{
    "abstract": "This study compared a simplified in situ self-administered hearing screening test, conducted with a neckband-type self-fitting device, with conventional pure-tone audiometry. It evaluated the maximum speech-shaped noise level for screening (MSNLS), crucial for evaluating the feasibility of this in situ screening test in quiet environments.\nThis study included 30 adults with normal hearing and 30 adults with mild to moderately severe hearing impairment. A binaural neckband-type self-fitting device was developed. The results of an in situ hearing screening test conducted using the self-fitting device were compared with those obtained using traditional pure-tone audiometry conducted using TDH-50 earphones. Subsequently, MSNLS was determined by assessing noise-masking effects on screening outcomes. All tests were conducted in an audiometric booth, with the hearing screening test conducted in the booth with the door open.\nStrong positive correlations were observed between the results of pure-tone audiometry and those of hearing screening tests across all test frequencies, with the strongest correlation observed at 2000\u2009Hz (\nThe in situ hearing screening test, conducted using a self-fitting device, exhibited reasonable accuracy for self-fitting scenarios in general quiet environments. This test can be used for monitoring mild to moderate hearing loss or fluctuating hearing loss, such as that associated with M\u00e9ni\u00e8re's disease.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.).\nDepartment of Otolaryngology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.).",
            "firstname": "Tun-Shin",
            "initials": "TS",
            "lastname": "Lo"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan (R.O.C.).",
            "firstname": "Hung-Yue",
            "initials": "HY",
            "lastname": "Chang"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": "The in situ hearing screening test, conducted using a self-fitting device, exhibited reasonable accuracy for self-fitting scenarios in general quiet environments. This test can be used for monitoring mild to moderate hearing loss or fluctuating hearing loss, such as that associated with M\u00e9ni\u00e8re's disease.",
    "copyrights": null,
    "doi": "10.1177/00034894251325617",
    "journal": "The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology",
    "keywords": [
        "ambient noise",
        "hearing aids",
        "hearing screening test",
        "in situ",
        "pure-tone audiometry",
        "self-fitting"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2025-03-12",
    "pubmed_id": "40071674",
    "results": "Strong positive correlations were observed between the results of pure-tone audiometry and those of hearing screening tests across all test frequencies, with the strongest correlation observed at 2000\u2009Hz (",
    "title": "Validation of an In Situ Self-Administered Hearing Test with a Self-Fitting Device for Mild to Moderately Severe Hearing Loss in Various Acoustic Environments.",
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}