The value of noise-excluder shells in reducing overreferrals from a school audiometric screening program.
Audiometric screening conducted in noisy environments can result in overreferrals to specialty clinics. A follow-up study, conducted to investigate referral rates as related to the type of headset used in screening programs, showed that noise-excluding shells reduced overreferrals without increasing underreferrals.
D001299:Audiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009622:Noise; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012572:School Health Services