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{"title":"Explaining the link between adult-onset hearing loss and dementia to individuals with hearing loss.","authors":"Kevin J Munro, Piers Dawes","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2025.2451694","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14992027.2025.2451694","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"861-862"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143004853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lower mental fatigue and better functional listening are associated with better communication outcomes in children with mild bilateral hearing loss.","authors":"Vijayalakshmi Easwar, Vivienne Marnane, Jane Oliver, Christopher Flynn, Patricia Van Buynder, Kate Favot, Raaya Tiko, Taegan Young","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2025.2534575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2025.2534575","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To improve evidence for clinical decision-making regarding amplification for children with mild bilateral hearing loss (MBHL). We aimed to: (i) assess whether diagnosis age, unaided access to speech, hearing loss type (sensorineural/conductive) or amplification influenced auditory (functional listening, listening fatigue) and non-auditory outcomes (communication, psychosocial behaviour, attention), and (ii) evaluate whether auditory outcomes were associated with non-auditory outcomes.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Outcomes were assessed using age-appropriate, validated questionnaires completed by carers. Listening-related fatigue and attention abilities were gathered only in older children (>5 years).</p><p><strong>Study sample: </strong>63 children <12 years of age.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Regression analyses revealed limited predictability of communication and psychosocial outcomes in all children. Delayed functional listening was evident in aided relative to unaided children <5 years, and in those over 5, listening-related mental fatigue was greater in aided than unaided children. Further, increased mental, but not physical fatigue, was associated with worse communication and psychosocial outcomes. Increased mental and physical fatigue were asscoiated with worse attention abilities. Better functional listening was associated with better communication and attention, but not psychosocial behaviour.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Unaided speech access, hearing loss type, and/or diagnosis age appear insufficient to predict developmental outcomes. Children with more perceived listening difficulties may pursue amplification. Monitoring listening-related fatigue and functional listening could help identify children needing further support.</p>","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144760037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical note: the <i>in-vivo</i> demagnetisation and successful re-magnetisation of a cochlear implant magnet using 3T magnetic resonance imaging.","authors":"Francisco Ropero Romero, María Del Mar Barrios-Romero, Marta Bastarrica Marti, Serafín Sánchez-Gómez","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2025.2540971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2025.2540971","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This case report describes the successful <i>in-vivo</i> application of a procedure to re-magnetise the cochlear implant (CI) magnet in a unilaterally implanted user with an older generation implant, following an inadvertent exposure to a higher strength magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) field for which the implant was indicated.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A case report.</p><p><strong>Study sample: </strong>An adult with a unilateral CI (a SONATA TI100 CI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Re-magnetisation was accomplished using the static magnetic field of a 3.0 T MRI scanner. It should be noted that the described re-magnetisation procedure is appropriate only for 1) unilateral CI users and 2) older generation CIs which have a non-removable or a well-secured magnet which can withstand MRI scanners only up to 1.5 T.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This is the first study to successfully demonstrate the partial re-magnetisation of a CI magnet using a 3.0 T MRI scanner <i>in-vivo</i>. This procedure is a potential option to resolve de-magnetisation issues without surgery or device replacement.</p>","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144760036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Independent effects of sex and ear-canal size on auditory brainstem response amplitudes in young adults.","authors":"Hannah Guest, Christopher J Plack, Kevin J Munro, Samuel Couth, Garreth Prendergast","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2025.2530713","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2025.2530713","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Adult auditory brainstem response (ABR) amplitudes are employed by both researchers and clinicians, but exhibit substantial between-subject variability, reducing their sensitivity as measures of underlying auditory health. One source of variability is sex, for which a number of mechanisms have been proposed. The present analysis aimed to determine whether ear-canal size influences ABR wave I amplitude, independent of sex.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>ABR wave I amplitudes and estimates of ear-canal diameter and volume were obtained from 220 otologically healthy teenagers. Multiple linear regression models tested for independent effects of sex and ear-canal size on ABR amplitudes.</p><p><strong>Study sample: </strong>Participants were enrolled in a longitudinal study conducted by the Manchester Centre of Audiology and Deafness. The present data were gathered at baseline (age 16-17 years).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The size of the sex effect on wave I amplitude was reduced by adding ear-canal diameter or volume to the model, but it remained significant. Ear canal diameter contributed modestly to wave I amplitude, independent of sex. Ear-canal volume produced null results.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings are preliminary and strictly exploratory, but suggest that women's larger ABR amplitudes may be explained in part by their smaller ear canals, with implications for the sensitivity, comfort, and safety of ABR testing.</p>","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144674703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Characteristics of multifrequency vestibular evoked myogenic potentials tuning in ménière's disease and vestibular migraine.","authors":"Chen Tang, Yi Du, Yu Wang, Zhengyan Xu, Xingjian Liu, Lili Ren, Xiaojun Jiang, Ziming Wu","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2025.2529868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2025.2529868","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Diagnostic criteria for Vestibular Migraine (VM) and Ménière's Disease (MD) overlap considerably, complicating accurate diagnoses in patients with headaches, vertigo, hearing loss, aural fullness, and tinnitus. This study assesses the utility of multifrequency vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) in differentiating MD from VM.</p><p><strong>Study sample: </strong>The research included 49 MD and 32 VM patients from April to June 2024. Each patient underwent a comprehensive interview and symptom documentation, followed by detailed auditory and vestibular function evaluations, including multifrequency VEMPs. We performed data analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0. Data normality was assessed with the Shapiro-Wilk test. Group comparisons were conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Chi-square test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>VEMPs showed heightened response rates at 750 and 1000 Hz. Notably, in affected ears of MD, the elicitation rate of ocular VEMPs (oVEMP) increased from 55% to 67%, and in VM patients, it escalated from 56% to 78%. Cervical VEMPs (cVEMP) amplitude decreased with higher frequencies (P < 0.05), while oVEMP amplitude increased, though not significantly (P > 0.05). Slope graphs illustrated the overall tuning of VEMPs and analysed the correlation between VEMPs tuning and subjective symptoms. Significantly, oVEMP tuning proved valuable in accurately reflecting early-stage MD (stages I and II).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study underscores the crucial role of multifrequency VEMPs in enhancing the diagnostic processes for MD and VM. By delineating distinct response patterns across various frequencies, VEMPs not only confirm their diagnostic significance but also improve their ability to differentiate between MD and VM. These findings highlight the potential of VEMPs to facilitate more precise and effective clinical interventions by distinguishing between vestibular disorders across frequencies.</p>","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144674702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence, severity, and mental health correlates of hyperacusis in Palestinian youth.","authors":"Adnan M Shehabi, Garreth Prendergast, Jeanan G Sufran, Lana L Awwad, Alaa B Abu Rmeleh, Sondos A Abu Khalil, Samuel Couth","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2025.2521744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2025.2521744","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the prevalence, severity, and risk factors of hyperacusis in young Palestinian adults facing a challenging socio-political context without self-reported ear, hearing, or neurological disorders.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A cross-sectional study using an Arabic Khalfa Hyperacusis Questionnaire, with scores ≥21 indicating hyperacusis. Risk factors were measured via a questionnaire developed in-house. Exploratory analyses examined attentional, social, and emotional dimensions of hyperacusis.</p><p><strong>Study sample: </strong>Participants consisted of 271 university students (82 males) aged 18 - 25 years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hyperacusis prevalence was 18.8%, with a mean score of 24.96 (SD = 4.35), and 7.0% had severe hyperacusis (score ≥28). Mental health issues, balance disturbances, chronic tinnitus, and noise exposure were associated with hyperacusis presence. Mental health issues and balance disturbances were linked to higher scores across all hyperacusis dimensions, chronic tinnitus to social and emotional dimensions, and noise exposure to the emotional dimension. Anxiety and depression were strongly associated with worse hyperacusis outcomes across all dimensions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Moderate-to-severe hyperacusis affects a large proportion of young Palestinian adults, which may be associated with anxiety and depression. Future research should use standardised assessments of mental health conditions to understand their relationship with hyperacusis, which could be essential to managing hyperacusis and improving quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144600328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An accessible Image-Based Questionnaire for Hearing (IBQ-H): Item selection.","authors":"Emanuele Perugia, Samuel Couth, Gabrielle H Saunders","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2025.2521557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2025.2521557","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To develop an Image-Based Questionnaire for Hearing (IBQ-H) that uses photographs instead of written descriptions of listening situations to assess hearing difficulties and hearing aid outcomes, with a view to overcoming language and literacy barriers to completing questionnaires. IBQ-H photographs represent the 14 listening situations of the Common Sound Scenarios (CoSS) framework.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Development involved a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) focus group and three online experiments. The focus group provided insights into the acceptability of an IBQ-H and feedback on photographic content. Experiments 1 and 2 were used to select images for IBQ-H. Experiment 3 examined opinions about the IBQ-H relative to a text-based version.</p><p><strong>Study sample: </strong>The three experiments had 70, 42, and 55 participants, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From Experiment 1, two photographs for each CoSS were selected. Experiment 2 refined this to a single representative image per CoSS, finalising the 14-item IBQ-H. In Experiment 3, participants preferred, found easier, and were more confident completing the IBQ-H over its text-based version.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The 14-item IBQ-H is an accessible questionnaire for assessing hearing difficulties, which can be readily adapted for specific cultural contexts. Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the IBQ-H are being evaluated.</p>","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144591108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Recordability of the vestibular cerebellar evoked potential.","authors":"Daniel J Romero, Richard A Roberts, Danielle Clay, Erin Picou, Jessica J Feller, Julia Englund, Gary P Jacobson","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2025.2523904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2025.2523904","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Vestibular cerebellar evoked potentials (VsCEPs) are short-latency, vestibular-dependent responses recorded from electrodes placed superficially near the cerebellum. This study aimed to replicate previous findings and further explore optimal recording parameters for air-conducted VsCEPs.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Responses were collected similarly to previous investigations for comparability. Two reference electrode locations (nose and contralateral earlobe) were compared.</p><p><strong>Study sample: </strong>VsCEPs were measured in 15 healthy individuals without prior history of otologic or neurological impairment (mean age = 24.7; sd = 3.8, 2 male).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We report a response rate that never exceeded 60%. Responses were most often present over the posterior scalp contralateral to the stimulated ear. A small but significant latency difference was found between reference locations. Larger amplitudes were observed over midline and contralateral areas for the left ear only. There was no difference in amplitude between reference locations.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The low recordability and high inter-subject variability suggests VsCEPs are not yet suitable for clinical application. However, results should be treated with caution as the stimulus level used in the current study was lower than previous investigations. Thus, we may be below the response threshold of subjects. Future investigations should explore other parameters to improve recordability and stability of VsCEPs.</p>","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144553463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison of user interfaces for measuring the matrix sentence test on a smartphone.","authors":"Samira Saak, Angelika Kothe, Mareike Buhl, Birger Kollmeier","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2024.2385551","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14992027.2024.2385551","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Smartphone-based self-testing could facilitate large-scale data collection and remote diagnostics. For this purpose, the matrix sentence test (MST) is an ideal candidate due to its repeatability and accuracy. In clinical practice, the MST requires professional audiological equipment and supervision, which is infeasible for smartphone-based self-testing. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate the feasibility of self-administering the MST on smartphones, including the development of an appropriate user interface for the small screen size.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>We compared the traditional closed matrix user interface (10 × 5 matrix) to three alternative, newly-developed interfaces (slide, type, wheel) regarding SRT consistency, user preference, and completion time.</p><p><strong>Study sample: </strong>We included 15 younger normal hearing and 14 older hearing-impaired participants in our study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The slide interface is most suitable for mobile implementation, providing consistent and fast SRTs and enabling all participants to perform the tasks effectively. While the traditional matrix interface works well for most participants, some participants experienced difficulties due to its small size on the screen.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We propose the newly-introduced slide interface as a plausible alternative for smartphone screens. This might be more attractive for elderly patients that may exhibit more challenges with dexterity and vision than our test subjects employed here.</p>","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"745-757"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141912530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A randomised controlled trial evaluating hearing aid knowledge and the effects of information leaflets with and without illustrations among adult hearing aid users.","authors":"L Bruce Olander, T Bjuvmar, E Nyhlén, M Öberg","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2025.2478520","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14992027.2025.2478520","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The primary aim of this study was to investigate whether an information leaflet with illustrations and accompanying text about hearing aid functions have additional effects on participants' knowledge compared to an information leaflet without illustrations. An additional aim was to evaluate hearing aid users' knowledge of placement in a noisy environment, directional microphones and telecoil functions at baseline and postintervention and to assess the benefits of an information leaflet.</p><p><strong>Design and study sample: </strong>In this RCT study the participants were randomised to the intervention group (<i>n</i> = 32) that received leaflets with text and illustrations and to the control group (<i>n</i> = 29) that received leaflets with text only. Open-ended questions were used to assess knowledge at baseline and after three weeks. Post-intervention benefits were evaluated by assessing statements about the leaflet.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No statistically significant differences in knowledge improvement were found between groups. Regardless of group allocation, participants showed limited knowledge at baseline and significantly improved knowledge postintervention. The participants reported the benefits of the leaflet regardless of group allocation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>An information leaflet about hearing aid functions increased participants' knowledge regardless of the presence of illustrations. Further research should be conducted to investigate how to design and use information leaflets in aural rehabilitation.</p>","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"758-765"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143673170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}