Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare > Volume 14, Number 2 > Pp. 102-104

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RESEARCH Preliminary communication

Telemedicine for audiology screening of infants

Mark Krumm ^* , Todd Huffman , Kelly Dick  and Richard Klich ^*

^* School of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Kent State University, Ohio; Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo, Utah, USA

Correspondence: Dr Mark Krumm, School of Speech Pathology and Audiology, A104 Music and Speech Building, Kent, OH 44242, USA (Fax: +1 330 672 2643; Email: mkrumm{at}kent.edu)

Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) and automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) screening were conducted in infants at a distant hospital using remote computing. Eighteen males and twelve females ranging in age from 11–45 days were tested. Both DPOAE and AABR data were recorded using an integrated test system which was connected to the computer network at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. Using a broadband Internet connection, an examiner at Utah State University, 200 km away, could control the DPOAE and the ABR equipment. Identical hearing screening results were obtained for face-to-face and telemedicine trials with all infants. The DPOAE means for face-to-face and telemedicine trials were not significantly different at any frequency. In an analysis of variance, there was no significant difference for the test method (F = 0.8, P > 0.05). These results indicate that remote computing is a feasible telemedicine method for providing DPOAE and ABR hearing screening services to infants in rural communities.

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