Saturday 10th October 2026

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Hall 3: Poster presentations

Session theme: Innovations and clinical practices (19 slots)

Innovations

1.         Audiological and non-audiological factors associated with recurrent otitis media in children: a follow-up study at a tertiary care hospital in South India, Sathya Harinath

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2.         Middle ear status during pregnancy: a comparative study across trimesters and age-matched controls, Debadatta Mahallik

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3.         Bilateral microtia, cleft palate and severe conductive hearing loss in a 14-month-old identified at a rural outreach camp in Zimbabwe, Gladys Muchemwa

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4.         Association between cognitive reserve and cognitive function in normal-hearing older adults in a low-resource community setting, Hari Prakash Palaniswamy

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5.         Towards validating an isiXhosa word identification list in quiet and noise, Lucretia Peterson

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6.         Fine structure otoacoustic emissions in individuals using personal audio devices (PADs), Deepika Jayachandran

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7.         Attention vs. exposure: which better explains music induced listening fatigue?, Lakshmi MS

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8.         To evaluate the cognitive impairment in adults with sensorineural hearing loss: an observational study, Sreenivas Gouripeddi

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9.         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, Lilian Mayeku

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Clinical practices

10.      Functional outcomes of simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation as a medical emergency following meningitis: paediatric case study, Madhan Chandrasekar

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11.      Tinnitus tuning curves and psychoacoustic tuning curves in individuals with tinnitus with normal hearing, Pachaiappan Chandrasekaran

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12.      Effect of different body positions on wideband absorbance and resonant frequency in normal hearing adults, Aksha Dayal

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13.      User acceptability and satisfaction with Kannada-adapted internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for individuals with tinnitus, Keerthana Rajanbabu

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14.      Electrophysiological evidence of lower brainstem dysfunction in adults with sickle cell anemia, Preeti Sahu

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15.      Masseter vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in children with specific learning disorder: an exploratory study, Sreebha Sreedhar

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16.      Behavioral verification of hearing aid gain settings in Kannada-speaking adults: effects on speech identification and listening effort, Amulya T

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17.      An exploration into the pre-implant cochlear implant candidacy factors as correlates of post-implant outcomes in Indian children, Ganesh Prasad

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18.      Age-related differences in timely audiologic assessment following acute bacterial meningitis, Albert Li

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19.      Investigating the relationship among CI-aided late latency responses and speech-language outcomes in paediatric cochlear implant users, Simran Banga

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2:45 – 4:15 PM

Hall 3: Poster presentations

Session theme: Empowering people & communities (18 slots)

Empowering people & communities

1.         From no speech to academic and multilingual excellence with cochlear implantation, Keerthana C

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2.         Daily life with a cochlear implant: family experiences and challenges of social inclusion, case of Morocco, Mohamed Elbouzidi

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3.         Hearing health inequities: addressing stigma, policy gaps, and socioeconomic barriers in Uganda, Felix Eling

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4.         Influence of hearing aid funding source on device usage, satisfaction, perceived benefit, and barriers to adoption: a cross-sectional study, Arunraj Karuppannan

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5.         Transforming lives: the humanitarian impact of technology in hearing loss, Vidhi Lodha

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6.         A self-help group worker led childhood hearing screening using mHealth app, Janaki M

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7.         Ecotourism and deaf gain: understanding nature experiences among deaf and hard-of-hearing students, Nisha M V

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8.         Attitudes toward the use of hearing aids among adults in Nepal, Siju Rana

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9.         From clinical experience to implementation research: lessons from stakeholder engagement for strengthening ear and hearing care in Kano State, Nigeria, Abdulmajeed Suleiman

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Awareness & capacity building

10.      Changing trends in hearing loss: a 10-year comparative study of awareness, stigma and management, Hitisha Doshi

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11.      Knowledge, attitudes, and inclusive practices of communication partners of middle-aged adults with hearing impairment: a qualitative study from India, Leelavathi Thamizhmani

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12.      Counseling and community innovation for the management of chronic tinnitus in adults of Talca, Reynaldo Zambra

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13.      Bridging hearing health access and medical education through a student-led World Hearing Day programme: identifying hidden ear and hearing disorders in the community, Sorracha Sophanate

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14.      Awareness of sign language and its use in deaf education among student teachers in Thiruvananthapuram, Anu Mukund

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15.      Awareness of occupational noise exposure and noise-induced hearing loss among the traffic police in Bangladesh, Abdullah Hassan Tarek

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16.      Self-reported functional consequences among industrial workers in South Karnataka, India: a preliminary study, Bhargavi PG

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17.      Localization of hearing aid technology: bridging the gap between global solutions and regional user needs, Heena Chauhan

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18.      Noise awareness over noise level: explaining classroom listening fatigue and learning difficulties, Dhananjay Rachana

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Sunday 11th October 2026

11:00 AM – 1:15PM

Hall 3: Poster presentations

Session theme: Epidemiology, economics & health systems (18 slots)

Epidemiology

1.         AIISH’s newborn hearing screening strategy for minimizing the referral rate: implications to UNHS in India, Indira CP

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2.         Audiological profiles and risk factors of hearing loss among adults in Sri Lanka: a retrospective chart review from a university audiology clinic, Vindya Geeganage

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3.         Universal newborn hearing screening in Nepal: a national assessment of current practices, challenges and future directions, Shashish Ghimire

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4.         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, Sameer Pootheri

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5.         Unheard sounds: audiological outcomes in perinatally HIV-infected and HIV-exposed children and adolescents – a systematic review, Akshaya Jothi Muthukumaravel

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6.         Implementing ototoxicity monitoring for head and neck cancer care in India, Varsha Shankar

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7.         Cochlear implantation in a post-meningitic cochlear ossification: surgical adaptations and lessons from a low-resource setting – a Nigerian case report, Barnabas Bem Vangerwua

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8.         Prevalence of hyperacusis among hearing impaired with hearing loss and tinnitus in Nepal, Rejina Adhikari

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9.         Prevalence of hyperacusis among general population in Nepal, Anjali Shriwastav

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Economics & health systems

10.      Predictive questionnaire to identify late help seeking tendencies in parents of newborns referred from hearing screening, Poornima S

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11.      Schools for children with hearing impairment in Dhaka City: perspective of available facilities, Satia Muntaha

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12.      A pilot group intervention program on school readiness for paediatric cochlear implant users, Ramamoorthy Rajalakshmi

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13.      A survey on resources, services, and current audiological practices followed by audiologists in Sri Lanka, Dinukshi Ileperuma

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14.      Neonatal hearing screening program in a tertiary care hospital: a one year retrospective analysis, Sathuniya Nagendran

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15.      Time-to-pass analysis of automated auditory brainstem response rescreening following initial referral in newborn hearing screening, Nikhilesh H C

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16.      Hyperacusis in tinnitus patients without hearing loss: findings from a preliminary exploratory study, Anjali Shriwastav

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17.      Hearing aid user satisfaction at a tertiary hospital in Ghana (SADL), Reginald Bentum

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18.      Sociodemographic differences in the under-recognition of hearing loss among older adults, Mona Wong

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2:15 – 3:00PM

Hall 3: Poster presentations

Session theme: Community based services & technology in hearing care (20 slots)

Community based services

1.         Building audiology capacity in Morocco: a multisectoral model for expanding hearing care access in a middle-income country, Lahcen Aderdour

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2.         Development of a comprehensive community-based rehabilitation model for children with hearing impairment in rural settings: a study protocol, Deekshitha A S

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3.         Addressing heterogeneity in audiology education to improve access to ear and hearing care across South Asia and Africa, Siva Ganesan

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4.         Expanding audiology training through simulation and tele-platform partnerships in developing country contexts, Selvarani Moodley

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5.         Pilot implementation of an audiometrician training course in a tertiary hospital setting, Carlos Diego Rozul

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6.         School-based early detection of hearing difficulties and ear diseases among primary schoolchildren in Tanzania, Daud Kaghembe

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7.         Auditory outcomes of a speech-in-noise training module in an older adult: a single case study, Muthu selvi Thangaraj

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8.         Life-course hearing rehabilitation in rural Mysuru, India: integrating affordable hearing aid provision and comprehensive community-based support, Deepashree Ramachandra

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9.         Effectiveness of community-based hearing screening and rehabilitation in improving access to hearing care, Devarsh Shah

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10.      Reading in an alphasyllabary: phonological processing and reading outcomes of paediatric CI users in mainstream school settings, Jeena Mary Joy

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Technology in hearing care

11.      Promoting inclusive hearing health through the development of a video education module on hearing aid handling skills: a pilot study, Kanaka Ganapathy

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12.      Awareness and knowledge of the effects of leisure noise on hearing among teenagers and young adults: findings from two South African studies, Seema Panday

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13.      Auditory outcomes in post-lingual adult cochlear implant recipients with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder, Shashish Ghimire

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14.      Vibe-wearable EdgeML auditory feedback, Rohit Matta

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15.      Verification and analytical validation of an affordable otoacoustic emission device from India, Vishnu Saravana R

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16.      Phoneme recognition and error pattern analysis in Malayalam-speaking children using cochlear implants: insights into bottom-up speech processing during spoken word identification, Sita Sreekumar

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17.      Development and validation of hearing disability calculation app in Indian context: an indigenous software based application, Nandni Bilodiya

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18.      AI-enhanced video reinforcers versus conventional visual reinforcers in audiometry among Indian children: a comparative study on attention, response reliability and test efficiency, Daisy E

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19.      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, Karuna D

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20.      AI-generated speech audiometry: development and validation of a paediatric Qatari Arabic word identification tool, Jarreth Andreas

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