Easy as 1-2-3: Development and Evaluation of a Simple yet Valid Audiogram-Classification System.
Trends Hear
; 28: 23312165241260041, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Almost since the inception of the modern-day electroacoustic audiometer a century ago the results of pure-tone audiometry have been characterized by an audiogram. For almost as many years, clinicians and researchers have sought ways to distill the volume and complexity of information on the audiogram. Commonly used approaches have made use of pure-tone averages (PTAs) for various frequency ranges with the PTA for 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000â
Hz (PTA4) being the most widely used for the categorization of hearing loss severity. Here, a three-digit triad is proposed as a single-number summary of not only the severity, but also the configuration and bilateral symmetry of the hearing loss. Each digit in the triad ranges from 0 to 9, increasing as the level of the pure-tone hearing threshold level (HTL) increases from a range of optimal hearing (< 10â
dB Hearing Level; HL) to complete hearing loss (≥ 90â
dB HL). Each digit also represents a different frequency region of the audiogram proceeding from left to right as (Low, L) PTA for 500, 1000, and 2000â
Hz; (Center, C) PTA for 3000, 4000 and 6000â
Hz; and (High, H) HTL at 8000â
Hz. This LCH Triad audiogram-classification system is evaluated using a large United States (U.S.) national dataset (N = 8,795) from adults 20 to 80 + years of age and two large clinical datasets totaling 8,254 adults covering a similar age range. Its ability to capture variations in hearing function was found to be superior to that of the widely used PTA4.
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Assunto principal:
Audiometria de Tons Puros
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Limiar Auditivo
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Perda Auditiva
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Trends Hear
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos