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Christopher Boven1, Reagan Roberts1, Jeff Biggus1
1Soundwave Hearing, LLC, 619 Enterprise Drive #205, Oakbrook, IL, 60523, USA.
Scientific reports
|September 6, 2023
概括
在家中使用助听器进行患者控制的听力评估与临床测试一样准确. 这项技术可以改善助听器的配合和听力损失的个人的可访问性.
科学领域:
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 听力损失影响了人口的很大一部分,但助听器的接受率很低,部分原因是配合问题.
- 传统的听力评估需要前往专门诊所,这对农村人口来说是一个障碍.
- 非处方 (OTC) 助听器提供了一个潜在的解决方案,但需要有效的远程安装方法.
研究的目的:
- 研究非临床环境中使用助听器进行患者控制的听力评估的有效性.
- 确定远程听力评估是否可以可靠地取代传统的临床听力学评估.
- 评估通过助听器获得的听力测量的准确性,与标准听力测量相比.
主要方法:
- 在非临床环境中使用助听器进行患者控制的听力评估.
- 测量结果与在临床环境中进行的标准,听力学家控制的听力评估进行了比较.
- 对助听器测量的准确性进行了评估,并与已建立的听力学程序和高斯过程建模进行了对比.
主要成果:
- 患者控制的听力评估与听力学家控制的评估没有统计学上的差异.
- 通过研究设备测量的听力差异在标准听力图结果的3dB以内.
- 在250Hz时,与助听器的声音传递一起观察到声音水平的轻微,未补偿的降低.
结论:
- 使用助听器进行远程,患者控制的听力评估是传统临床试验的可行替代方案.
- 这种方法有可能改善助听器的配件和可访问性,特别是对于服务不足的人群.
- 可能需要进一步细化,以解决特定的频率响应,例如在250 Hz.
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