Dra Adriana Habbaby*

Audiology Clinic, UCALP (Universidad Catolica de La Plata)/Centro de Audiología and Audifonos, Pcia, Buenos Aires, Argentina

*Corresponding Author: Dra Adriana Habbaby, Audiology Clinic, UCALP (Universidad Catolica de La Plata)/Centro de Audiología and Audifonos, Pcia, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Received: November 26, 2024; Published: February 21, 2025

Abstract

Hearing loss in adolescents is a topic of increasing interest due to exposure to high-intensity noise in the environments frequented by young people. Detecting hearing loss at the beginning is a way to prevent and slow down hearing impairment that progresses to hearing loss of varying degrees. In this sense, high-frequency audiometry has proven to be an effective tool when it comes to the early detection of hearing disorders in these populations. This article attempts to encourage the use of high-frequency audiometry as a diagnostic tool for hearing loss due to noise injury in adolescents.

Aims: This article aims to encourage the use of high-frequency audiometry as a diagnostic tool for hearing loss due to noise injury in adolescents, with the aim of encouraging prevention and timely treatment. Statistical and graphical methods demonstrate evidence of their effectiveness and propose recommendations are proposed for their implementation in clinical settings

Keywords:Hearing Loss; Adolescence; High-Frequency Audiometry; Early Detection; Hearing Loss

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Citation

Citation: Dra Adriana Habbaby. “High Frequency Audiometry As a Tool for Early Detection of Hearing in Young People".Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 7.3 (2025): 29-32.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2025 Dra Adriana Habbaby. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.