The Efficiency of Limited Frequency Audiometric Screening in a School Hearing Conservation Program

Behavioral Screening Tests to Detect Hearing Loss in School Aged Children: A Review

“…With the use of this frequency alone, only 39 % of cases with medically significant hearing loss were identified.They suggested a combination of 1 kHz, 2 kHz and 4 kHz and found that the detection of hearing loss was no worse when compared to regular 5 frequency testing. In search of the best possible means to screening, Lawrence and Rubin 18 employed different combination of frequencies in order to check their efficacy. Their findings suggest only 60 % to 70 % agreement of the 4000 Hz test with the sweep tone test.…”