Title :
A novel method for quick hearing assessment of children
Author :
Liao, Wen-Huei ; Young, Shuenn-Tsong ; Tang, Shih-Tsang ; Shiao, An-Suey ; Wang, Shyh-Jen ; Lien, Chiang-Feng ; Shiao, Ming-Liang
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Biomed. Eng., NYMU, Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
Hearing impairment is one of the most common disorders in children. However, the hearing impairment is difficult to be monitored due to the limited availability of test equipments and trained specialists in many developing countries. The purpose of this study is to develop a novel method for quick hearing assessment of school-aged children. The proposed method is easy use and does not need to be operated by trained staff. Therefore, the parents or school nurses can routinely monitor the hearing level for the school-aged children. The proposed method could therefore be useful in monitoring progressive hearing change in a home-care setting.
Keywords :
hearing; paediatrics; disorders; hearing impairment; home-care setting; progressive hearing change; quick hearing assessment; school-aged children; Auditory system; Ear; Educational institutions; Headphones; Monitoring; Pediatrics; USA Councils; Hearing impairment; hearing assessment; progressive evaluation;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and Information Engineering (ICEIE), 2010 International Conference On
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7679-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7681-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICEIE.2010.5559833
