使用移动应用程序评估分泌性中耳炎患儿的听力阈值

Evaluation of Hearing Thresholds by Using a Mobile Application in Children with Otitis Media with Effusion.

作者信息

Durgut Osman, Ekim Buse, Dikici Oğuzhan, Solmaz Fevzi, Ağırgöl Betül, Özbakan Ayla

机构信息

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Health Science University, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey,

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Health Science University, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.

出版信息

Audiol Neurootol. 2020;25(3):120-124. doi: 10.1159/000505309. Epub 2020 Jan 21.

DOI:10.1159/000505309

PMID:31962328

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is the most common cause of hearing loss in children. Early diagnosis is important as hearing loss affects speech and language development in children. The aim of this study was to compare conventional audiometry with the Android mobile operating system application Hearing TestTM in the evaluation of hearing thresholds in children with OME and to determine the accuracy and reliability of the mobile application. Design and Study Sample: Fifty school-age children aged between 5 and 15 years with OME in at least 1 ear were included in the study. First, hearing thresholds were obtained by conventional audiometric methods and the degree of hearing loss was determined. Then, the hearing thresholds of the patients were measured using the smartphone-based Hearing TestTM application. The data were compared using Cohen's kappa analysis.

RESULTS

OME was detected in 88 ears. There was no statistically significant correlation between the hearing threshold results obtained with the mobile phone and conventional audiometry at 500, 1,000, 2,000, and 4,000 Hz.

CONCLUSION

The Android mobile phone application Hearing TestTM (version 1.1.3) is not an appropriate screening test to detect hearing loss in children with OME.

摘要

目的

中耳积液（OME）是儿童听力损失最常见的原因。由于听力损失会影响儿童的言语和语言发育，早期诊断至关重要。本研究的目的是比较传统听力测验与安卓移动操作系统应用程序Hearing TestTM在评估OME儿童听力阈值方面的差异，并确定该移动应用程序的准确性和可靠性。设计与研究样本：本研究纳入了50名5至15岁的学龄儿童，他们至少有一只耳朵患有OME。首先，通过传统听力测验方法获得听力阈值，并确定听力损失程度。然后，使用基于智能手机的Hearing TestTM应用程序测量患者的听力阈值。使用科恩kappa分析对数据进行比较。