Volume 50 Number 6, 2013
Pages 997 — 1006
Abstract — OtoID: New extended frequency, portable audiometer for ototoxicity monitoring
Marilyn F. Dille, PhD;1–2* Peter G. Jacobs, PhD;1–3 Samuel Y. Gordon, BSEE;1 Wendy J. Helt, MA;1 Garnett P. McMillan, PhD1,4
1Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, VA Medical Center, Portland, OR; Departments of 2Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, 3Biomedical Engineering, and 4Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Abstract — 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.
Key words: audiometer, chemotherapy, cisplatin, hearing loss, monitoring, OtoID, ototoxicity, rehabilitation, tinnitus, Veterans.
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This article and any supplemental material should be cited as follows:
Dille MF, Jacobs PG, Gordon SY, Helt WJ, McMillan GP. OtoID: New extended frequency, portable audiometer for ototoxicity monitoring. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(7): 997–1006.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2012.09.0176
Dille MF, Jacobs PG, Gordon SY, Helt WJ, McMillan GP. OtoID: New extended frequency, portable audiometer for ototoxicity monitoring. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(7): 997–1006.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2012.09.0176
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