Adult validation of a self-administered tablet audiometer.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:There is evidence to suggest that rates of hearing loss are increasing more rapidly than the capacity of traditional audiometry resources for screening. A novel innovation in tablet, self-administered portable audiometry has been proposed as a solution to this discordance. The primary objective of this study was to validate a tablet audiometer with adult patients in a clinical setting. Secondarily, word recognition with a tablet audiometer was compared against conventional audiometry. METHODS:Three distinct prospective adult cohorts underwent testing. In group 1 and group 2 testing with the automated tablet audiometer was compared to standard sound booth audiometry. In Group 1, participants' pure tone thresholds were measured with an automated tablet audiometer in a quiet clinic

SUBMITTER: Bastianelli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6839098 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature