The Feasibility of Using Automated Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission (DPOAE) as a Screening Auditory Function Test of Workers in a Noisy Environment / 대한이비인후과학회지
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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: 366-370, 2006.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-650429
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Automated DPOAE (Distortion product otoacoustic emission) was tested on workers exposed to a noisy environmnent to determine its feasibility as a screening test for noise-induced hearing loss. SUBJECTS ANDMETHOD:
Sensitivity and specificity were analyzed for in both automated DPOAE and Pure tone audiometry conducted on 300 subjects working in a noisy environment. Of these subjects, a subgroup of 40 workers who were available for a follow-up study underwent the same experiment again a year later, and the results were compared with the first one.RESULTS:
In terms of the frequency of automated DPOAE, it was noted that it showed 91% sensitivity with a 9% false negative rate. The pass rate according to the period of service indicated statistical significance, although the results of a 1 year follow-up experiment did not indicate statistical significance.CONCLUSION:
The automated DPOAE seems feasible to use as a screening test when frequency and adjusted reference criteria are considered.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Audiometry
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Mass Screening
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Follow-Up Studies
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Screening study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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