Bunnag Kanokrat, Kaewsalubsri Wikallaya, Junthong Sirinan, Kulthaveesup Anan
Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital Navamindradhiraj University Bangkok Thailand.
Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2022 Dec 12;8(1):253-261. doi: 10.1002/lio2.996. eCollection 2023 Feb.
OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to compare the results of hearing tests performed using the uHear application with those of standard audiometry in Thai people in Bangkok. METHODS: From December 2018 to November 2019, a prospective observational study was conducted involving Thai participants aged between 18 and 80 years. All participants were tested using standard audiometry and the uHear application in a soundproof booth and in a typical hearing environment. RESULTS: This study included 52 participants (12 males and 40 females). The Bland-Altman plot with the Minimal Clinical Meaningful Difference of 10 dB between standard audiometry and the uHear in a soundproof booth found agreement at 2000 Hz. The uHear in a soundproof booth showed high sensitivity at all frequencies (82.5%-98.9%) and high specificity at 500 and 1000 Hz (85.7%-100%). uHear in a typical hearing environment showed high sensitivity at 4000 and 6000 Hz (97.6%) and high specificity at 500 and 1000 Hz (100%). When considering the pure-tone average, uHear in a soundproof booth showed high sensitivity (94.7%) and specificity (90.7%), whereas, in a typical hearing environment, uHear showed poor sensitivity (34%) and high specificity (100%). CONCLUSION: uHear was accurate for hearing loss screening at 2000 Hz in a soundproof booth. However, uHear in a typical hearing environment lacked accuracy. The uHear application in a soundproof booth can be used to screen hearing loss in some situations where standard audiometry is impossible. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II.
目的:本研究旨在比较在曼谷的泰国人群中,使用uHear应用程序进行听力测试的结果与标准听力测定的结果。 方法:2018年12月至2019年11月,进行了一项前瞻性观察性研究,纳入年龄在18至80岁之间的泰国参与者。所有参与者均在隔音室和典型听力环境中使用标准听力测定和uHear应用程序进行测试。 结果:本研究包括52名参与者(12名男性和40名女性)。在隔音室中,标准听力测定与uHear之间最小临床有意义差异为10 dB的Bland-Altman图显示,在2000 Hz时具有一致性。隔音室中的uHear在所有频率下均显示出高灵敏度(82.5%-98.9%),在500和1000 Hz时具有高特异性(85.7%-100%)。在典型听力环境中的uHear在4000和6000 Hz时显示出高灵敏度(97.6%),在500和1000 Hz时具有高特异性(100%)。在考虑纯音平均值时,隔音室中的uHear显示出高灵敏度(94.7%)和特异性(90.7%),而在典型听力环境中,uHear显示出低灵敏度(34%)和高特异性(100%)。 结论:在隔音室中,uHear在2000 Hz时对听力损失筛查准确。然而,在典型听力环境中的uHear缺乏准确性。在一些无法进行标准听力测定的情况下,隔音室中的uHear应用程序可用于筛查听力损失。 证据级别:II级。
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