Portable audiometric screening platforms used in low-resource settings: a review.
Auditory Brainstem Response
Hearing Loss
Hearing Screening
Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Oto-Acoustic Emissions
Pure Tone Audiometry
Journal
The Journal of laryngology and otology
ISSN: 1748-5460
Titre abrégé: J Laryngol Otol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8706896
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2019
Feb 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
6
11
2018
medline:
4
4
2019
entrez:
6
11
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Millions of people across the world suffer from disabling hearing loss. Appropriate interventions lead to improved speech and language skills, educational advancement, and improved social integration. A major limitation to improving care is identifying those with disabling hearing loss in low-resource countries. This review article summarises information on currently available hearing screening platforms and technology available from published reports and the authors' personal experiences of hearing loss identification in low-resource areas of the world. The paper reviews the scope and capabilities of portable hearing screening platforms, including the pros and cons of each technology and how they have been utilised in low-resource environments. Portable hearing screening tools are readily available to assess hearing loss in low-resource areas. Each technology has advantages and limitations that should be considered when identifying the optimal methods to assess needs in each country.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Millions of people across the world suffer from disabling hearing loss. Appropriate interventions lead to improved speech and language skills, educational advancement, and improved social integration. A major limitation to improving care is identifying those with disabling hearing loss in low-resource countries.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
This review article summarises information on currently available hearing screening platforms and technology available from published reports and the authors' personal experiences of hearing loss identification in low-resource areas of the world. The paper reviews the scope and capabilities of portable hearing screening platforms, including the pros and cons of each technology and how they have been utilised in low-resource environments.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Portable hearing screening tools are readily available to assess hearing loss in low-resource areas. Each technology has advantages and limitations that should be considered when identifying the optimal methods to assess needs in each country.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30392484
pii: S0022215118001925
doi: 10.1017/S0022215118001925
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
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