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The Smart Hearing system effectively screens preschool children over 4 years old, identifying hearing loss. However, its low sensitivity requires system improvements for broader application in early childhood hearing screening.

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  • Pediatric Audiology
  • Hearing Screening Technologies
  • Early Childhood Health

Background:

  • Early detection of hearing loss in preschool children is crucial for development.
  • Existing hearing screening methods can be time-consuming and require specialized personnel.
  • Smart Hearing offers a novel automated approach to hearing assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the practical application and accuracy of the Smart Hearing system for preschool children.
  • To determine the prevalence of hearing loss in a large cohort of preschool-aged children.
  • To assess the system's suitability for universal hearing screening.

Main Methods:

  • The Smart Hearing system was used to screen 6288 preschool children aged 3-6 years.
  • Automated hearing threshold testing was conducted at 1kHz, 2kHz, and 4kHz with a 30dB HL pass criterion.
  • Children with positive results were referred for audiological evaluation; a subset (n=312) received comprehensive audiology assessments for accuracy evaluation.

Main Results:

  • 9.3% of children screened positive, with referral rates decreasing by age (18.8% at 3 years to 4.0% at 6 years).
  • Permanent hearing loss was diagnosed in 1.91‰ and temporary conductive hearing loss in 1.19% of evaluated children.
  • The system demonstrated high specificity (92.6%) but low sensitivity (37.5%).

Conclusions:

  • The Smart Hearing system is appropriate for universal hearing screening in preschool children aged 4 and above.
  • Improvements are necessary to enhance the system's sensitivity for more comprehensive early detection.
  • Further development is recommended to optimize the system for younger preschool populations.