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Initial assessment of hearing loss using a mobile application for audiological evaluation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2016

S Derin ,
O H Cam ,
H Beydilli ,
E Acar ,
S S Elicora  and
M Sahan
S Derin*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
O H Cam
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ozel Kucukyalı Delta Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
H Beydilli
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
E Acar
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
S S Elicora
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
M Sahan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
*
Address for correspondence: Asst Prof Serhan Derin, Department of Otolaryngology, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Orhaniye Mah. Haluk Özsoy Cad., 48000 Muğla, Turkey Fax: +90 252 2111345 E-mail: serhanderin@yahoo.com.tr
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Abstract

Objective:

This study aimed to compare an Apple iOS mobile operating system application for audiological evaluation with conventional audiometry, and to determine its accuracy and reliability in the initial evaluation of hearing loss.

Methods:

The study comprised 32 patients (16 females) diagnosed with hearing loss. The patients were first evaluated with conventional audiometry and the degree of hearing loss was recorded. Then they underwent a smartphone-based hearing test and the data were compared using Cohen's kappa analysis.

Results:

Patients' mean age was 53.59 ± 18.01 years (range, 19–85 years). The mobile phone audiometry results for 39 of the 64 ears were fully compatible with the conventional audiometry results. There was a statistically significant concordant relationship between the two sets of audiometry results (p < 0.05).

Conclusion:

Ear Trumpet version 1.0.2 is a compact and simple mobile application on the Apple iPhone 5 that can measure hearing loss with reliable results.

Keywords

SmartphoneMobile ApplicationsHearing LossAudiometry

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Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 130 , Issue 3 , March 2016 , pp. 248 - 251
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2016 

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