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Smartphone-Facilitated In-Situ Hearing Aid Audiometry for Community-Based Hearing Testing.

Caitlin FrisbyKarina C De SousaRobert H EikelboomFaheema Mahomed-AsmailDavid R MooreTersia de KockVinaya ManchaiahDe Wet Swanepoel
Published in: Ear and hearing (2024)
Smartphone-facilitated in-situ audiometry allows for reliable and valid community-based testing. A simple smartphone user interface and automated in-situ audiometry allow CHWs with minimal training to facilitate the testing. With the additional capability to program hearing aids via the smartphone after the initial test, this approach would have the potential to support widespread access to personalized hearing aid fittings facilitated by CHWs in low- and middle-income countries. This approach also supports self-fitting options based on in-situ thresholds, enabling testing and fitting via over the counter hearing aids.
Keyphrases
  • hearing loss
  • machine learning
  • deep learning
  • climate change