Insert earphones reliable in testing for high-frequency bedside ototoxicity monitoring

Main Category: Ear, Nose and Throat
Article Date: 27 Jul 2005 - 5:00 PDT

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This study evaluates the use of insert earphones for obtaining reliable threshold responses at bedside for ototoxicity detection and monitoring.

Ototoxicity is damage to the ear that happens when individuals come into contact with drugs or chemicals that are poisonous to the inner ear or the vestibulocochlear nerve.

Investigators tested 20 adults during two different sessions in a sound proof booth and on the hospital wards using high-frequency audiometry.

Thresholds were obtained with the use of insert earphones and headphones. Results indicate that insert earphones are reliable for testing on the ward for high-frequency ototoxicity monitoring.

Insert earphones reliable in testing for high-frequency bedside ototoxicity monitoring, pg. 353

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