A new Special Issue titled Translational Audiology for Tinnitus, Hyperacusis and Misophonia is now open for submissions. This collection focuses on research that bridges scientific understanding with practical clinical care, highlighting how advances in auditory science can be translated into effective assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and service delivery.
Tinnitus, hyperacusis, and misophonia present complex and often overlapping clinical challenges that frequently require coordinated audiological, medical, and psychological expertise. While research has significantly advanced knowledge of the neural and perceptual mechanisms involved, the translation of this knowledge into coherent and accessible care pathways remains uneven across healthcare systems.
This Special Issue aims to address this gap by bringing together clinically grounded research that supports translational audiology across tinnitus and sound intolerance care.
Submissions are invited that explore audiology-led and multidisciplinary models of care, including:
Audiologist-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy
Counselling and rehabilitation frameworks for tinnitus and sound intolerance
Sound-based interventions and exposure-informed approaches
Digital health and mHealth solutions for tinnitus, hyperacusis, and misophonia
Multidisciplinary service delivery models
Contributions examining medical and surgical dimensions are also welcomed where they inform diagnostic reasoning, differential diagnosis, patient selection, and integrated clinical pathways. Relevant topics may include pulsatile tinnitus, vascular and otologic causes, central and peripheral mechanisms of sound intolerance, affective and conditioned responses to sound, imaging-informed assessment, and outcomes of medical or surgical interventions with implications for audiological practice.
Particular emphasis is placed on research that improves clinical implementation and patient outcomes, including:
Pragmatic clinical trials
Implementation and service evaluation studies
Mixed-methods research
Real-world clinical data from routine practice
By integrating audiological, medical, and interdisciplinary perspectives, this Special Issue seeks to strengthen the translational link between research and everyday clinical care for patients with tinnitus, hyperacusis, and misophonia.
This Special Issue will be supported by two aligned international scientific meetings organised under the same academic leadership:
The 8th International Conference on Hyperacusis and Misophonia, which focuses on specialist assessment and management of sound intolerance
The 4th World Tinnitus Congress and XV International Tinnitus Seminar, which addresses stratified tinnitus research, clinical pathways, and system-level models of care
Together, these meetings provide a structured pipeline for developing mature, peer-review-ready manuscripts rather than conference proceedings.
Researchers and clinicians interested in contributing to this Special Issue are invited to submit manuscripts or register as reviewers.
For more information, please visit:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/audiolres/special_issues/97Z394S69D
Dr. Aazh Hashir
Guest Editor
