Diagnostic hearing health assessment system and method

A hearing assessment and hearing technology, applied in diagnosis, audiometer, diagnostic recording/measurement, etc., can solve the problems of long-distance travel and inconvenience for patients

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-12-27
史蒂文·布赖恩·莱文
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Although such a medical facility may be very close to the healthcare provider's facility and / or the patient's residence, the ear specialist's medical facility may require patients to wait long for appointments and / or require patients to travel long distances
This can be particularly inconvenient for patients with severe hearing loss and / or who have difficulty traveling long distances (e.g. the elderly)

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[0015] Reference will now be made in detail to various embodiments. Each example is provided by way of explanation, not limitation, and does not constitute a limitation of all possible embodiments.

[0016] In an embodiment, a system and a method including various devices and / or mechanisms are provided that enable a healthcare provider to perform a diagnostic hearing assessment and consult a remote otology specialist. As used herein, "otologist" includes medical professionals such as orthopedic or medical physicians who specialize in ear diagnosis and treatment, including assessment and treatment of hearing loss. A "health care provider" is a provider of health-related services who may or may not be an audiologist, for example, a primary care physician, internal medicine physician, family medicine physician, geriatrician, gynecologist, audiologist, hearing aid Phone booth operators, neurologists, naturopathic doctors, chiropractors, and more. By "specialist diagnosis" is mea...

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A system and a method for a healthcare provider to easily, accurately and efficiently provide a diagnostic hearing assessment, for their patients, in a way that accurately detects hearing loss and provides recommendations for seeking further assistance from remotely-located ear specialists is provided.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 471,766, filed March 15, 2017, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] A system and method for diagnosing hearing loss and recommending treatment is generally described. In particular, a system is described that enables a healthcare provider to administer a diagnostic hearing assessment, as well as consult a remote otologist with expertise in otology and / or hearing disorders. Background technique [0004] In the United States, the incidence of hearing loss has been steadily increasing. According to reports, the incidence of hearing loss in the United States was 266 per thousand families in 1989, 283 per thousand families in 2004, and 295 per thousand families in 2008. In 2008, it was reported that 43.25 million people had hearing difficulties. Between 2004 and 2008, the hearing-impaired populat...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B5/12
CPCA61B5/7465A61B1/227A61B5/123A61B5/126G16H80/00G16H15/00A61B1/00011G16H30/20G16H50/20G16H20/00G16H40/67G16H50/50A61B5/12A61B1/00009
Inventor 史蒂文·布赖恩·莱文
Owner 史蒂文·布赖恩·莱文
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