Smartphone threshold audiometry in underserved primary health-care contexts

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 232-238

  Sandström, Josefin ^a   Swanepoel, De Wet ^b,c,d   Carel Myburgh, Hermanus ^b   Laurent, Claude ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Ear Science Institute Australia   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

air conduction; ambient noise; Audiometry; automated audiometer; mHealth; smartphone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMARTPHONE; SOUTH AFRICA; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SMARTPHONE; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959105041     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2015.1124294     Document Type: Article

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