- Beyond the cusp of cochlear implant sound processor obsolescence: what do cochlear implant users and their families think, feel, and do about their ageing sound processors? [Journal Article]Int J Audiol. 2026 Oct 28; :1-14. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the functional, psychosocial, and relational implications of SP obsolescence and underscore the importance of integrating lived experience into long-term CI care planning.
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- The NAL-NL3 Prescription. [Journal Article]Int J Audiol. 2026 Oct 22; :1-23. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: The NAL-NL3 Prescription retains NAL's validated approach to prescribing gain and compression while generating targets with higher predicted intelligibility that are clinically appropriate for a wider range of fittings.
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- Test-retest reliability and agreement of ear-canal and mastoid Wave I Auditory Brainstem Responses in healthy young adults. [Journal Article]Int J Audiol. 2026 Oct 15; :1-15. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: Wave I measures show good within-individual reproducibility, supporting longitudinal monitoring. Tester variance was not the dominant source of variability, and the SNR threshold and normalisation approach provide actionable tools for multi-tester studies.
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- The hearing healthcare workforce: insights into density, distribution and opportunities for capacity-development. [Journal Article]Int J Audiol. 2026 Oct 11; :1-13. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight critical disparities and emphasise the need for targeted workforce planning and sustainable training programs to improve global hearing care.
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- Spatial AI improves speech intelligibility for hearing aid wearers in challenging multitalker noise. [Journal Article]Int J Audiol. 2026 Oct 08; :1-13. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: Spatial AI yields substantial intelligibility benefits in a controlled single-azimuth multitalker configuration. The effect sizes greatly exceeded established thresholds for clinical significance, suggesting that the algorithm may help address the cocktail party problem for hearing-impaired listeners.
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- A device-independent approach to cochlear-implant telehealth. [Journal Article]Int J Audiol. 2026 Oct 08; :1-21. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: Combining a manufacturer-independent headphones-based alternative to sound-field testing with manufacturer's programming software in a remotely controlled laptop system replicates sound-field outcome scores and produces high patient satisfaction.
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- Towards the development of a core outcome domain set for remote cochlear implant management. [Journal Article]Int J Audiol. 2026 Oct 07; :1-14. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: The substantial mismatch between the ranking of Clinical and Patient outcome domains between CI users and professionals suggests important differences in perspectives. Mutual education is essential to ensure needs are mutually understood and met.
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- Hearing-aid outcomes in adults with subjective listening difficulties in noise despite normal audiograms. [Journal Article]Int J Audiol. 2026 Oct 04; :1-16. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: Hearing aids were associated with statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in speech-in-noise performance in adults with subjective listening difficulties and heterogeneous auditory-processing profiles. Apparent variability in aided benefit should be interpreted cautiously, as it likely reflects both measurement variability and true inter-participant differences. The broad consistency in benefit was observed despite marked differences in participants' baseline characteristics across multiple dimensions.
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- Comparison of auditory perception between behavioural and objective MAPs in cochlear implant users: a systematic review. [Review]Int J Audiol. 2026 Oct 01; :1-12. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: Further larger double-blinded high-level studies are needed to confirm the apparent efficacy of objective measures, particularly eSRTs, to guide fitting.
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- Low-gain hearing aids for individuals with normal hearing thresholds: a scoping review of listening-related outcomes. [Review]Int J Audiol. 2026 Sep 30; :1-18. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: Amplification could provide functional benefit for adults and children with normal hearing thresholds with LiD, particularly when targeting SNR rather than audibility. However, it is less likely to benefit - and could impair - performance in adults with normal hearing thresholds without LiD.
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- Effect of selected components of aural rehabilitation delivered in-person versus guided internet-based modalities on quality of life in adults with hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analyses. [Review]Int J Audiol. 2026 Sep 28; :1-15. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate that adults with hearing loss benefit from both in-person and internet-based aural rehabilitation regarding hearing-related QoL outcomes. More investigations are needed to understand the effectiveness of particular components of aural rehabilitation in improving the health-related QoL of adults with hearing loss.
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- Measuring empowerment with the EmpAQ-15 and EmpAQ-5: test-retest reliability and responsiveness in a clinical population. [Journal Article]Int J Audiol. 2026 Sep 22; :1-14. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: The EmpAQ-15 and EmpAQ-5 are reliable and responsive measures that capture empowerment changes following hearing aid fitting and complement traditional evaluation tools in contemporary audiological care.
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- Degree-based and functional descriptions of paediatric hearing loss: a retrospective chart review. [Journal Article]Int J Audiol. 2026 Sep 20; :1-11. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: This study reveals variability in how audiologists describe infant hearing loss after diagnosis. Audiologists in paediatric facilities include functional descriptions more often in their clinical reports than audiologists in lifespan practices. Overall, reports may be challenging for families to read and use to develop a care plan.
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- A new approach to hearing aid gain prescription for listening in noise: the NAL-NL3 Comfort in Noise Module. [Journal Article]Int J Audiol. 2026 Sep 18; :1-27. [Online ahead of print]IJ
- CONCLUSIONS: Reducing the level of prescribed gain for hearing aid users in noise compared to in quiet improves comfort without significantly degrading speech understanding. This work supports the broader philosophy of the NAL-NL3 fitting system to provide specialised targets for different populations, situations and device technologies.
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- Five years of psychosocial research in audiology: trends, impact, and guidance. [Editorial]Int J Audiol. 2026 Sep; 65(9):997-1000.IJ
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