Hearing aid verification: Practices and perceptions of South African audiologists by Jared Moll, Zani Burger, Daneel M.P. Jacobs, Retshepisitswe P. Mothibe, De Wet Swanepoel, Faheema Mahomed-Asmail

“…Objectives: This study aimed to determine audiologists’ perceptions and practices regarding hearing aid verification and identify facilitators and barriers to its use. …”
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Efficacy of virtual reality pure-tone audiometry in training of hearing test for audiologist by Chanbeom Kwak, Jinsook Kim, Hyunsook Jang, Woojae Han, Young Joon Seo

“…Materials and methods: A total of 31 audiologists (16 skilled audiologists and 15 undergraduate students) participated in the study, using a developed VR PTA application with a Meta Quest 2 device. …”
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South African audiologists need business skills to survive: toward a responsive curriculum by Ben Sebothoma, Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Nomfundo Moroe

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Psychogenic hearing loss in children and adolescents. Diagnosis and psychotherapy by Grażyna Gwizda, Anna Horaczyńska-Wojtaś, Grażyna Mielnik-Niedzielska, Anna Kasprzyk, Lechosław Paweł Chmielik, Artur Niedzielski

“…In a difficult diagnostic process and treatment of psychogenic hearing loss disorder, the close cooperation of the audiologist, psychologist, patient, and his family is required. …”
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Impact of Language Barriers and Age on English Hearing Test App Accuracy for Polish Users by Małgorzata Pastucha, Elżbieta Gos, Henryk Skarżyński, W. Wiktor Jedrzejczak

“…A reference test was performed by an audiologist using specialized equipment. Methods Participants were 87 nonnative English language speakers aged 16 to 88. …”
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PRESBYACOUSSIS: JUSTIFICATION OF DIAGNOSIS IN SCREENING CONDITIONS by K.E. Gubskaya, M.M. Baibulov, Dinara Urazalina, Gulnara Tuleshova

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iHear: Canadian medical student based hearing assessment program for grade school children using a tablet audiometer by Deanna Lammers, Adam Rocker, David S. Chan, Deema Couchman, Yiqiao Wang, Amy Fraser, Johnna MacCormick, Matthew Bromwich

“…Of the children assessed, 86 (11.4%) had abnormal results and 6 (0.8%) had inconsistent results, necessitating 92 referrals for assessment by a professional audiologist. Of the 65 participants who completed secondary audiologic assessment, 54 (83.1%) were normal and 11 (16.9%) had a definitive hearing loss or abnormal tympanometry. …”
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The Role of Hearing Aids in Improving Dual‐Task Gait Performance in Older Adults With Presbycusis: A Cognitive and Motor Analysis by Emre Soylemez, Tugce Gurel Soylemez, Aydin Sinan Apaydin, Zuhal Koc Apaydin, Murat Yasar

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Otolaryngology needs among an adult homeless population: a prospective study by Vincent Wu, Christopher W. Noel, David Forner, Florence Mok, Molly Zirkle, Antoine Eskander, Vincent Lin, John M. Lee

“…An audiometric evaluation and head and neck physical examination were performed by an audiologist and otolaryngology resident, respectively. …”
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Relationships between bisphenol A and paraben exposure, oxidative stress, and the activity of outer hair cells in the cochlea in children with hearing loss by Chia-Huang Chang, Chun-Ting Lu, Tai-Ling Chen, Hsin-Chang Chen, Wen-Chi Pan, Chen-Wei Chang, Yu-Chun Chen, Yu-Lin Yu

“…Hearing tests were conducted by an audiologist in the audiometric test room, and the results were confirmed by an otolaryngologist. …”
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Population-based otoscopic and audiometric assessment of a birth cohort recruited for a pneumococcal vaccine trial 15–18 years earlier: a protocol by Joanne De Jesus, Veronica Tallo, Phyllis Carosone-Link, Mary Thatcher G Bautista, Diozele Sanvictores, Kristin Uhler, Marilla G Lucero, Eric A F Simoes, Kenny H Chan

