title: Web-based hearing screening test.
abstract: This article describes a Web-based hearing screening system developed for real-time application via Internet and compares efficacy with conventional screening. The present prospective study used 36 adult participants in a double-blind study of two different systems: a conventional audiometer and a Web-based hearing screening test. The audiometric thresholds assessed by these two systems varied by no more than 1.78 dB for air conduction. The results demonstrated the feasibility of this Web-based hearing screening system. This Web-based system can be used effectively and easily in many locations that have Internet access but no local audiologists. The system makes audiometric measurements easily accessible for the public by providing a cost-effective solution based on the software for testing hearing installed in local personal computers or in network servers.
authors.affiliation: Kulak-Burun-Boğaz Servisi, Giresun Devlet Hastanesi, Giresun, Turkey. eseren@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012984:Software