Abstract
Objective: This study evaluated the agreement of self-administered tests with clinicianadministered tests in detecting hearing loss and speech-in-noise deficits in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children.
Design: Children completed clinician-administered audiometry, self-administered automatic audiometry (AutoAud), clinician-administered Listening in Spatialized Noise – Sentences test, and self-administered tablet-based hearing game Sound Scouts. Comparisons were made between tests to determine the agreement of the self-administered tests with clinician-administered tests in detecting hearing loss and speech-in-noise deficits.
Study Sample: 297 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 4-14 years from three schools.
Results: Acceptable threshold differences of ≤ 5 dB between AutoAud and manual audiometry hearing thresholds were found for 88% of thresholds, with greater agreement for older than for younger children. Consistent pass/fail results on the Sound Scouts speech-in-quiet measure and manual audiometry were found for 81% of children. Consistent pass/fail results on the Sound Scouts speech-in-noise measure and LiSN-S highcue condition were found for 73% of children.
Conclusions: This study shows good potential in using self-administered applications as initial tests for hearing problems in children. These tools may be especially valuable for children in remote locations and those from low socio-economic backgrounds who may not have easy access to healthcare.
Original language | English |
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Journal | International Journal of Audiology |
Publication status | Accepted/In press - 16 Jan 2020 |
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Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD)
Munro, K., Millman, R., Lamb, W., Dawes, P., Plack, C., Stone, M., Kluk-De Kort, K., Moore, D., Morton, C., Prendergast, G., Couth, S., Schlittenlacher, J., Chilton, H., Visram, A., Dillon, H., Guest, H., Heinrich, A., Jackson, I., Littlejohn, J., Jones, L., Lough, M., Morgan, R., Perugia, E., Roughley, A., Whiston, H., Wright, C., Saunders, G., Kelly, C., Cross, H., Loughran, M. & Hoseinabadi, R.
Project: Research