An internet-based hearing test for simple audiometry in nonclinical settings: Preliminary validation and proof of principle

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 708-714

  Honeth, Louise ^a   Bexelius, Christin ^b   Eriksson, Mikael ^b   Sandin, Sven ^b   Litton, Jan Eric ^b   Rosenhall, Ulf ^a   Nyrén, Olof ^b   Bagger Sjöbäck, Dan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Audiometry; Computer assisted instruction; Cross sectional; Epidemiology; Hearing loss; Hearing tests

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING TEST; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPONTANEOUS OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954384145     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181de467a     Document Type: Article

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