Tele-Audiology: Current State and Future Directions [PDF]
Frontiers in Digital Health, 2022 The importance of tele-audiology has been heightened by the current COVID-19 pandemic. The present article reviews the current state of tele-audiology practice while presenting its limitations and opportunities.
Fan-Gang Zeng
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Breaking Sound Barriers: Exploring Tele-Audiology’s Impact on Hearing Healthcare [PDF]
DiagnosticsHearing impairment is a global issue, affecting billions of people; however, there is a gap between the population affected by hearing loss and those able to access hearing healthcare.
Mien-Jen Lin, Chin-Kuo Chen
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Remote hearing aid fitting: Tele-audiology in the context of Brazilian Public Policy [PDF]
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2012 Summary Introduction: Currently, the Brazilian government has certificated nearly 140 specialized centers in hearing aid fittings through the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). Remote fitting through the Internet can allow a broader and
Silvio Pires Penteado +2 more
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South African hearing conservation programmes in the context of tele-audiology: A scoping review [PDF]
South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2020 Background: The limited involvement of audiologists in occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) management through hearing conservation programmes (HCPs) is a global issue.
Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Nomfundo Moroe
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A Browser-Server-Based Tele-audiology System That Supports Multiple Hearing Test Modalities [PDF]
Telemedicine Journal and E-Health, 2015 Millions of global citizens suffering from hearing disorders have limited or no access to much needed hearing healthcare. Although tele-audiology presents a solution to alleviate this problem, existing remote hearing diagnosis systems support only pure-tone tests, leaving speech and other test procedures unsolved, due to the lack of software and ...
Jianchu Yao
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Implementation factors influencing the sustained provision of tele-audiology services: insights from a combined methodology of scoping review and qualitative semistructured interviews [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2023 Objectives The objectives of the current study were to (a) identify long-term tele-audiology services reported to be implemented beyond the research phase and determine whether they are sustained, (b) map the implementation process to Standards for ...
Shuba Kumar +2 more
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A Store-and-Forward Tele-Audiology Solution to Promote Efficient Screenings for Ototoxicity during Cisplatin Cancer Treatment [PDF]
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 2015 Background:Tele-audiology improves access, controls cost, and improves efficiency of many aspects within health care. We have developed and validated a device, the ototoxicity identification device (OtoID), which enables remote hearing monitoring by a patient during chemotherapy treatment. Aspects of the design such as patient self-testing and texting
Dawn Konrad-Martin, Peter G Jacobs
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In pursuit of increasing the application of tele-audiology in South Africa: COVID-19 puts on the alert for patient site facilitator training [PDF]
South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2022 Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presented and highlighted new and unanticipated challenges to the provision of clinical services, raising an urgency for the application of different models of service delivery, including tele-audiology.
Katijah Khoza-Shangase
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Semin Hear, 2021 AbstractThe use of various forms of tele-audiology exploded during the pandemic. This brief article provides tips and considerations for providing tele-audiology as we move beyond the pandemic. Importantly, audiologists need to document all forms of remote care including audio/visual, telephone (audio only), and email to support movement toward state ...
Palmer CV.
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Troubleshooting Cochlear Implant Processors via Tele-Audiology.
Semin Hear, 2021 AbstractThis case study examines the methods used to troubleshoot a cochlear implant processor via video visit with a nonagenarian (90+ years old) with a bimodal cochlear implant system. This article will discuss the evaluation and management as well as which specific issues could be addressed virtually and how they were resolved.
Boss B.
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