Automated Audiometry as the Screening of Hearing in Schoolchildren: Literature Review and Own Experience
Aleksandr V. Pashkov,
Irina V. Naumova,
Irina V. Zelenkova,
Leila S. Namazova-Baranova,
Elena A. Vishneva,
Ksenia I. Voevodina https://doi.org/10.15690/vsp.v20i3/2277
Abstract
In the era of healthcare digitalization, automation of some medical processes becomes extremely crucial, especially in situations where it is not possible to receive support quickly enough, for example, due to long wait for a specialist (queues) or absence of the needed specialist. This approach will help to use healthcare resources effectively. Automated audiometry is an example of automated diagnostic procedure based on algorithms and technical means for recording acoustic threshold in order to determine the hearing conditions. This review describes the process of automated hearing testing technology development in detail and several other system components (software, equipment, acoustic stimulation sources). The authors describe their own experience of using the automatic audiometry system. The results of comparative study of automated and clinical tests are presented.
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About the Authors
Aleksandr V. Pashkov
Research Institute of Pediatrics and Children’s Health in «Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences»;
Central State Medical Academy of Department of Presidential Affairs of Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow
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Irina V. Naumova
Research Institute of Pediatrics and Children’s Health in «Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences»
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow
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Irina V. Zelenkova
Research Institute of Pediatrics and Children’s Health in «Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences»
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow
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Leila S. Namazova-Baranova
Research Institute of Pediatrics and Children’s Health in «Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences»;
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University;
Belgorod National Research University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow, Belgorod
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Not declared
Elena A. Vishneva
Research Institute of Pediatrics and Children’s Health in «Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences»;
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow
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Ksenia I. Voevodina
Central State Medical Academy of Department of Presidential Affairs of Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow
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Not declared
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Pashkov A.V., Naumova I.V., Zelenkova I.V., Namazova-Baranova L.S., Vishneva E.A., Voevodina K.I. Automated Audiometry as the Screening of Hearing in Schoolchildren: Literature Review and Own Experience. Current Pediatrics. 2021;20(3):245-250. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15690/vsp.v20i3/2277
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