Audiology and Hearing

This population-based case-control study evaluates associations of plasma metabolites and metabolite classes with persistent tinnitus among a large cohort of US women.

This case-control study assesses the risk of cholesteatoma in individuals with a first-degree relative surgically treated for the same disease.

This diagnostic study assesses the performance of the Apple Watch Noise application in comparison with a class 1 sound level meter.

This quality improvement study examines the accuracy of the automated audiogram image recognition on the Apple iPhone using a large sample of audiogram reports representing various degrees of hearing loss.

This cross-sectional study examines the genetic causes of childhood-onset hearing loss and characterizes severity, progression, and cochlear implant success associated with genotype in a single large clinical cohort.

This prognostic study examines how aging and performance on a standardized cognitive test battery adapted to contain only visual cues are associated with complex speech recognition abilities in cochlear implant users.

This population-based cross-sectional study examines the association of polygenic risk scores for hearing difficulty among older adults with hearing and speech reception abilities in mid-childhood and early midlife.

This cohort study assesses outcomes of endoscopic ear surgery in children with congenital cholesteatoma of the middle ear and mastoid antrum.

This cross-sectional analysis of an ongoing prospective cohort study describes the association between midlife carotid atherosclerosis and late-life hearing loss in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.

This survey study identifies changes in the hearing health care market that may be factors in consumer choice and attitudes toward specific hearing health care models.

A 25-month-old child presented with unilateral hearing loss; examination found unilateral right middle ear effusion of cerebrospinal fluid. What is your diagnosis?

This cohort study evaluates the cognitive functioning of older adults with severe hearing loss at risk for mild cognitive impairment before and after cochlear implantation.

This case series assesses whether there is an association between cognitive impairment screening scores and cochlear implant outcomes.

This cross-sectional study assesses the risk factors for hearing loss at birth in newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus.