A device and an app for the diagnosis and self-management of tinnitus
Por um escritor misterioso
Last updated 11 abril 2025

Tinnitus is an annoying ringing in the ears, in varying shades and intensities. Tinnitus can affect a person’s overall health and social well-being (e.g., sleep problems, trouble concentrating, anxiety, depression and inability to work). The diagnostic procedure of tinnitus usually consists of three steps: an audiological examination, psychoacoustic measurement, and a disability evaluation. All steps are performed by physicians, who use specialised hardware/software and administer questionnaires. This paper presents a system, to be used by patients, for the diagnosis and self-management of tinnitus. The system is made up of an app and a device. The app is responsible for executing – through the device – a part of the required audiological and psychoacoustic examinations, as well as administering questionnaires that evaluate disability. The paper reviews the quality of the automated audiometric reporting and the user experience provided by the app. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to support the findings. The results show that automated reporting is comparable with that of physicians and that user experience was improved by re-designing and re-developing the acufenometry of the app. As for the user experience, two experts in Human-Computer Interaction evaluated the first version of the app: their agreement was good (Cohen’s K = 0.639) and the average rating of the app was 1.43/2. Also patients evaluated the app in its initial version: the satisfactory tasks (audiometry and questionnaires) were rated as 4.31/5 and 4.65/5. The unsatisfactory task (acufenometry) was improved and the average rating increased from 2.86/5 to 3.96/5 ( p = 0.0005). Finally, the general usability of the app was increased from the initial value of 73.6/100 to 85.4/100 ( p = 0.0003). The strengths of the project are twofold. Firstly, the automated reporting feature, which – to the best of our knowledge – is the first attempt in this area. Secondly, the overall app usability, which was evaluated and improved during its development. In summary, the conclusion drawn from the conducted project is that the system works as expected, and despite some weaknesses, also the replication of the device would not be expensive, and it can be used in different scenarios.

The Complete Guide to Tinnitus Relief: 14 Remedies That Work

Tinnitus: Causes, Treatments & Nutrition Hacks - Life Extension

The Fudan Tinnitus Relieving System (FTRS): The initial results of a smartphone application for tinnitus management and treatment - ScienceDirect

Tinnitus sound therapy and masking - how it works

Can Hearing Aids Help Tinnitus? Notch, Sound, Maskers, and Retraining

Different bimodal neuromodulation settings reduce tinnitus symptoms in a large randomized trial

Approach to tinnitus management The College of Family Physicians of Canada

Specific brain network predictors of interventions with different mechanisms for tinnitus patients - eBioMedicine

Incorporating Group and Individual Sessions into a Tinnitus Management Clinic
Recomendado para você
-
Avaliação audiológica infantil em campo livre ou com fones? - FONOTOM11 abril 2025
-
Aula Aberta: Patologias auditivas e Cross-checking — UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAÍBA - UFPB11 abril 2025
-
IJERPH, Free Full-Text11 abril 2025
-
Crônica em O POPULAR (Goiânia), 27 de dezembro de 202111 abril 2025
-
Acoustic Immittance in children without otoacoustic emissions11 abril 2025
-
Raciocínio Clínico entre Audiometria e Imitanciometria - online - Sympla11 abril 2025
-
Importação e Exportação de Produtos Quimicos Perigosos - Notas Informativas - Conhecimento - PLMJ Transformative legal experts11 abril 2025
-
Automated cortical auditory evoked potentials threshold estimation in neonates☆11 abril 2025
-
The Use of Dynamic Assessment for the Diagnosis of Language Disorders in Bilingual Children: A Meta-Analysis11 abril 2025
-
É Possível Avaliar a Perda Auditiva na Infância? - Raquel Munhoz Fonoaudióloga11 abril 2025
você pode gostar
-
The Peculiar Pokedex - Alakazam by El-Drago-800 on DeviantArt11 abril 2025
-
Sakamaki izayoi(Mondaiji-Tachi)runs a gauntlet - Battles - Comic Vine11 abril 2025
-
I Love My Girlfriend Video Games Funny Boyfriend Gamer Gift Notebook: Video Games Notebook and Tracker: Gamer's Journal Designed To Record Current and11 abril 2025
-
NeURO - No Retorno (Linker Remix) ft. Papi Trujillo MP3 Download & Lyrics11 abril 2025
-
Músicas Eletrônicas Máis Tocadas Anos 80 e 90: Techno House, Dance e Músicas Eletrônicas Antigas11 abril 2025
-
Horror Dungeon 3D - Jogo para Mac, Windows (PC), Linux - WebCatalog11 abril 2025
-
Watch Best of SSundee Reacts - S5:E13 Growing Up Mod (2021) Online11 abril 2025
-
Skotched - Lord of the Rings: Witch King11 abril 2025
-
Carta para Hogwarts personalizável (português) em PDF, fácil e rápida11 abril 2025
-
Assistir Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo (Sem Censura) - Episódio 03 Online - Download & Assistir Online! - AnimesTC11 abril 2025