and Tumor BurdenSurgeons and neurotologists managing posterior petrous face meningiomas may find outcome data on tumour control and functional deficits from the translabyrinthine approach useful for patient counselling, though case-series evidence limits immediate practice change.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoStatic Plantar-Load Distribution and Stabilometry in Children and Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis Under Different Testing Conditions: A Pilot StudyUnderstanding postural control deficits in scoliosis may eventually implicate vestibular and somatosensory processing, which is adjacent to audiology's scope in balance assessment.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoDifferences in Left-Right Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Gain in the Video Head Impulse TestAudiologists and vestibular specialists performing vHIT should consider normal left-right VOR gain asymmetry ranges when interpreting results alongside caloric testing, though this study's specific normative thresholds should be validated before changing diagnostic cut-offs.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoPolarity-Dependent Effects of Sinusoidal Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation on Cardiovascular Responses During Cognitive LoadUnderstanding how vestibular stimulation influences cardiovascular control could have future implications for both vestibular rehabilitation and monitoring patients with autonomic nervous system disorders.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoMulti-omics analysis of ion channels expressed by chicken embryo vestibular type I and type II hair cellsA detailed molecular map of vestibular hair cell ion channels in an established animal model advances the basic science needed to eventually understand, diagnose, and treat human balance disorders.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoConflict-dependent gain control in area VIP during visual-vestibular self-motion processingMapping how the brain resolves visual-vestibular conflict could eventually inform understanding of dizziness and balance disorders, but the current work is foundational rather than clinical.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoEffects of Traditional and Virtual Reality-Based Vestibular Rehabilitation on Balance and Visual-Motor Skills in Children With Specific Learning Disorders: A Randomized Controlled TrialVR-based vestibular rehabilitation may be a viable alternative to traditional balance therapy for children with specific learning disorders; audiologists and allied health providers working with this population should note this as an emerging evidence-based option, pending...+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4w agoVisualizing the inner ear: Historical perspectives and future directions to elucidate labyrinth structure and functionAdvances in inner ear imaging could eventually improve diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss and vestibular (balance) disorders.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoHistamine and the mechanisms of nausea and vomiting: Translating the uncertain pharmacology of cyclizineClarifying the pharmacology of cyclizine could eventually inform more rational prescribing for vestibular-disorder patients experiencing nausea and vomiting.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoEndovascular Reconstruction of a Stenotic Persistent Primitive Trigeminal Artery Causing Hemodynamic Vertigo: A Case ReportThis case highlights that vascular causes of vertigo (dizziness) can mimic inner-ear disorders, reinforcing the importance of thorough differential diagnosis in patients with persistent or unusual dizziness.+Save
AU★AudiologyOnline·Product announcement·Vestibular·4w ago· press releaseInventis to Exhibit Advanced Audiology and Vestibular Solutions at the 70th EUHA CongressEUHA is one of audiology's largest international forums, and manufacturer presence there signals product roadmap direction and emerging competitive offerings in diagnostics.+Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Vestibular·4w agoPressure Therapy in Bilateral Ménière's Disease: A Prospective Studyfrom this prospective study may inform consideration of pressure therapy as a management option for bilateral Ménière's disease, but without a control arm the evidence remains preliminary — no immediate practice change is warranted pending controlled trial data.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoLateral Semicircular Canal Occlusion in Patients with Refractory Meniere's DiseaseFor carefully selected patients with refractory Ménière's disease who have failed other treatments, lateral semicircular canal occlusion appears to be a viable surgical option — audiologists should be aware of post-surgical audiological changes when managing such patients.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoAnalysis of Eye Movements Using 3-Dimensional Video-oculography in Response to Galvanic Vestibular StimulationThis novel 3D video-oculography method for quantifying vestibular nerve responses to galvanic stimulation is promising as a diagnostic tool, but requires clinical validation before adoption in routine vestibular assessment.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·4w agoVestibular Schwannoma in the Precision Medicine Era: An Updated Narrative Review of Molecular Insights, Imaging Biomarkers, and Evolving Management StrategiesThis narrative review consolidates evolving molecular and imaging biomarker data for vestibular schwannoma management; clinicians should note emerging precision medicine frameworks but no immediate practice change is warranted pending prospective validation of biomarkers.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoThe Suppression Head Impulse Paradigm in Clinical Vestibular Testing: An Interpretation-Focused Narrative ReviewAudiologists and neurotologists performing video head impulse testing should review this interpretation guide for SHIMP, as misreading SHIMP vs. standard vHIT responses is a known clinical pitfall; this review may directly improve diagnostic accuracy.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·4w agoClinical Significance of Neuro-Otological Examinations in Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness: A Retrospective StudyNeuro-otological testing may help rule out organic vestibular pathology in PPPD but is unlikely to be diagnostic on its own; clinicians should use findings as supportive rather than definitive criteria when diagnosing PPPD.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·5w agoThe symptom spectrum: preoperative symptom-related indicators of surgical outcomes for adult type 1 chiari malformationSpecific preoperative symptom profiles may help predict surgical outcomes in adults with Chiari I malformation, but this is a retrospective single-disease neurosurgical study — audiologists should monitor for overlap symptoms (e.g., dizziness, tinnitus) but no change to...+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoRelative Brain Perfusion Differences in a Patient With Persistent Neurocognitive and Vestibular Symptoms Associated With Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Case ReportThis case highlights that post-COVID-19 vestibular and cognitive symptoms may have an identifiable neurological basis (altered brain blood flow), which is relevant for audiologists and vestibular specialists managing long-COVID patients.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoMicrogravity- induced organ and system-level deconditioning: a network physiology perspectiveUnderstanding microgravity-induced vestibular deconditioning through a network physiology framework could inform future rehabilitation strategies for balance disorders affecting both astronauts and general patient populations.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Research (general)·5w agoAn Inside Look at Para Sport Concussion Care: Para Sport Health Care Providers' PerspectivesExisting concussion assessment tools are not validated for athletes with disabilities; audiologists and hearing specialists working in para sport should not rely on standard concussion protocols and should advocate for adapted, validated tools for this population.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoConcurrent validity and agreement of a virtual reality-based Clinical Testclinical test of Sensory Integrationsensory integration and Balancebalance in middle-aged adultsIf the VR-based CTSIB shows strong concurrent validity, vestibular and balance clinicians may consider it as a supplementary or telehealth-compatible assessment tool, but adoption should await replication in clinical (not just healthy) populations.+Save
Hearing Practitioner Australia·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoReview finds vestibular rehab may ease vestibular migraine-related dizziness impactsVestibular rehabilitation appears to produce statistically and clinically meaningful reductions in dizziness impact for adults with vestibular migraine; audiologists and vestibular clinicians should consider it a viable referral or treatment option, though evidence quality...+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoRepeated hypergravity training facilitates vestibular compensation associated with dorsal root ganglion remodelingUnderstanding how the nervous system reorganizes during vestibular compensation could eventually inform non-pharmacological rehabilitation strategies for patients with bilateral vestibular loss.+Save
PU✚PubMed·Clinical trial·Clinical audiology·5w agoMonitoring Hearing Function in Patients With Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma: A Feasibility Study to Inform a Future Randomized Controlled TrialVestibular schwannoma management remains controversial, and a rigorously designed RCT comparing radiosurgery to watch-and-wait for hearing preservation is urgently needed; this feasibility work lays the groundwork.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Tinnitus·5w agoPopping sound and streaming water-like tinnitus in Cochlin-tomoprotein-confirmed perilymphatic fistula with antecedent barotraumaCochlin-tomoprotein testing may support diagnosis of perilymphatic fistula in patients presenting with unusual tinnitus after barotrauma, but this is a single case report and no actionable change to routine clinical practice is warranted at this time.+Save
PU¶PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·5w agoAssessing the personal financial impact of vestibular schwannoma managementClinicians managing vestibular schwannoma patients should be aware of substantial personal financial burdens; while this study does not change treatment protocols, it supports integrating financial counseling or social-work referrals into care pathways.+Save