An Initial Validation of Community-Based Air-Conduction Audiometry in Adults With Simulated Hearing Impairment Using a New Web App, DigiBel: Validation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 80% of primary school children in the United States and Europe experience glue ear, which may impair hearing at a critical time for speech acquisition and social development. A web-based app, DigiBel, has been developed primarily to identify individuals with conductive hearing impairment who may benefit from the temporary use of bone-conduction assistive technology in the community.

Objective

This preliminary study aims to determine the screening accuracy and usability of DigiBel self-assessed air-conduction (AC) pure tone audiometry in adult volunteers with simulated hearing impairment prior to formal clinical validation.

Methods

Healthy adults, each with 1 ear plugged, underwent automated AC pure tone audiometry (reference test) and DigiBel

SUBMITTER: Sienko A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853851 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature