Krumm Mark, Ribera John, Klich Richard
School of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA.
J Telemed Telecare. 2007;13(8):406-10. doi: 10.1258/135763307783064395.
We administered pure tone and otoacoustic emissions testing to subjects in a distant community using remote computing technology. Fifteen men and 15 women ranging in age from 18-30 years were tested. An audiometer was used to measure subject pure tone thresholds. In addition, distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) data were recorded using a portable system. Both systems were interfaced to a PC which was connected to the local area network at Minot State University (MSU). An examiner at Utah State University, 1100 km away, could control both the DPOAE and the audiometer equipment at MSU. Overall, the pure tone means for the face-to-face and telemedicine trials were equivalent at each frequency. Moreover, DPOAE recordings exhibited equivalent results at each frequency for telemedicine and face-to-face trials. These results support the use of remote computing as a telemedicine method for providing pure tone audiometry and DPOAE testing to distant communities.
我们使用远程计算技术，对一个偏远社区的受试者进行了纯音和耳声发射测试。测试了15名年龄在18至30岁之间的男性和15名女性。使用听力计测量受试者的纯音阈值。此外，使用便携式系统记录畸变产物耳声发射（DPOAE）数据。这两个系统都连接到一台与北达科他州立大学（MSU）局域网相连的个人电脑上。在1100公里外的犹他州立大学的一名检查人员，可以控制MSU的DPOAE和听力计设备。总体而言，面对面试验和远程医疗试验在每个频率上的纯音平均值相当。此外，远程医疗试验和面对面试验在每个频率上的DPOAE记录结果相当。这些结果支持使用远程计算作为一种远程医疗方法，为偏远社区提供纯音听力测定和DPOAE测试。
