Development and accuracy of a hearing screening application

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Autor(a) principal: Bauer,Magda Aline
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Sales,Afonso, Teixeira,Adriane Ribeiro, Morsch,Patrícia, Lessa,Alexandre Hundertmarck, Bós,Ângelo José Gonçalves
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Resumo: Abstract Introduction: Hearing impairment, or hearing loss, can be caused by several factors and the implications vary according to the type, degree, cause and age of occurrence. Hearing screening should be a common procedure, allowing the pre-clinical identification and necessary referrals, avoiding the consequences of auditory deprivation. Mobile apps have shown to be a good alternative for hearing assessment. Objective: The objective was to develop an app and assess its performance in identifying hearing loss by comparing it with another validated screening tool. Methods: The application, called Ouviu, was created using audiological knowledge and tools available on the iOS platform. We evaluated 185 people, aged between 6 and 96 years, distributed into 5 age groups, performing audiometry and hearing screening using two tools: HearCheck and the application. Results: The results showed that the sensitivity of the application in identifying hearing loss was approximately 97%, while that of HearCheck was 79%. The positive predictive value of the application showed that the probability of a person being identified with this tool and actually having a hearing loss was 94%, while for HearCheck it was 96%. False negatives, which failed hearing loss identification, were fewer in the app (3%) than in HearCheck (21%). Conclusion: Consequently, the developed application was shown to be effective as a hearing screening tool, surpassing HearCheck in identifying mild hearing loss. In addition to being portable, easy to apply, low cost and rapidly performed, the application has the advantage of assessing environmental noise to perform the exam, as well as the fact that it is not necessary to attach any hardware to the mobile device.
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spelling Development and accuracy of a hearing screening applicationAudiometryHearing lossScreening programsMobile applicationsAbstract Introduction: Hearing impairment, or hearing loss, can be caused by several factors and the implications vary according to the type, degree, cause and age of occurrence. Hearing screening should be a common procedure, allowing the pre-clinical identification and necessary referrals, avoiding the consequences of auditory deprivation. Mobile apps have shown to be a good alternative for hearing assessment. Objective: The objective was to develop an app and assess its performance in identifying hearing loss by comparing it with another validated screening tool. Methods: The application, called Ouviu, was created using audiological knowledge and tools available on the iOS platform. We evaluated 185 people, aged between 6 and 96 years, distributed into 5 age groups, performing audiometry and hearing screening using two tools: HearCheck and the application. Results: The results showed that the sensitivity of the application in identifying hearing loss was approximately 97%, while that of HearCheck was 79%. The positive predictive value of the application showed that the probability of a person being identified with this tool and actually having a hearing loss was 94%, while for HearCheck it was 96%. False negatives, which failed hearing loss identification, were fewer in the app (3%) than in HearCheck (21%). Conclusion: Consequently, the developed application was shown to be effective as a hearing screening tool, surpassing HearCheck in identifying mild hearing loss. In addition to being portable, easy to apply, low cost and rapidly performed, the application has the advantage of assessing environmental noise to perform the exam, as well as the fact that it is not necessary to attach any hardware to the mobile device.Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial.2021-11-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942021000600711Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology v.87 n.6 2021reponame:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngologyinstname:Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial (ABORL-CCF)instacron:ABORL-CCF10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.03.009info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBauer,Magda AlineSales,AfonsoTeixeira,Adriane RibeiroMorsch,PatríciaLessa,Alexandre HundertmarckBós,Ângelo José Gonçalveseng2021-12-02T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1808-86942021000600711Revistahttp://www.bjorl.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevista@aborlccf.org.br||revista@aborlccf.org.br1808-86861808-8686opendoar:2021-12-02T00:00Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial (ABORL-CCF)false
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title Development and accuracy of a hearing screening application
spellingShingle Development and accuracy of a hearing screening application
Bauer,Magda Aline
Audiometry
Hearing loss
Screening programs
Mobile applications
title_short Development and accuracy of a hearing screening application
title_full Development and accuracy of a hearing screening application
title_fullStr Development and accuracy of a hearing screening application
title_full_unstemmed Development and accuracy of a hearing screening application
title_sort Development and accuracy of a hearing screening application
author Bauer,Magda Aline
author_facet Bauer,Magda Aline
Sales,Afonso
Teixeira,Adriane Ribeiro
Morsch,Patrícia
Lessa,Alexandre Hundertmarck
Bós,Ângelo José Gonçalves
author_role author
author2 Sales,Afonso
Teixeira,Adriane Ribeiro
Morsch,Patrícia
Lessa,Alexandre Hundertmarck
Bós,Ângelo José Gonçalves
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Bauer,Magda Aline
Sales,Afonso
Teixeira,Adriane Ribeiro
Morsch,Patrícia
Lessa,Alexandre Hundertmarck
Bós,Ângelo José Gonçalves
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Audiometry
Hearing loss
Screening programs
Mobile applications
topic Audiometry
Hearing loss
Screening programs
Mobile applications
description Abstract Introduction: Hearing impairment, or hearing loss, can be caused by several factors and the implications vary according to the type, degree, cause and age of occurrence. Hearing screening should be a common procedure, allowing the pre-clinical identification and necessary referrals, avoiding the consequences of auditory deprivation. Mobile apps have shown to be a good alternative for hearing assessment. Objective: The objective was to develop an app and assess its performance in identifying hearing loss by comparing it with another validated screening tool. Methods: The application, called Ouviu, was created using audiological knowledge and tools available on the iOS platform. We evaluated 185 people, aged between 6 and 96 years, distributed into 5 age groups, performing audiometry and hearing screening using two tools: HearCheck and the application. Results: The results showed that the sensitivity of the application in identifying hearing loss was approximately 97%, while that of HearCheck was 79%. The positive predictive value of the application showed that the probability of a person being identified with this tool and actually having a hearing loss was 94%, while for HearCheck it was 96%. False negatives, which failed hearing loss identification, were fewer in the app (3%) than in HearCheck (21%). Conclusion: Consequently, the developed application was shown to be effective as a hearing screening tool, surpassing HearCheck in identifying mild hearing loss. In addition to being portable, easy to apply, low cost and rapidly performed, the application has the advantage of assessing environmental noise to perform the exam, as well as the fact that it is not necessary to attach any hardware to the mobile device.
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