Audiology Research, Volume 15, Issue 2

Background: Cochlear implants (CIs) are the gold standard intervention for severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss. Their success depends not only on technological advancements but also on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of otolar...

Background/Objectives: In the early stage of presbycusis, patients experience reduced speech perception in noisy environments despite normal audiometry, normally known as hidden hearing loss. Diagnostic indicators like the reduced amplitude of ABR wa...

Background: Vestibular function implements head position regulation and body spatial navigation. It matures during childhood and adolescence and integrates with the completion of an individual’s motor development. Nevertheless, vestibular impai...

Background/Objectives: Electrode impedance is crucial for optimizing cochlear implant (CI) stimulation and hearing outcomes. While typically stable, some patients experience unexplained impedance fluctuations. This study used electrode impedance subc...

Background/Objectives: This study investigated whether exposure to various types of information online can influence adults aged 40 and above in their likelihood to purchase hearing aids (HAs). Specifically, it examined the effects of price anchoring...

Background/Objectives: Hearing aid fitting is critical for hearing loss rehabilitation but involves complex, interdependent parameters, while AI-based technologies offer promise, their reliance on large datasets and cloud infrastructure limits their...

Background: Hearing-related disease is a significant cause of disability worldwide. In resource-limited settings, prevention and early detection are critical for preventing severe disease. Understanding what a population knows and believes with regar...

Background/Objectives: Unilateral hearing loss (UHL) is a relatively common disability condition comprising around 20–50% of all congenital hearing loss (HL). The adverse effects of UHL affect the typical development of auditory function with i...

Background/Objectives: A crucial factor for a successful cochlear implant (CI) outcome is an intact auditory nerve (AN). The integrity of the AN can be tested during implantation by measuring electrical auditory brainstem responses (eABR) via the CI....

Objectives: Evaluating middle ear function is essential for interpreting screening results and prioritizing diagnostic referrals for infants with hearing impairments. Wideband Acoustic Immittance (WAI) technology offers a comprehensive approach by ut...

Background/Objectives: Although newborn hearing screening (NHS) programs have been successfully implemented in many countries worldwide, challenges to these programs have been reported in the literature, such as a lack of awareness among families and...

Background/Objectives: Aural toilet using microsuction is a common procedure in ENT clinics, and vertigo is a frequent complaint during this procedure. This study aimed to investigate the characteristics and incidence of microsuction-induced nystagmu...

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Objectives: This study aimed to translate, cross-culturally adapt, and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Measure of Audiologic Rehabilitation Self-Efficacy for Hearing Aids (MARS-HA) in elderly Iranian adults. Methods...

Family-centred early hearing detection and intervention (FC-EHDI) is an established framework globally recognized for its emphasis on family involvement in supporting children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). In the African context, unique soc...

Objectives: This study aimed to analyse the potential influence of abnormalities detected through carotid–vertebral ultrasonography and brain MRI on pure-tone averages (PTAs) and the frequency and intensity of tinnitus. Methods: 423 participant...

Vestibular paroxysmia (VP) is a disabling medical condition characterized by a high recurrence rate of vertigo. VP is classically associated with the presence of contact between a vascular structure and the cochleovestibular nerve, a neurovascular cr...

Background: Early intervention approaches play a critical role in shaping the communication outcomes of children with hearing loss, influencing their language development and overall learning trajectory. Objectives: The main objective of this study w...

Background: The Music-Related Quality of Life (MuRQoL) was launched in 2017 as a valid psychometric measure of Cochlear Implant (CI) users’ music experience and its impact on Quality of Life (QoL). This scoping review aimed to explore the imple...

Dr. Epley has been instrumental in defining the mechanisms and treatment of BPPV variants, including those of the horizontal canals. Cupulolithiasis is a horizontal canal BPPV variant usually defined as direction-changing apogeotropic nystagmus. In r...

In our clinical setting, we have identified a novel pattern of Trans-Impedance Matrix (TIM) measurement that we call “scatter”, a measure characterised by a loss of definition in the heat and line maps. Objective: the aim of this study wa...

Background/Objectives: Children with congenital or early onset sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) are at a greater risk of vestibular dysfunction (VD), hypothesized to occur from the close embryological relationship between the cochlear and vestibular...

Background: Cisplatin, a widely used chemotherapeutic agent, is associated with significant ototoxicity, leading to progressive and irreversible sensorineural hearing loss in up to 93% of patients. Cisplatin generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) in...

Background/Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of the angular vestibulo-ocular reflex (aVOR) function assessment in children with cerebral palsy (CP) using the video Head Impulse Test (vHIT) and to investigate how vestibular impai...

Bilateral vestibulopathy (BV) is a known cause of chronic vestibular syndrome. With the video head impulse test (VHIT), we can now evaluate all six semicircular canals independently and establish BV subgroups based on canal gain patterns. Background/...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and audiological outcomes in long-term cochlear implant (CI) users, focusing on hearing performance and device failures. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on patients who unde...

Introduction: This edition of the Audiology Research journal is dedicated to Dr. John Epley. For this reason, we would like to present a very unusual case involving the development of a bilateral abnormality of the otolith organs. The otoliths are th...