TY - JOUR
T1 - Screening for hearing loss using the electronic whisper test
T2 - A prospective cross‑sectional study
AU - Purnami, Nyilo
AU - Palandeng, Rian Waraney
AU - Nugroho, Puguh Setyo
AU - Falerina, Rosa
AU - Wiyadi, H. M.S.
AU - Arifianto, Dhany
AU - Moon, In Seok
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science.
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - Background: Hearing screening is a method for early identification of hearing loss. Hearing screening is widely used in hospitals as part of physical examination. However, some of them are difficult to operate outside the hospitals regarding portability and user‑friendliness. Therefore, we developed a simple yet easy‑to‑use portable electronic whisper test (EWT) for field deployment, particularly on many subjects. The EWT validity is a hearing screening method compared to pure‑tone audiometry. Methods: This study was a cross‑sectional comparative with a prospective approach. The subjects were outpatients at the Audiology Clinic of Dr. Soetomo Academic Medical Center, Surabaya, Indonesia, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Statistical analysis made sensitivity and specificity tables using a 2 × 2 table, positive and negative predictive values. Results: Samples of 50 participants (100 ears) obtained a sensitivity value of 83%, specificity of 78%, positive predictive value of 45%, and negative predictive value of 95%. Conclusions: The EWT is valid for use as a hearing screening method.
AB - Background: Hearing screening is a method for early identification of hearing loss. Hearing screening is widely used in hospitals as part of physical examination. However, some of them are difficult to operate outside the hospitals regarding portability and user‑friendliness. Therefore, we developed a simple yet easy‑to‑use portable electronic whisper test (EWT) for field deployment, particularly on many subjects. The EWT validity is a hearing screening method compared to pure‑tone audiometry. Methods: This study was a cross‑sectional comparative with a prospective approach. The subjects were outpatients at the Audiology Clinic of Dr. Soetomo Academic Medical Center, Surabaya, Indonesia, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Statistical analysis made sensitivity and specificity tables using a 2 × 2 table, positive and negative predictive values. Results: Samples of 50 participants (100 ears) obtained a sensitivity value of 83%, specificity of 78%, positive predictive value of 45%, and negative predictive value of 95%. Conclusions: The EWT is valid for use as a hearing screening method.
KW - Audiometry
KW - electronic whisper test
KW - hearing
KW - hearing loss
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85183688336&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_21_23
DO - 10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_21_23
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85183688336
SN - 2229-5151
VL - 13
SP - 173
EP - 177
JO - International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science
JF - International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science
IS - 4
ER -