Evaluating the Reliability of 'AudiClick': A Click-Based Mobile App for Hearing Loss

Introduction:To develop and validate a click-based mobile “Audiclick” app employing click noises for hearing assessments.Materials and Methods:This prospective comparative study compares the “AudiClick” app as a hearing screening tool to pure tone audiometry. Participants listened to sounds through wired earbud headphones that were connected to an Android or iOS device.Results:The study involved ۱۱۰ participants aged between ۱۸ to ۸۰ years old. All degrees of hearing loss severity corresponds to pure tone average (p < ۰.۰۱) results. The app was also found to be effective at identifying hearing loss (۸۰-۹۹% sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and accuracy). Test-retest reliability had also shown excellent ICC scores of ۰.۹۳.Conclusions:This study demonstrates that a mobile app using click sounds can be as efficient as pure tone audiometry for field screenings, while being more cost-effective and easier to develop.

کلیدواژه ها:

Audiogram ، Hearing Tests ، Mobile Applications ، Screening ، Ear