OtoID: new extended frequency, portable audiometer for ototoxicity monitoring

Portability of equipment is an increasingly important component in the practice of audiology. We report on a new device, the OtoID, that supports evidence-based ototoxicity testing protocols, provides capability for hearing testing on the hospital treatment unit, and can automate patient self-testin...

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Published in:Journal of rehabilitation research and development 2013-01, Vol.50 (7), p.997-1006
Main Authors: Dille, Marilyn F, Jacobs, Peter G, Gordon, Samuel Y, Helt, Wendy J, McMillan, Garnett P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Aged
Audiology
Audiometry, Pure-Tone - instrumentation
Audiometry, Pure-Tone - methods
Auditory Threshold
Automation
Cancer
Chemotherapy
Diagnostic Self Evaluation
False Positive Reactions
Female
Hearing loss
Hearing Loss - diagnosis
Hearing Loss - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational safety
Oncology
Patients
Point-of-Care Systems
Quality of life
Reproducibility of Results
Review boards
Studies
Veterans
Young Adult
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Summary:Portability of equipment is an increasingly important component in the practice of audiology. We report on a new device, the OtoID, that supports evidence-based ototoxicity testing protocols, provides capability for hearing testing on the hospital treatment unit, and can automate patient self-testing. The purpose of this article is to report on the validation and verification of the OtoID portable audiometer in 40 subjects both young and old, with and without hearing impairment. Subjects were evaluated by an audiologist using the manual hearing test program and then self-tested via an automated testing program. Testing was done in a sound booth and on a hospital treatment unit. Therefore, data were collected in four conditions (booth vs hospital unit and automated vs manual testing) and analyzed for testing bias, repeatability, and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association-significant ototoxicity false-positive rate. Repeatable hearing threshold results were obtained on all subjects who performed the test, regardless of hearing status or testing location.
ISSN:0748-7711
1938-1352
DOI:10.1682/JRRD.2012.09.0176