Abstract
Teleaudiology, the delivery of audiology services at a distance using telecommunications technologies, represents a growing area of opportunity for clinical practice. While audiology is a mature discipline whose development was fueled by World Wars I and II, advances in teleaudiology are relatively recent, having occurred over the past decade. Teleaudiology service delivery models include synchronous, asynchronous (i.e., store-and-forward) and hybrid approaches. As examples, computer-based teleaudiology technologies have been demonstrated to: perform puretone audiometry; measure otoacoustic emissions; program cochlear implants via neural response/telemetry assessment; and perform video-otoscopy. With further development of computer-based tympanometry, synchronous impedance testing via teleaudiology is soon to become a reality. Low technology teleaudiology applications are also developing. Teleaudiology appears very promising, as most of the teleaudiology applications reported upon thus far have demonstrated outcomes comparable to in-person interactions.
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Krumm, M., Vento, B.A. (2013). Applications in Teleaudiology. In: Kumar, S., Cohn, E. (eds) Telerehabilitation. Health Informatics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4198-3_9
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