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Remote self-report and speech-in-noise measures predict clinical audiometric thresholds.
Motlagh Zadeh, Lina; Brennan, Veronica; Swanepoel, De Wet; Lin, Li; Moore, David R.
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  • Motlagh Zadeh L; Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Brennan V; Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Swanepoel W; Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, SA.
  • Lin L; Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Moore DR; Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Int J Audiol ; : 1-9, 2024 Aug 07.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39109478
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

Developments in smartphone technology and the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the feasibility and need for remote, but reliable hearing tests. Previous studies used remote testing but did not directly compare results in the same listeners with standard lab or clinic testing. This study investigated validity and reliability of remote, self-administered digits-in-noise (remote-DIN) compared with lab-based, supervised (lab-DIN) testing. Predictive validity was further examined in relation to a commonly used self-report, Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing (SSQ-12), and lab-based, pure tone audiometry.

DESIGN:

DIN speech reception thresholds (SRTs) of adults (18-64 y/o) with normal hearing (NH, N = 16) and hearing loss (HL, N = 18), were measured using English-language digits (0-9), binaurally presented as triplets in one of four speech-shaped noise maskers (broadband, low-pass filtered at 2, 4, 8 kHz) and two phases (diotic, antiphasic).

RESULTS:

High, significant intraclass correlation coefficients indicated strong internal consistency of remote-DIN SRTs, which also correlated significantly with lab-DIN SRTs. There was no significant mean difference between remote- and lab-DIN on any tests. NH listeners had significantly higher SSQ scores and remote- and lab-DIN SRTs than listeners with HL. All versions of remote-DIN SRTs correlated significantly with pure-tone-average (PTA), with the 2-kHz filtered test being the best predictor, explaining 50% of the variance in PTA. SSQ total score also significantly and independently predicted PTA (17% of variance) and all test versions of the remote-DIN, except the antiphasic BB test.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study underscores the effectiveness of remote DIN test and SSQ-12 in assessing auditory function. These findings suggest the potential for wider access to reliable hearing assessment, particularly in remote or underserved communities.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Int J Audiol Asunto de la revista: AUDIOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Int J Audiol Asunto de la revista: AUDIOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido