Title :
HearThat? - An app for diagnosing hearing loss
Author :
Figueira, Silvia ; Nguyen, Kevin ; Panditrao, Shweta
Author_Institution :
Comput. Eng. Dept., Santa Clara Univ., Santa Clara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Hearing loss is a problem that affects people of all ages all over the world. However, because it is not a life-threatening problem, and resources in emerging markets are scarce, audiometric devices for hearing-loss diagnostics are not typically available in underserved communities. Considering this scenario, we have implemented an app for hearing-loss pre-screening. Our app can execute in a broad range of phones, which are available everywhere, providing individuals in underserved communities with access to hearing-loss diagnostics.
Keywords :
hearing aids; medical computing; mobile computing; patient diagnosis; audiometric devices; hearing loss diagnosing; hearing-loss diagnostics; hearing-loss prescreening; mobile application; mobile audiometry; Auditory system; Communities; History; Internet; Medical services; Mobile communication; Smart phones; Hearing Loss Diagnostics; Humanitarian Apps; Mobile Apps for Underserved Communities; Mobile Audiometry;
Conference_Titel :
Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
DOI :
10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970332
