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Development and evaluation of a tablet-based diagnostic audiometer.

ΤίτλοςDevelopment and evaluation of a tablet-based diagnostic audiometer.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsThoidis, I., Vrysis L., Markou K., & Papanikolaou G.
JournalInt J Audiol
Volume58
Issue8
Pagination476-483
Date Published2019 08
ISSN1708-8186
Λέξεις κλειδιάAcoustic Stimulation, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Audiometry, Pure-Tone, Auditory Threshold, Bone Conduction, Case-Control Studies, Computers, Handheld, Female, Hearing, Hearing Disorders, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mobile Applications, Predictive Value of Tests, Reproducibility of Results, Severity of Illness Index, Software Design, Young Adult
Abstract

To develop and evaluate a software application capable of conducting Pure-Tone Audiometry tests in clinical practice. We designed and developed a mobile software application for iPad devices that performs Pure-Tone Audiometry according to ANSI and IEC standards. The application is proposed to be operated by a trained audiologist inside a sound booth. No extra equipment is required. Hence, it updates the procedure by showing the versatility of the proposed system. Particularly, it provides manual and automated measurement, including air- and bone-conduction audiometry. Twenty-nine participants-patients of Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece were tested, with all degrees of hearing sensitivity. Manual air- and bone-conduction Pure-Tone Audiometry was conducted inside a sound booth. Participants were tested with conventional audiometry and the audiometric application, in order to validate the tablet-based audiometer for measuring hearing thresholds. The majority (90.9%) of air-conduction estimated hearing thresholds and (90.8%) of air-bone gaps were within 5 dB, compared to results obtained by conventional audiometry. Thus, threshold differences were not significant. The proposed audiometer is a reliable and valid tool for hearing assessment. Owing to certain limitations, mobile devices can provide a feasible substitute for conventional audiometry in clinical practice.

DOI10.1080/14992027.2019.1600204
Alternate JournalInt J Audiol
PubMed ID30987489

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