Identification of Hearing Loss and Middle Ear Disease in Preschool and School-Age Children

Roush, Jackson

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“…Hearing impairment is difficult to monitor because of the limited availability of testing equipment and trained specialists in many developing countries [1,2]. Unidentified hearing impairment has been one of the most common disorders in school-age children [1,3,4]. Several studies have shown that children with hearing impairments remain unidentified, and if they do not receive treatment, these children may experience a delay in the acquisition of speech and language skills [5-7].…”

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“…Current school-based hearing screening protocols have not been standardized, and numerous screening criteria vary according to the guidelines of the agency, state, or country. For example, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the American Academy of Audiology published professional recommendations that specify screening at 20 dB at frequencies of 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, and 4000 Hz [2,4]. In 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also suggested screening at 20 dB at frequencies of 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, and 4000 Hz [3].…”

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A Mobile Phone–Based Approach for Hearing Screening of School-Age Children: Cross-Sectional Validation Study

Lee¹,

Lai²,

Tsao³

et al. 2019

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

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Background Pure-tone screening (PTS) is considered as the gold standard for hearing screening programs in school-age children. Mobile devices, such as mobile phones, have the potential for audiometric testing. Objective This study aimed to demonstrate a new approach to rapidly screen hearing status and provide stratified test values, using a smartphone-based hearing screening app, for each screened ear of school-age children. Method This was a prospective cohort study design. The proposed smartphone-based screening method and a standard sound-treated booth with PTS were used to assess 85 school-age children (170 ears). Sound-treated PTS involved applying 4 test tones to each tested ear: 500 Hz at 25 dB and 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, and 4000 Hz at 20 dB. The results were classified as pass (normal hearing in the ear) or fail (possible hearing impairment). The proposed smartphone-based screening employs 20 stratified hearing scales. Thresholds were compared with those of pure-tone average (PTA). Results A total of 85 subjects (170 ears), including 38 males and 47 females, aged between 11 and 12 years with a mean (SD) of 11 (0.5) years, participated in the trial. Both screening methods produced comparable pass and fail results (pass in 168 ears and fail in 2 ears). The smartphone-based screening detected moderate or worse hearing loss (average PTA>25 dB) accurately. Both the sensitivity and specificity of the smartphone-based screening method were calculated at 100%. Conclusions The results of the proposed smartphone-based self-hearing test demonstrated high concordance with conventional PTS in a sound-treated booth. Our results suggested the potential use of the proposed smartphone-based hearing screening in a school-age population.

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A Mobile Phone–Based Approach for Hearing Screening of School-Age Children: Cross-Sectional Validation Study

Lee¹,

Lai²,

Tsao³

et al. 2019

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

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“…Нарушения слуха являются наиболее частыми патологическими состояниями у детей школьного возраста [2,3]. Общепризнано, что дети (в том числе учащиеся общеобразовательных учреждений) с невыявленными нарушениями слуха имеют высокий риск задержки речевых навыков [4,5].…”

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“…В настоящее время не существует общепринятого единого скринингового протокола аудио-логического обследования учащихся. Например, Американская ассоциация речи, языка, слуха (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association -ASHA) и Американская академия аудиологии (American Academy of Audiology) рекомендуют использовать для скрининга тестовый тон интенсивностью 20 децибел (дБ) на частотах 1000, 2000 и 4000 Герц (Гц) [3]. Американская академия педиатрии (American Academy of Pediatrics -AAP) рекомендует проводить скрининг при интенсивности стимула 20 дБ на частотах 500, 1000, 2000, и 4000 Гц [9].…”

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Pure-tone audiometry using portable screening system in groups of students

Пашков¹,

Naumova²,

Namazova-Baranova³

et al. 2020

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Background: according to WHO estimates, there are more than 466 million (over 6% of the population) with hearing impairments in the world. The limited availability of specialized audiological equipment, as well as the routing of such patients, complicates early diagnosis, which can negatively affect the results of treatment and rehabilitation. Devices (complexes) of automatic audiometry demonstrate the possibility of obtaining results comparable to the data of the pure tone audiogram. The study presents the results of approbation of the hardware and software complex «Colibri», which was developed to control and analyze the health parameters in students of general educational institutions, as well as educational institutions that carry out educational activities according to the adapted basic general educational programs. Objective: to determine the correlation of the thresholds of sound perception, identified by screening audiometry with the values of the pure tone audiometry in a group of normally hearing schoolchildren. Study design: a comparison was made of the behavioral thresholds of sound perception obtained using screening audiometry with the values of the pure tone audiometry threshold in 35 normally hearing students. Conclusion: further study of the technique is required to create a test protocol with the aim of possible use for identifying persons with possible hearing impairment. The use of such a system does not require the participation of a specialist - an audiologist, which makes it possible to carry out screening tests outside the hospital, subject to the technical (acoustic) requirements.

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A Mobile Phone–Based Approach for Hearing Screening of School-Age Children: Cross-Sectional Validation Study (Preprint)

Lee¹,

Lai²,

Tsao³

et al. 2018

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BACKGROUND Pure-tone screening (PTS) is considered as the gold standard for hearing screening programs in school-age children. Mobile devices, such as mobile phones, have the potential for audiometric testing. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to demonstrate a new approach to rapidly screen hearing status and provide stratified test values, using a smartphone-based hearing screening app, for each screened ear of school-age children. METHOD This was a prospective cohort study design. The proposed smartphone-based screening method and a standard sound-treated booth with PTS were used to assess 85 school-age children (170 ears). Sound-treated PTS involved applying 4 test tones to each tested ear: 500 Hz at 25 dB and 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, and 4000 Hz at 20 dB. The results were classified as pass (normal hearing in the ear) or fail (possible hearing impairment). The proposed smartphone-based screening employs 20 stratified hearing scales. Thresholds were compared with those of pure-tone average (PTA). RESULTS A total of 85 subjects (170 ears), including 38 males and 47 females, aged between 11 and 12 years with a mean (SD) of 11 (0.5) years, participated in the trial. Both screening methods produced comparable pass and fail results (pass in 168 ears and fail in 2 ears). The smartphone-based screening detected moderate or worse hearing loss (average PTA>25 dB) accurately. Both the sensitivity and specificity of the smartphone-based screening method were calculated at 100%. CONCLUSIONS The results of the proposed smartphone-based self-hearing test demonstrated high concordance with conventional PTS in a sound-treated booth. Our results suggested the potential use of the proposed smartphone-based hearing screening in a school-age population.

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Identification of Hearing Loss and Middle Ear Disease in Preschool and School-Age Children

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

A Mobile Phone–Based Approach for Hearing Screening of School-Age Children: Cross-Sectional Validation Study

A Mobile Phone–Based Approach for Hearing Screening of School-Age Children: Cross-Sectional Validation Study

Pure-tone audiometry using portable screening system in groups of students

A Mobile Phone–Based Approach for Hearing Screening of School-Age Children: Cross-Sectional Validation Study (Preprint)

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