Computer-Assisted Audiometry Versus Manual Audiometry

Abstract

The Otogram is just as reliable as audiologists at determining hearing thresholds. We recommend that the Otogram can be safely used in a controlled clinical setting supervised by audiologists.

Automated Smartphone Threshold Audiometry: Validity and Time Efficiency

“…Similarly, the Automated Method for Testing Auditory Sensitivity (AMTAS) allows for automated testing without the need for testing to be conducted by trained hearing healthcare professionals and yields results that are comparable to conventional audiometry (Margolis, Glasberg, Creeke, & Moore, 2010). Automated audiometry such as the Otogram and AMTAS have the potential to increase hearing healthcare service delivery because they do not require trained professionals to conduct the assessment procedures (Margolis et al, 2010;Ho et al, 2009). As such, paraprofessionals can be trained to facilitate audiological assessments, because automation greatly reduces the complexity of these services (Clark & Swanepoel, 2014;Swanepoel, Clark, Koekemoer, Hall, Krumm, Ferrari, McPhearson, Olusanya, Mars, Russo & Barajas, 2010b).…”

“…Additionally, portable audiometers (Ho et al, 2009;Swanepoel et al, 2010a;Swanepoel et al, 2010b;Mosa et al, 2012) and smartphone based hearing tests such as uHear™ , EarTrumpet and the Shoebox Audiometer (Foulad et al, 2013;Abu-Ghanem et al, 2015;Thompson et al, 2015;Yeung et al, 2015), are allowing provision of hearing healthcare services in areas where the absence of sound booths and audiological equipment restricts access to care (Ho et al, 2009;Swanepoel et al, 2010a;Swanepoel et al, 2010b;Mosa et al, 2012;Abu-Ghanem et al, 2015).…”

“…Automated audiology encompasses the use of automated audiological test procedures to assess hearing sensitivity (Margolis & Morgan, 2008). The Otogram, a computer assisted audiometer, is an example of automated audiometry (Ho, Hildreth & Lindsey, 2009). With the Otogram, patients are able to self-administer audiometric assessments with results that are comparable to conventional audiometry (Ho et al, 2009).…”

“…The Otogram, a computer assisted audiometer, is an example of automated audiometry (Ho, Hildreth & Lindsey, 2009). With the Otogram, patients are able to self-administer audiometric assessments with results that are comparable to conventional audiometry (Ho et al, 2009). Similarly, the Automated Method for Testing Auditory Sensitivity (AMTAS) allows for automated testing without the need for testing to be conducted by trained hearing healthcare professionals and yields results that are comparable to conventional audiometry (Margolis, Glasberg, Creeke, & Moore, 2010).…”

Clinical validation of automated audiometry with continuous noise-monitoring in a clinically heterogeneous population outside a sound-treated environment

“…This method is also termed a "method of limits" approach and is performed according to ISO 8253-1:2010 standards on equipment calibrated to ISO389-1:1998(ISO, 1998 standards. In the past decade there has been an increasing interest in systems that automate these procedures Ho et al, 2009;Margolis et al, 2010;Swanepoel et al, 2010).…”