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ArticleJournal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale2017

Mobile tablet audiometry in fluctuating autoimmune ear disease.

Scott Kohlert, Matthew Bromwich

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Article in Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Remote Field Application of Digital Technology for Hearing Assessments in a Cohort of Pediatric Germ Cell Tumor Survivors.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2024
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  4. Autoimmune inner ear disease: A systematic review of management.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2020
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  5. Demystifying autoimmune inner ear disease.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Scott KohlertFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Matthew BromwichFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. mbromwich@cheo.on.ca.
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · CAOttawa Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAutoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) is a rare condition characterized by bilateral fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The labile nature of this hearing loss makes it difficult to accurately quantify with conventional methods, and therefore it is challenging to rehabilitate.

methodsOver a 9-month period one pediatric patient with severe AIED was monitored and conducted home audiograms using a previously validated testing system (Shoebox Audiometry). During this period he also underwent several clinical audiograms. The correlation between clinical and home audiograms was analyzed with a Pearson coefficient, and the range and frequency of fluctuations was recorded.

resultsSixty-four automated home audiograms and nine clinical audiograms were conducted. When tested at home using a calibrated system the pure tone average (PTA) fluctuated between 12 dB and 72 dB indicating large variability in hearing. Fluctuations were frequent: on 28 occasions the PTA varied by at least 5 dB when retested within 4 days. The mean PTA was 50 dB and 95% of the thresholds were within 36 dB of the mean. Clinical audiograms obtained on the same day or within 1 day of home testing were highly concordant (with a Pearson coefficient of 0.93).

conclusionAIED can result in significant fluctuations in hearing over short periods of time. Home testing enables a more granular look at variations over time and correlates well with clinical testing, and thus facilitates rapid action and informed rehabilitation.

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AdolescentAudiometryAutoimmune DiseasesChildCohort StudiesComputers, HandheldFemaleForecastingHearing Loss, SensorineuralHome Care ServicesHumansMaleMonitoring, PhysiologicRetrospective StudiesAudiologyAudiometryAutoimmune inner ear diseaseHearing lossTablet

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PMID28270231
PMCPMC5341391
OpenAlexW2594627256

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