Digital Audiometer vs. Conventional Audiometer (Gold Standard): Study of Tonal and Vocal Recognition Thresholds

Digital Audiometer vs. Conventional Audiometer (Gold Standard): Study of Tonal and Vocal Recognition Thresholds

According to the WHO (February 2, 2024): More than 5% of the world's population, or 430 million people (including 34 million children), need rehabilitation services due to disabling hearing loss. It is estimated that 700 million people will be affected by 2050, or one in 10 people. It is estimated that by 2050, nearly 2.5 billion people will have some degree of hearing loss.

In most cases, audiometric testing involves determining the patient's tonal thresholds and speech recognition thresholds.

The Hearing Space device is a digital audiometer that can perform both tonal and speech audiometry. This device stands out because it allows users to calibrate its transducers themselves via a guided, automated procedure. This procedure ensures that the calibration complies with the relevant calibration standards.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have come to the ENT department for an audiometric examination
• Adult patients (aged 18 or over), regardless of weight, gender, ethnicity, etc.
• Patients whose native language is French.
• Able to understand instructions. Person affiliated with or beneficiary of a social security system.
• Free, informed, and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator (no later than the day of inclusion and before any examination required by the research).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with known/confirmed unilateral cochlear deafness
• Adults deprived of liberty or under guardianship
• Pregnant women
• Patients with only one ear