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http://dx.doi.org/10.21288/resko.2017.11.1.73

Comparison of Smart Phone Application Based Hearing Screening and Hearing Handicap Inventory  

Heo, Seung-Deok (대구대학교 언어치료학과)
Park, Chan-Ho (대구대학교대학원 재활과학과)
Song, Byung-Seop (대구대학교 재활공학과)
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Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology / v.11, no.1, 2017 , pp. 73-79 More about this Journal
Abstract
It is difficult to detect the adult hearing loss after the language acquisition because of its slow progression, which can be evaluated voluntarily and actively when the appropriate tools are provided. Smartphones are one of useful tools, and they can utilize surveys and/or applications for hearing screening. This study aims to verify the possibility as a tool discovering delayed acquired hearing losses by comparing the pure tone screening application (app_PTS) which was recently developed by our research team and hearing handciap inventory (HHI). The subjects were 22 people whose age ranges from 10s to 80s. For pure tone averages (PTAs), hearing threshold level was selected the best one in same frequency, in both ears. Sensitivity and specificity of HHI were confirmed based on self awareness of hearing loss and PTAs at 1, 2, 4 kHz. Comparisons of two tests were measured by analyzing simple regression of correlation between PTAs of App_PTS and HHI scores. Sensitivity and specificity were 1.000 in both criteria. There was a statistically significant relationship between the PTAs_4 kHz and HHI (R-square = .951, p = .000). Hearing screening by questionnaire showed high correlation with smart phones based on application. Therefore, it can be useful as a hearing screening tool for individual life cycle using an user-friendly tool.
Keywords
pure tone screening; hearing handicap inventory; application; hearing screening;
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