Ebru Zeren, Audiologist, Mid and South Essex University Hospitals Group
What a fast paced, thoroughly informative four days we had in Paris! This amazing event gathered professionals from across the globe, from Australia to Africa and from America to Europe, to discuss the latest advancements in hearing science, diagnostics and treatment. The congress attracted a diverse audience, including audiologists, hearing aid specialists, otologists, researchers, students and exhibitors, together offering a platform for cross-disciplinary discussion, innovation and networking. 
Professor Hung Thai-Van and his organising committee warmly welcomed the world’s leading experts with caring hospitality. A significant portion of this year’s event was dedicated to growing importance of teleaudiology, artificial intelligence and recent technologies by centring the topics on hearing and cognition, hearing and neurodevelopmental disorders and ototoxicity.
The agenda for the 36th WCA was comprehensive, with many educational sessions with research presentations, panel discussions and hands-on workshops. The very first day of the meeting started with workshops about the hearing aid fitting, ABR & ASSR, by international evoked response audiometry study group, pupillometry to assess listening effort, management of pulsatile tinnitus, vestibular and balance disorders, auditory neuropathy and cognition.
Delegates had the opportunity to join several free paper sessions where amazing researchers, clinicians and students had the chance to present their projects and studies to evolve the present and the future of audiology.
On the last session of the second day, the International Society of Audiology’s general assembly was held. The third day of the conference was more focused on cognition and innovative technologies from a tinnitus care platform, techniques for vertigo examinations, stem cell therapies for neural hearing loss to subjective hearing and diagnostic systems, and clinical trials in audiology and otoneurology.
The last day of this informative gathering had a very important roundtable: ‘International Best Practices’, where leading audiologists from the UK, France, South Africa, Brazil, Australia and the US shared insights on clinical practices across different regions and continents.
In summary, the 36th WCA in the ‘City of Light’ provided a comprehensive overview of current trends and future directions in hearing care, research and technologies by fostering knowledge, sharing and collaboration among professionals in the field. No doubts that the delegates already have started the countdown for the 37th World Congress of Audiology, which will take place in in the vibrant city of Seoul, South Korea, in 2026 with hospitality from the Korean Audiological Society.
