Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Changing Paradigm for Its Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine how practicing clinicians evaluate patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and to analyze the cost-effectiveness of current algorithms in the evaluation of these patients.

Study design/setting

An interactive online survey allowing respondents to order diagnostic testing in the evaluation of 4 simulated patients with SNHL across 2 testing encounters per patient.

Subjects and methods

The survey was distributed to clinician members of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology and the American Society of Human Genetics between May and August 2014. Statistical tests included chi-square and nonparametric testing with Mann-Whitney U test.

Results

Otolaryngologists were significantly more likely than other clinicians to order repea

SUBMITTER: Jayawardena ADL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4730883 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature