2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
10/25/2016 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Detection of Low-frequency, Mid-frequency, and High-frequency Hearing Loss Using the WFA Voice Test Protocol | BGPOP Building 4A/B/C
Detection of Low-frequency, Mid-frequency, and High-frequency Hearing Loss Using the WFA Voice Test Protocol
Over 5% of the population worldwide suffers from disabling hearing loss. In South Asia and Asia Pacific, an estimated one-third of the elderly population is affected by this disability. Approximately 17% of the Philippine population suffers from some degree of hearing impairment, ranging from mild to profound. In third-world countries and developing countries, access to standard audiologic testing may be limited by scarce resources, showing the need for alternative methods for hearing screening.
A bi-level, pass/fail Voice Test is a non-technological alternative used to screen patients for low-frequency, mid-frequency, and high-frequency hearing loss, employing audio/visual cues both in conversational tone and in soft voice. Results are then compared against standard audiometric procedures in order to determine precise hearing thresholds.
- To present a possible alternative, non-technological method for hearing screening
- To determine the sensitivity of the WFA Voice Test in detecting hearing loss
- To determine the specificity of the WFA Voice Test in detecting hearing loss
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Presenters/Authors
Frances Mary Cristi
(), University of Santo Tomas Hospital, frendi.cristi@gmail.com;
Fourth year resident training under the specialty of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital; Graduated as Doctor of Medicine from the University of Santo Tomas in 2011
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