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✅   Globally applicable solution to hearing loss screening: a diagnostic accuracy study of tablet-based audiometry

Health

Objectives Hearing loss (HL) affects 20% of the world’s population, with shortages of audiologists and audiometric sound booths unable to meet demand for hearing care services. We aimed to assess the accuracy of tablet-based audiometry (TA) to screen for HL at standard (0.25–8 kHz) and extended high frequencies (>8 kHz). Design Diagnostic accuracy study. Setting Two secondary care audiology and ear, nose and throat outpatient clinics in the UK between April 2022 and September 2023. Participants Adults aged≥16 years undergoing sound booth audiometry (SBA). Interventions TA, hearing-related questionnaires and patient usability questionnaires. Outcome measures Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of TA compared with SBA for detecting HL.

BMJ     May 23, 2025