A mobile hearing screening tool for Turkish: Validation and test-retest reliability of the digit-in-noise test.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q4 ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL

Technology and Health Care Pub Date : 2025-10-09 DOI:10.1177/09287329251384169

Ümit Can Çetinkaya, Elif Bayrak, Polen Kaya

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ObjectiveThe present study aims to establish normative data for the Turkish mobile digit-in-noise test. The main objectives are to provide a reliable hearing screening tool for clinical, educational, and research purposes and to investigate its relationship with socio-demographic factors.MethodsThe study included 353 participants with normal hearing, aged 12 to 60 years. The mobile Turkish Digit-in-Noise (T-DIN) test, developed for the Android operating system, was administered using a Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone paired with the original earbuds. To assess the reliability of the mobile T-DIN test application, it was re-administered to 172 participants under similar test conditions after a 15-day interval.ResultsThe Spearman correlation analysis yielded a coefficient of 0.754, while the intraclass correlation coefficient was calculated as 0.431. Normalization values for the assay were set at a signal-to-noise ratio of -7.05 ± 0.84. A statistically significant difference in mobile T-DIN SNR values was observed based on the age of the participants.ConclusionThe mobile T-DIN test is a suitable tool for hearing screening in individuals aged 12-60 years and provides a practical and reliable method for assessing auditory function.

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土耳其语的移动听力筛选工具：噪声中数字测试的验证和重测可靠性。

目的建立土耳其移动数字噪声测试的规范数据。主要目的是为临床，教育和研究目的提供可靠的听力筛查工具，并调查其与社会人口因素的关系。方法研究对象为听力正常的353例，年龄12 ~ 60岁。为Android操作系统开发的移动土耳其数字噪声（T-DIN）测试，使用三星Galaxy S10智能手机和原始耳塞进行。为了评估移动T-DIN测试应用程序的可靠性，在15天的间隔后，对172名参与者在类似的测试条件下重新进行了管理。结果Spearman相关分析的相关系数为0.754，类内相关系数为0.431。该检测的归一化值设置为信噪比为-7.05±0.84。根据参与者的年龄，观察到移动T-DIN信噪比值有统计学意义的差异。结论移动T-DIN测试是一种适合12-60岁人群听力筛查的工具，是一种实用可靠的听觉功能评估方法。

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Technology and Health Care HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES-ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL

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2.10

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6.20%

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282

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>12 weeks

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