Tablet-based Hearing Screening in Children Aged 5 to 17 in Rural Dominican Republic

Conclusions: These results suggest that children living in remote communities can be screened quickly for hearing loss using a tablet audiometer. However, significant background noise during testing negatively impacted the low-frequency measurements, thus compromising test reliability. Despite extending the reach of existing audiological services, the value of tablet audiometry is not entirely clear in rural environments with uncontrollable background noise.
Source: Otology and Neurotology - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Audiology Source Type: research