IMPEDANCE AUDIOMETRY FOR SCHOOL SCREENING

Pure tone audiometry and impedance screening of school entrant children by nurses: evaluation in a practical setting.

BACKGROUND Screening for hearing loss in English children at entry to school (age 5-6 years) is usually by pure tone audiometry sweep undertaken by school nurses. This study aimed to compare the validity and screening rates of pure tone audiometry with impedance screening in these children. METHODS Two stage pure tone audiometry and impedance methods of screening were compared in 610 school e...

Audiometry screening and interpretation.

The prevalence of hearing loss varies with age, affecting at least 25 percent of patients older than 50 years and more than 50 percent of those older than 80 years. Adolescents and young adults represent groups in which the prevalence of hearing loss is increasing and may therefore benefit from screening. If offered, screening can be performed periodically by asking the patient or family if the...

Hearing screening for school children: comparison of low-cost, computer-based and conventional audiometry.

BACKGROUND There is a need to develop affordable but effective audiometric screening equipment, particularly for use in low-income countries. With advances in computer technology, low-cost computer-based audiometer software has been developed. However, the efficacy of computer-based audiometers in hearing screening and diagnostic assessment requires investigation. The purpose of this study was ...

Evaluation of pure tone audiometry and impedance screening in infant schoolchildren.

STUDY OBJECTIVE The aims were (1) to evaluate impedance measurements against pure tone audiometry as a screening method for the detection of middle ear changes associated with hearing loss in infant school children; (2) to estimate the costs of the health authority of each method. DESIGN The study involved two stage screening in which both methods were offered, pure tone audiometry being carr...

Title Hearing screening for school-aged children: comparison of computer-based and conventional audiometry