“…Lack of trained local healthcare providers in otolaryngology/audiology and testing equipment in Bohol, Philippines, necessitates the development of a distinct methodology that would lead to meaningful data analysis.Methods and analysis Reliable data collection and transfer are achieved by a US otolaryngologist/audiologist team training local nurses on all procedures in a didactic and hands-on process. …”
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Most prevalent jobs of young master’s degree graduates by detailed field of study by Marc Frenette, Tomasz Handler

“…From Appendix Table A.2, the female master’s graduates aged 25 to 34 in 2021 most highly concentrated in specific jobs were all from health and related fields: speech-language pathology/pathologist (audiologists and speech-language pathologists, 96.3%), audiology/audiologist (audiologists and speech-language pathologists, 95.2%), physical therapy/therapist (physiotherapists, 94.0%), occupational therapy/therapist (occupational therapists, 91.3%) and pharmacy (pharmacists, 90.5%). …”
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Investigating the implementation of a new protocol and clinical tool designed to assess the audiological needs of individuals with hearing loss in clinical settings by Mathieu Hotton, Mathieu Hotton, Loonan Chauvette, Sandie Poulin, Jean-Pierre Gagné, Jean-Pierre Gagné

“…Audiologists were trained to use the QAAP-YOA. Then, they administered the QAAP-YOA to clients. …”
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Swedish translation and content evaluation of the Empowerment Audiology Questionnaire (EmpAQ—15) by Josefina Larsson, Elin Karlsson

“…Maximum variation based on age, gender, hearing aid usage, and degree of hearing loss. Seven Swedish audiologists assessing instructions for result calculations. …”
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Advocacy et nouveaux modes managériaux : le rôle politique de deux ordres professionnels de la santé by Mireille Lalancette, Marie-Josée Drolet, Marie-Ève Caty

“…This article discusses the rhetoric deployed by two professional orders, the Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec and the Ordre des orthophonistes et des audiologistes du Québec, when they are called upon to contribute to public debates on various social issues. …”
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Association of Hypertension and Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Rural Tertiary Care Setting by Sri Harsha Boppana, Darshak K. Patel, Afsana Ansari Shaik, Arun Gajan Pradeep, Raja Hamsa Chitturi, P. Siva Chaitanya, L. V. Simhachalam Kutikuppala, Anthony Reddy Gopu, Shanteja Reddy Mamidi, Jyothi Swaroop Chintala, Kalyani Ponnaganti Sai Venkata

“…Conclusion: In this study, the affiliation between accelerated hearing threshold and hypertension was discovered, offering heart specialists, urologists, audiologists, ENT specialists and different health specialists to collaborate on hypertension related changes.…”
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Effect of General Anesthesia on Auditory Brainstem Response Testing by Ogulcan GUNDOGDU, Handan YAMAN, Pelin KARAASLAN, Mustafa Bulent SERBETCIOGLU

“…Conclusions: Clinicians and audiologists should advise families to know the effects of general anesthesia on ABR and be cautious in interpreting the results obtained in ABR test performed under anesthesia.…”
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Exclusion within the inclusion practices of learners with hearing impairment in inclusive schools: A systematic review by Salimini Mbazi, Patrick Ojok, Stackus Okwaput

“…Based on the established research questions, it was revealed that the availability and use of hearing assistive devices like hearing aids and cochlea implants, support services from audiologists and speech therapists, use of total communication, use of teaching aids, provision of extra time when teaching LwHI, the low pace of teaching and use of inclusive instructional and assessment strategies are some of the inclusion practices in inclusive schools. …”
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A self-reported questionnaire for screening of hearing impairment in older by Mishra Aakash, Nanavati Nikita

“…Accurate diagnosis relies on calibrated instruments, soundproof environments, and qualified audiologists. While these resources are often available, certain situations may limit access. …”
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The Effectiveness and Cost Analysis of a Pilot Newborn Hearing Screening Program at a Hospital in a Low- to Middle-Income Country by Pariya Lertbussarakam, Pittayapon Pitathawatchai

“…This study aims to pilot a newborn hearing screening program at a hospital in a low- to middle-income country and determine its effectiveness and costs in the context of a lack of qualified audiologists. Methods: All high-risk births at Hatyai Hospital were recruited for newborn hearing screening between January and December 2021. …”
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