Objective Assessment System for Hearing Prediction Based on Stimulus-Frequency Otoacoustic Emissions.

ABSTRACT: Stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emissions (SFOAEs) can be useful tools for assessing cochlear function noninvasively. However, there is a lack of reports describing their utility in predicting hearing capabilities. Data for model training were collected from 245 and 839 ears with normal hearing and sensorineural hearing loss, respectively. Based on SFOAEs, this study developed an objective assessment system consisting of three mutually independent modules, with the routine test module and the fast test module used for threshold prediction and the hearing screening module for identifying hearing loss. Results evaluated via cross-validation show that the routine test module and the fast test module predict hearing thresholds with similar performance from 0.5 to 8 kHz, with mean absolute error

SUBMITTER: Gong Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8738859 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature