Abstract outcomes
We are pleased to announce the successful applicants.
Thank you to everyone who submitted one of the 183 abstracts by the closing date. The Scientific Committee has now completed its review of all submissions.
The Early bird cut off date has changed from 15 to 31 July.
Oral presentations
| Firstname | Surname | Country | Abstract Title | Abstract Category |
| Ravali | Arradi | India | Pilot outcomes of vision and hearing screening among children between 1.5 years to 6 years at a tertiary eye care hospital in South India | Training/Education |
| Dhiva | Babu | India | Development and Validation of Central Auditory Processing Screening Questionnaire (CAPS-Q) | Best Practices |
| SHARIFA | BAYUMI | Tanzania | KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TOWARDS CHILDHOOD HEARING LOSS AND HEARING SERVICES IN MOSHI MUNICIPALITY, TANZANIA. | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Siti Aminah | Binti Kamaludin | Malaysia | From Mandate to Follow-Up: Sustaining Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in a Resource-Constrained Malaysian Public Hospital | Best Practices |
| Indira | C P | India | PATTERNS AND PREDICTORS OF FOLLOW UP COMPLIANCE IN AIISH’s NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM | Best Practices |
| Chitra | Chander Shekhar | India | World Hearing Day as a global public health advocacy initiative: rationale, reach, and role in advancing ear and hearing care | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Cornelious | Changwe | Zambia | Bridging the Ear and Hearing Care Gap in Rural Zambia: A Youth-Led Community Model from Chitambo District | Training/Education |
| Subhashini | D | India | Outcomes of Community Based Hearing Care in Rural Karnataka: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons for Sustainable Hearing Rehabilitation | Family / Community Empowerment |
| Vijaya | Alagappan | India | The sound of perseverance : My journey | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Sowmya | Ganesan Lakshmi | India | Present but Unheard: Living with Hearing Impairment in Spaces That Were Never Quite Designed for You | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Bridget | Gourlay | United Kingdom | The role of parent advocacy in addressing major failings in paediatric audiology services | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Miriam | Hahn | Switzerland | Organizational Development as a Strategy for Strengthening Local Hearing Health Clinics: Early-Stage Initiatives and Lessons Learned | Training/Education |
| Nargis | Jahan | Bangladesh | Beliefs and Self-Efficacy of Parents of Young Children with Hearing Loss in Bangladesh | Family / Community Empowerment |
| Awa | Jacques Chirac | Cameroon | Development of a Sign Language Guide for Inclusive Health Care Services | Training/Education |
| Sarah | Jameel | India | Smartphone-Based Hearing Screening in an Urban Slum Community: Observations on Implementation from an Ongoing Validation Study in Hyderabad, India | Best Practices |
| Wisdom | Jonathan | Nigeria | Transformer-Based Otoscopic Image Classification for AI-Assisted Ear Disease Screening in Resource-Limited Settings | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Deepashree | Joshi B | India | Acceptance, usability and field validation of an mHealth based hearing screener (HearKids) among grassroots workers in South Indian community set up | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Jeena Mary | Joy | India | Impact of Home Literacy on Reading Skills of Paediatric CI users: Evidence from a Government-funded CI program in South India | Family / Community Empowerment |
| RIFA | K | India | A Behavior Change Wheel Framework to Transform Hearing Conservation Mindsets Among Adolescents in South India | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss |
| Nisha | K V | India | Virtual Acoustic Spatial Training (VAST) in Listeners with Sensorineural Hearing loss: A Comparative Study Across Age Groups | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Sruthi | Kalaiselvan | India | Development of an Indian Music Intervention Program for Children using Hearing Devices | Training/Education |
| KAMALAKANNAN | Karupaiah | India | Prevalence of Misophonia in the General Population and Individuals with Tinnitus: An Epidemiological Study | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Sekhar | Lakshmanan | India | Empowerment through Parenting | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Rahiba | Lulu | India | A COMPREHENSIVE COST ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS | Family / Community Empowerment |
| Alesi | Majorine | South Africa | Advancing Ear and Hearing Health for Rural and Marginalised Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Sunny | Mannava | India | Current Estimates of the Economic Burden of Hearing Loss in India: A Societal Cost-of-Illness Study | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Clarisse | Mapa-Tassou | Cameroon | Integrating Ear and Hearing Care into Primary Health Care in Cameroon: Early Implementation Outcomes of a National Pilot Program | Best Practices |
| Lilian | Mokoh | Kenya | Closing the Gap: School-Based Hearing Screening as a Cost-Effective Pathway to Expand Hearing Aid Access in Kenya | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Srishti | Munjal | India | Beyond Benefit and Satisfaction: Understanding the Real-World Listening Experiences of Hearing Aid Users | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Manjudarshan | N | India | Validation of ‘Speech Recognition Threshold in Noise’ Screening Module in Kannada Language to Screen for Mild Hearing Loss in 3-6 Year Old Children | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Lekha S | Nair | India | Community Mobilization for Developmental Screening of Children Under Six: Empowering a Dual-Cadre Grassroots Framework in Rural South India. | Training/Education |
| Gaelle Vanelssa | Ngankam Fotsing Epse Vofo | South Africa | Qualitative analysis of a combined hearing and vision screening model for newborns adaptable for Sub-Saharan Africa – The case of Cameroon | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Siphesihle | Nzuza | South Africa | Feasibility of Teleaudiology for Ototoxicity Monitoring in Renal Patients | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Olawale | Ogundiran | Ghana | Association between Cigarette Smoking and Alcohol Consumption and Hearing Thresholds in Patients with Tinnitus: A Cross-Sectional Study | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Carmen | Olmos Zavala | Mexico | Beyond Hearing: An Intensive Equine-Assisted Neuroauditory Summer Camp to Enhance Communication, Sensory Integration, and Family Engagement in Children with Hearing Loss and Neurodevelopmental Disorders | Family / Community Empowerment |
| Ayo | Osisanya | Nigeria | Smartphone-based Early Speech-Language and Auditory Screening Tool: Development and Preliminary Validation Outcomes | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Elsie Akosua | Otuo-Acheampong | Ghana | Exploring the Feasibility of Using Trained Nurses to Implement Newborn Hearing Screening in Ghana | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Mukovhe | Phanguphangu | South Africa | Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of scaling universal infant hearing screening within South African primary healthcare: A preliminary model-based implementation analysis | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Malonje | Phiri | Malawi | Gaps in intersectoral coordination for preschool hearing screening and early intervention services in Malawi | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Dhanashree | Pillay | South Africa | Interactive Game Based Hearing Screening for Young Children | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Rohit | Ravi | India | Current clinical practices in pediatric audiology among audiologists in India | Best Practices |
| Jayashree | Seethapathy | India | Parental Awareness of Government Welfare Schemes for Children with Hearing Impairment in Chennai, India | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Selamawit | Tadesse | Ethiopia | Silent Struggles, Unheard Needs: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Satisfaction among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Leelavathi | Thamizhmani | India | Stigma and Risks of Hearing and Cognitive Decline among Older Adults in India: A Narrative Review | Stigma |
| S M | Toufiq | Bangladesh | Prevalence the risk of Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) among school going children in Bangladesh | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Jaya | V | India | Prevalence of unilateral and mild hearing loss – outcomes of newborn hearing screening program from a tertiary care hospital in Tamilnadu | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Barnabas Bem | Vangerwua | Nigeria | From Device Donation to Sustainable Hearing Healthcare :A scoping Review of the Lifecycle, Outcomes ,and Health System Impact of Donated Hearing Aids in Low-and Middle-Income Countries, with Evidence from Nigeria. | Best Practices |
| Ninita | Visser | South Africa | Attitudes and Barriers to Interprofessional Collaboration: Perspectives of Audiologists and Otorhinolaryngologists | Training/Education |
| Isha | Wosti | Nepal | Access to Hearing Care in Remote Nepal: Reflections of an Audiologist | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Isha | Wosti | Nepal | Coming to a Decision About Cochlear Implantation: Parental Experiences in Nepal | Family / Community Empowerment |
Poster Presentations:
| Firstname | Surname | Abstract Title | Abstract Category |
| MONICA | A | Translation and validation of the Highly Sensitive Person Scale into Kannada: a Rasch Analysis | Training/Education |
| DEEKSHITHA | A S | Development of a comprehensive community-based rehabilitation model for children with hearing impairment in rural settings- A study protocol. | Best Practices |
| lahcen | aderdour | Building Audiology Capacity in Morocco: A Multisectoral Model for Expanding Hearing Care Access in a Middle-Income Country | Training/Education |
| Rejina | Adhikari | Prevalence of Hyperacusis Among Hearing Impaired with Hearing Loss and Tinnitus in Nepal | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Tika Ram | Adhikari | Noise-induced hearing loss and among Buddhist monks and nuns in monastic institutions in Thimphu, Bhutan: a cross-sectional study | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss |
| ELIZABETH KEKELI | AHIABU | Do we practice what we know? IPC among audiologists in Ghana. | Training/Education |
| Ghenghan | Aishatu Kinyuy | Integrating Neonatal Hearing Screening into Mother and Child Health Services in the Context of Humanitarian Crises | Best Practices |
| Joy | Alvarez | Hearing for Learning Hospital-Led School Hearing Screening for Rural and Special-Needs Children, Driving DepEd–DOH Policy Adoption | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Jarreth | Andreas | AI-generated speech audiometry: Development and validation of a paediatric Qatari Arabic word identification tool. | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Simran | Banga | INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG CI-AIDED LATE LATENCY RESPONSES AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE OUTCOMES IN PEDIATRIC COCHLEAR IMPLANT USERS | Technology in Hearing Care |
| samuel | Bekele | Prevalence and Causes of Hearing Loss in Ethiopia, 2023: National Population-Based Survey | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Reginald | Bentum | HEARING AID USER SATISFACTION AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN GHANA (SADL). | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Nandni | Bilodiya | Development and Validation of Hearing Disability Calculation App in Indian context: An Indigenous Software Based Application | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Keerthana | C | From no speech to Academic and Multilingual Excellence with cochlear implantation | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Moitry | Chakraborty | Factors Associated with Language Delay Among Children with Hearing Impairment Attend In Selected Special School of Mymensingh. | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Madhan | Chandrasekar | Functional Outcomes of simultaneous Bilateral Cochlear Implantation as a Medical Emergency Following Meningitis: Pediatric case study | Best Practices |
| Pachaiappan | Chandrasekaran | Tinnitus Tuning Curves and Psychoacoustic Tuning Curves in Individuals with Tinnitus with Normal Hearing | Best Practices |
| Heena | Chauhan | Localization of Hearing Aid Technology: Bridging the Gap between Global Solutions and Regional User Needs | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Denise | Chetty | A Parent’s Journey: Navigating Childhood Hearing Loss in South Africa | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Indira | CP | AIISH’s newborn hearing screening strategy for minimizing the referral rate: Implications to UNHS in India | Best Practices |
| KARUNA | D | Development of Shabdha Saadhana: A Novel Phonemic Training App in Indian English and Its Performance Evaluation in Children with Normal Hearing and Auditory Processing Abilities | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Sourov | Das | Barriers to Accessing Ear and Hearing Care in Bangladesh: An Anonymous Cross-Sectional Survey From a Resource-Limited Setting | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Kenneth Bitrus | David | Retrospective Study on the Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Bacterial Isolates in Patients with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media at the National Ear Care Centre Kaduna, Nigeria | Best Practices |
| Nausheen | Dawood | Social and Emotional Outcomes in First-Time Hearing Aid Users from Low-Income Communities: A Health Belief Model Analysis | Stigma |
| Aksha | Dayal | Effect of Different Body positions on Wideband Absorbance and Resonant Frequency in Normal Hearing Adults. | Best Practices |
| Janine Marriah | Dela Cruz | Understanding Hearing Health: A Cross-Sectional Study of Determinants of Knowledge, Awareness, and Behavior of Employees in a Tertiary Hospital | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Hitisha | Doshi | Changing Trends in Hearing Loss: A 10-Year Comparative Study of Awareness, Stigma and Management | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Daisy | Edwin | AI-Enhanced Video Reinforcers versus Conventional Visual Reinforcers in Audiometry among Indian Children: A Comparative Study on Attention, Response Reliability and Test Efficiency | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Mohamed | Elbouzidi | Daily Life with a Cochlear Implant: family experiences and challenges of social inclusion, case of Morocco. | Family / Community Empowerment |
| Felix | Eling | Hearing Health Inequities: Addressing Stigma, Policy Gaps, and Socioeconomic Barriers in Uganda | Stigma |
| Mohammed | Eliyas | EMPOWERING COASTAL COMMUNITIES : ONSITE SCREENING AND MEDIA DRIVEN AWARENESS INS SOUTHERN TAMILNADU | Family / Community Empowerment |
| Siva | G | Empowering the Hearing Healthcare Sector in Developing and Emerging Nations: A Comprehensive Capacity-Building Model | Training/Education |
| KANAKA | GANAPATHY | Promoting Inclusive Hearing Health Through the Development of a Video Education Module on Hearing Aid Handling Skills: A Pilot Study | Training/Education |
| Siva | Ganesan | Addressing Heterogeneity in Audiology Education to Improve Access to Ear and Hearing Care Across South Asia and Africa | Training/Education |
| Rajashree | Ganesh Bhat | Psychosocial Consequences of Age-Related Hearing Loss – an Exploration through Qualitative Study | Stigma |
| Maria Zamantha | Gatchalian | Training Program for Audiometrists on Puretone and Speech Audiometry: A Pilot Program | Training/Education |
| Vindya | Geeganage | Audiological Profiles and Risk Factors of Hearing Loss Among Adults in Sri Lanka: A Retrospective Chart Review from a University Audiology Clinic | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Shashish | Ghimire | Auditory Outcomes In Post-Lingual Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients With Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Shashish | Ghimire | Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in Nepal: A National Assessment of Current Practices, Challenges and Future Directions | Best Practices |
| sreenivas | gouripeddi | TO EVALUATE THE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN ADULTS WITH SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS -AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY’ | Family / Community Empowerment |
| Archana | Gundmi | Tinnitus in School-Going Adolescents: Prevalence, Clinical Profile, and Severity Determinants | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| NIKHILESH | H C | Time-to-Pass Analysis of Automated Auditory Brainstem Response Rescreening Following Initial Referral in Newborn Hearing Screening. | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| James | Hall | Making the Most of Middle Ear and Acoustic Reflex Measurements | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Sathya | Harinath | AUDIOLOGICAL AND NON-AUDIOLOGICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH RECURRENT OTITIS MEDIA IN CHILDREN: A FOLLOW-UP STUDY AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Dinukshi | Ileperuma | A survey on resources, services, and current audiological practices followed by audiologists in Sri Lanka | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Saransh | Jain | The Burden of Communication Disorders Among Tribal Schoolchildren in India | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Deepika | Jayachandran | Fine structure Otoacoustic Emissions in Individuals using Personal Audio Devices (PADs) | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss |
| Wisdom | Jonathan | Bilateral Audiogram-Based Tinnitus Triage Using Transfer Learning: A Feasibility Study for Technology-Enabled Hearing Care | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Jesna | Joseph | Are We Missing Early Hearing Damage? Auditory Consequences of Personal Listening Device Use in Young Adults | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss |
| Jeena Mary | Joy | Reading in an Alphasyllabary: Phonological Processing and Reading Outcomes of Paediatric CI Users in Mainstream School settings | Best Practices |
| Sabarivasan | K | The Importance of Early Intervention :- Reflections on our child’s cochlear implant journey | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Daud | Kaghembe | School-Based Early Detection of Hearing Difficulties and Ear Diseases Among Primary Schoolchildren in Tanzania | Training/Education |
| Arunraj | Karuppannan | Strengthening Community-Based Rehabilitation Through AIISH Outreach Service Centres: A Decade of Experience | Best Practices |
| Arunraj | Karuppannan | Influence of Hearing Aid Funding Source on Device Usage, Satisfaction, Perceived Benefit, and Barriers to Adoption: A Cross-Sectional Study | Stigma |
| James | Komanya | From Missed Hearing Problems to Digital School Screening: The Heariscope Journey in Mwanza, Tanzania | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Sridhar | Krishnamurti | Health Related disparities and hearing health inequities | Stigma |
| Geetanjali | Kuanar | Unmet Need for Hearing Care Among Older Adults in Rural Odisha: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey | Family / Community Empowerment |
| Uttam | Kumar | Aging with Lifelong Deafness: Diffusion MRI Evidence of Microstructural Vulnerability in Cognitive Brain Pathways | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Nabin | Lageju | Sutureless Myringoplasty Using Tragal Cartilage: Our experience of 507 cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Nepal | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Rhonda | Locke | Shifting Gears: Empowering Young People to Protect Their Hearing in Agricultural Environments | Training/Education |
| Vidhi | Lodha | Transforming Lives: The Humanitarian Impact of Technology in Hearing Loss | Family / Community Empowerment |
| Janaki | M | A self-help group worker led childhood hearing screening using MHealth app | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Nisha | M V | Ecotourism and Deaf Gain: Understanding Nature Experiences among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students | Family / Community Empowerment |
| Debadatta | Mahallik | Middle Ear status during Pregnancy: A Comparative Study Across Trimesters and Age-Matched Controls” | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Ritu | Marda | Our Journey from Fear to Fulfilment | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| NORBERTO | MARTINEZ | SLMCI FOUNDATION PROJECT: WE HEAR, WE LISTEN PROGRAM | Family / Community Empowerment |
| Ishita | Marwaha | Estimation of the prevalence of hyperacusis in general population and those with complaint of tinnitus – an epidemiological study | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Rohit | Matta | Vibe-Wearable EdgeML Auditory Feedback | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Rafidah | Mazlan | Closing the Frontline Gap: Online Training for Earlier Childhood Hearing Loss Detection in Malaysia | Training/Education |
| Cuthbert | Mbalame | EVALUATING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF ONGOING STUDENTS FITTED WITH HEARING AIDS AT ABC HEARING CLINIC AND TRAINING CENTRE, MALAWI | Training/Education |
| Selvarani | Moodley | Expanding Audiology Training Through Simulation and Tele‑Platform Partnerships in Developing Country Contexts | Training/Education |
| Lakshmi | MS | Attention vs. Exposure: Which Better Explains Music Induced Listening Fatigue? | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss |
| Gladys | Muchemwa | Bilateral Microtia, Cleft Palate and Severe Conductive Hearing Loss in a 14 month old Identified at a Rural Outreach Camp in Zimbabwe | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Anu | Mukund | AWARENESS OF SIGN LANGUAGE AND ITS USE IN DEAF EDUCATION AMONG STUDENT TEACHERS IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM | Training/Education |
| Satia | Muntaha | Schools for Children with Hearing Impairment in Dhaka City: Perspective of Available Facilities | Training/Education |
| Akshaya Jothi | Muthukumaravel | Unheard Sounds: Audiological Outcomes in Perinatally HIV-Infected and HIV-Exposed Children and Adolescents – A Systematic Review. | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Sathuniya | Nagendran | Neonatal Hearing Screening Program in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A one year retrospective analysis | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Joanne | Neille | Mapping Hearing Loss in Persons with Cerebral Palsy: Insights from International Registries and Databases | Best Practices |
| ROGERS | Ngwayi | A Comprehensive Situational Analysis in Cameroon. | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Promise | Okereke | Oral Health and Access to Dental Care Among Persons with Hearing Loss in Resource-Constrained Settings: A Scoping Review | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Hari Prakash | Palaniswamy | Association between cognitive reserve and cognitive function in normal-hearing older adults in a low-resource community setting | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Seema | Panday | Awareness and Knowledge of the Effects of Leisure Noise on Hearing Among Teenagers and Young Adults: Findings from Two South African Studies. | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss |
| Santhosh | Periyasamy | Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Tinnitus in South India: A Retrospective Study | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Lucretia | Petersen | Towards validating an isiXhosa word identification list in quiet and noise | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Bhargavi | PG | Self-Reported Functional Consequences Among Industrial Workers in South Karnataka, India: A Preliminary Study | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss |
| Mwanaisha | Phiri | Advancing Sustainable Hearing Care in Malawi: Assessing Affordable Bone Conduction Technology for Children and Adults with Conductive Hearing Loss. | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Sameer | Pootheri | Is the 1–3–6 Timeline of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Realistically Achievable in a Developing Country? An Indian Perspective from a Government-Supported Cochlear Implant Program | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Ganesh | Prasad | An exploration into the Pre-Implant Cochlear Implant Candidacy Factors as Correlates of Post-Implant Outcomes in Indian Children | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Deepashree | R | Life-Course Hearing Rehabilitation in Rural Mysuru, India: Integrating Affordable Hearing Aid Provision and Comprehensive Community-Based Support | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Dhananjay | Rachana | Noise Awareness Over Noise Level: Explaining Classroom Listening Fatigue and Learning Difficulties | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| R | Rajalakshmi | A pilot group intervention program on school readiness for paediatric cochlear implant users | Training/Education |
| Keerthana | Rajanbabu | User acceptability and satisfaction with Kannada-adapted Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for individuals with tinnitus | Best Practices |
| Deepashree | Ramachandra | 100 Babies, 100 Stories: What Rural-Tribal Infant Data Collection Taught Me Beyond a PhD | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Siju | Rana | Attitudes toward the Use of Hearing Aids among Adults in Nepal | Stigma |
| Loren | Reyes | Inclusive Healthcare for Sensory Impairments: Institutionalizing Community-Based Rehabilitation Toward National Hearing Health Educational Standards within the SDG-Aligned National and Subnational Health Strategy | Best Practices |
| Carlos Diego | Rozul | Pilot Implementation of an Audiometrician Training Course in a Tertiary Hospital Setting | Training/Education |
| Poornima | S | PREDICTIVE QUESTIONNAIRE TO IDENTIFY LATE HELP SEEKING TENDENCIES IN PARENTS OF NEWBORNS REFERRED FROM HEARING SCREENING | Best Practices |
| Preeti | Sahu | Electrophysiological Evidence of Lower Brainstem Dysfunction in Adults with Sickle Cell Anemia. | Best Practices |
| Thrishika | Sara | A Parent’s Perspective on Early Hearing Rehabilitation | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Vishnu | Saravana R | Verification and analytical validation of an affordable otoacoustic emission device from India | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Snigdha | Sarkar | A parenting journey – From the individual to the collective, from local to global | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Lisa | Seerup | Hearing, Listening, Learning: A Whole-Classroom Model | Hearing Loss Across the Lifespan |
| Paulina | Serrano Licea | AUDITORY REHABILITATION THROUGH STRUCTURED MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS: OBSERVATIONAL OUTCOMES IN WORD DISCRIMINATION, COGNITIVE FUNCTION, AND SOCIAL PARTICIPATION IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS | Best Practices |
| Devarsh | Shah | Effectiveness of Community-Based Hearing Screening and Rehabilitation in Improving Access to Hearing Care | Family / Community Empowerment |
| VARSHA | SHANKAR | Implementing Ototoxicity Monitoring for Head and Neck Cancer Care in India | Best Practices |
| Anjali | Shriwastav | Hyperacusis in Tinnitus Patients Without Hearing Loss: Findings From a Preliminary Exploratory Study | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Anjali | Shriwastav | Prevalence of Hyperacusis among General population in Nepal | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Narveshwar | Sinha | Innovative Public–Private Partnership Model for Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in India: A Scalable Policy Proposal | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Carol | Sinkende | From One Trained Health Worker to a Community Movement: Seven Years of Transforming Ear and Hearing Care Access in Rural Zambia | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Uma | Soman | Capacity Building in Ear and Hearing Care in LMICs through Distance Education Technology: Lessons Learned | Training/Education |
| Sorracha | Sophanate | Bridging Hearing Health Access and Medical Education Through a Student-Led World Hearing Day Programme: Identifying Hidden Ear and Hearing Disorders in the Community | Epidemiology / Advocacy |
| Sreebha | Sreedhar | Masseter Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Children with Specific Learning Disorder: An Exploratory Study | Best Practices |
| Sita | Sreekumar | Phoneme Recognition and Error Pattern Analysis in Malayalam-Speaking Children Using Cochlear Implants: Insights into Bottom-Up Speech Processing During Spoken Word Identification | Technology in Hearing Care |
| CHANDANA | SURESH | Sudden sensorineural hearing loss in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus: partial recovery following combined systemic and intratympanic corticosteroid therapy. | Best Practices |
| Amulya | T | Behavioral Verification of Hearing Aid Gain Settings in Kannada-Speaking Adults: Effects on Speech Identification and Listening Effort | Best Practices |
| Abdullah Hassan | Tarek | Awareness of occupational noise exposure and noise-induced hearing loss among the traffic police in Bangladesh | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss |
| Leelavathi | Thamizhmani | Knowledge, Attitudes, and Inclusive Practices of Communication Partners of Middle-Aged Adults with Hearing Impairment: A Qualitative Study from India | Stigma |
| Muthu selvi | Thangaraj | Auditory Outcomes of a Speech-in-Noise Training module in an Older Adult: A Single Case Study | Training/Education |
| Sulakshi | Thennakoon | Special education teachers’ experiences with assessment strategies for hearing-impaired students in a special school in the Badulla district: A qualitative study | Training/Education |
| Ekaterine | Tortladze | From Personal Experience to Systemic Model: Advocacy and Community Empowerment in Georgia | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Barnabas Bem | Vangerwua | Cochlear implantation in a Post-Meningitic Cochlear Ossification Surgical Adaptations and Lessons from a Low- Resource Setting- A Nigerian Case Report | Best Practices |
| Hannah | Wanjiku | Sleep Deprivation as a Strategy to Facilitate Sleep Onset During Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Testing in Children: Evidence From A Paediatric Referral Hospital In Kenya | Best Practices |
| Nhloso Lindokuhle | Zama | Perceptions of South African Audiologists on Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies | Technology in Hearing Care |
| Reynaldo | Zambra | COUNSELING AND COMMUNITY INNOVATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC TINNITUS IN ADULTS OF TALCA | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
| Margaret | Zuriekat | Building Jordan’s National Centre for Children’s Hearing Care | Non-scientific abstract – Lived experiences /Personal stories |
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