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ArticleMedical journal, Armed Forces India

Are conversation and whispered voice hearing tests comparable to pure tone audiometry for assessment of hearing loss? A retrospective analysis.

Anubhav Singh, Kamal Deep Joshi, Indrajeet Chauhan, Manoj Kumar Kanzhuly, Vishal Gaurav, Abha Kumari, Suraj Thapa

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Anubhav SinghGraded Specialist (ENT), Command Hospital (Western Command), Chandimandir, Haryana, India.
Kamal Deep JoshiClassified Specialist (ENT) & Head Neck Oncosurgeon, Command Hospital (Western Command), Chandimandir, Haryana, India.
Indrajeet ChauhanGraded Specialist (ENT), Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, India.
Manoj Kumar KanzhulySenior Advisor (ENT), Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, India.
Vishal GauravClassified Specialist (ENT) & Neurootologist, Command Hospital (Western Command), Chandimandir, Haryana, India.
Abha KumariClassified Specialist (ENT) & Neurootologist, Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantt, India.
Suraj ThapaClassified Specialist & Head (ENT), Command Hospital (Western Command), Chandimandir, Haryana, India.

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Abstract

Background: Pure tone audiometry (PTA) is considered the standard method of hearing assessment. However, technical and logistical challenges preclude its usage for hearing screening at primary healthcare facilities. Free field hearing (FFH) tests such as conversation voice (CV) and whispered voice (WV) tests have been used for hearing assessment. However, their correlation to PTA and accuracy in detection of hearing loss are doubtful. This study aims to determine if FFH tests can be used for estimation of hearing thresholds. Methods: A retrospective analytical study was conducted at the otorhinolaryngology department. Spearman's correlation coefficient ( Results: The audiometric records of 437 persons (874 ears) were analysed. The CV and WV tests were found to have a high correlation ( Conclusion: FFH tests such as WV test can be used to estimate the hearing thresholds and screen for hearing loss when audiometric tests are not logistically feasible, such as at primary-level healthcare facilities, remote locations, and in schools. However, such tests should not be regarded as a substitute to PTA.

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Hearing lossHearing testsPure tone audiometrySpeech discrimination tests

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PMID39309590
PMCPMC11411336

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