The Audiologist Informer

News

• ReSound “Gift of Hearing” Campaign Helps 390 People Obtain Free Hearing Aids hearingtracker․com
• AAA Supports NC Bill on Licensure Requirements and Disclosure of "Locked" Hearing Aids audiology․org
• NASEM Releases Report on Meaningful Outcomes in Adult Hearing Health Care | AAA audiology․org
• Who Gets a CI? Expanding Access to Cochlear Implants hearingreview․com
• Hearing Loss Negatively Impacts Vision Rehabilitation Outcomes reviewofoptometry․com
• Research on hearing protection for percussionists and referees | Univ of Minnesota Duluth news․d․umn․edu
• Screening for Vertebral Artery Compromise in Patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) canadianaudiologist․ca
• Kathy Pichora-Fuller: What’s New about Getting Older canadianaudiologist․ca
• Robert Traynor: Sound Business Sense canadianaudiologist․ca
• Brandon Paul: To the Brain and Back canadianaudiologist․ca
• 20Q: Genetics and Hearing Health - The Role of the Audiologist, with Angela Shoup, PhD audiologyonline․com
• Lights, camera, hearing: cinema as a catalyst for cochlear implant awareness entandaudiologynews․com
• Unitron Introduces Smile Hearing Aid Platform hearingtracker․com
• Sonova publishes Annual Report 2024/25 sonova․com
• JAMA: Hearing Loss Tied to Heart Failure in Part via Emotional Strain jamanetwork․com
• Samsung Marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day with Auracast Sound Experience At St Paul’s Cathedral news․samsung․com

Audio/Video

• Dr. Cliff Vlog: We're Closing [AuD Program] youtube․com
• Dr. Cliff: How are Hearing Aids Getting So Small? | Oticon youtube․com
• This Week in Hearing: Improving Access to Cochlear Implants: A Surgeon’s Perspective, with Dr. Varun Varadarajan hearinghealthmatters․org
• Dr. Cliff: Widex Allure Detailed Hearing Aid Review youtube․com
• Hearing Matters Podcast: Policy in Action: How HIA Executive Director Bridget Dobyan is Advancing Hearing Healthcare open․spotify․com

Research

• Accuracy of automated and non-audiologist-operated audiometry compared to gold-standard testing tandfonline․com
• 💡“I feel a little bit clueless” perceived barriers and enablers to help-seeking and informed decision-making in hearing care: a qualitative study tandfonline․com
• 💡Is Noise Exposure Associated With Impaired Extended High Frequency Hearing Despite a Normal Audiogram? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis journals․sagepub․com
• Psychometric validation of the Spanish-versions of the Vanderbilt fatigue scales for adults tandfonline․com
• Clinical Trial: Pediatric Expansion Study of the Sentio System (BC119) clinicaltrials․gov
• Speech Recognition and Noise Adaptation in Realistic Noises journals․sagepub․com
• Functional Ultrasound Imaging of Auditory Responses in Comatose Patients spj․science․org
• Nrf2 deficiency enhances oxidative stress and promotes susceptibility to tinnitus in mice nature․com
• The influence of electrical dynamic range in cochlear implants of children at age 3 years on speech perception, vocabulary and quality-of-life outcomes at age 9 years tandfonline․com
• 💡Who do you tell about your hearing loss? A stigma-induced identity-threat model for adults with hearing loss tandfonline․com
• Estimating Cochlear Implant Users’ Sound Localization Abilities With Two Loudspeakers journals․sagepub․com
• Pupil Responses During Interactive Conversation journals․sagepub․com
• Panic Disorders in Patients with Vestibular Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis audiology․org
• Speech in noise abilities in children with auditory neuropathy who underwent cochlear implantation ejo․springeropen․com
• Clinical Trial: Comparison of the Effectiveness of Oral and Intratympanic Corticosteroid Treatments in Patients Diagnosed With Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss | Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Hospital (Istanbul) clinicaltrials․gov
• Clinical Trial: Project ICOPE Brazil–Assessment of Intrinsic Capacity in Brazilian Older Adults (ICOPE-BR) | University of Sao Paulo clinicaltrials․gov
• Assessment of Speech Processing and Listening Effort Associated With Speech-on-Speech Masking Using the Visual World Paradigm and Pupillometry journals․sagepub․com
• Commentary: Addressing Hearing Loss in Late-Life Loneliness and Social Isolation | Paywall jamanetwork․com
• 💡Cochlear neural contributions to triple network changes in tinnitus, hyperacusis & misophonia? A perspective review sciencedirect․com
• Cortical auditory evoked potentials in the identification and monitoring of learning disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis tandfonline․com
• Application of Metabolomics to Acquired Hearing Loss: Advances and Systematic Review sciencedirect․com
• HEARINGtogether study: barriers to hearing aid acquisition and use in German nursing homes – The residents’ perspective tandfonline․com