Patient management in automated diagnostic hearing test
First Claim
1. A method of managing a patient in a computer-based, multimedia system for allowing the patient to quickly and conveniently test his hearing without a sound isolation chamber and with minimal assistance from an operator, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a problem from the computer-based, multimedia system;
determining whether the problem is a patient warning event;
issuing a warning message to the patient if the problem is a patient warning event;
obtaining an acknowledgment of the warning message from the patient;
determining whether the problem is an operator alerting event; and
alerting the operator if the problem is an operator alerting event.
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Abstract
Method and system are disclosed for automated testing of a patient'"'"'s hearing. The automated hearing test allows the patient to quickly and accurately test his own hearing with minimal or no assistance from an audiologist or other hearing health professionals. The test prompts and instructs the patient for inputs and responses as needed as needed. The patient can select one or several tests to be performed, including air and bone conduction testing with masking, speech reception threshold, speech discrimination, and tympanogram/acoustic reflex testing. Multiple languages are supported. Data obtained from one test may be used for another test or another iteration of the same test to calculate masking levels. The automatic hearing test also detects ambient noise and can compensate for it in the test results. If a contingency occurs, the automated hearing test is configured to page the operator for assistance.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of managing a patient in a computer-based, multimedia system for allowing the patient to quickly and conveniently test his hearing without a sound isolation chamber and with minimal assistance from an operator, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a problem from the computer-based, multimedia system;
determining whether the problem is a patient warning event;
issuing a warning message to the patient if the problem is a patient warning event;
obtaining an acknowledgment of the warning message from the patient;
determining whether the problem is an operator alerting event; and
alerting the operator if the problem is an operator alerting event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for allowing a patient to quickly, conveniently, and thoroughly test his own speech discrimination threshold without a sound isolation chamber and with minimal assistance from an operator, comprising:
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transducers, including an air conduction transducer and a bone conduction transducer;
a hearing test device capable of producing tones, speech, and masking noise connected to the transducers;
a computer connected to the hearing test device and storing an automated hearing test thereon, the automated hearing test configured to cause the computer to;
detect a problem with the patient;
determine whether the problem is a patient warning event;
issue a warning message to the patient if the problem is a patient warning event;
obtain an acknowledgment of the warning message from the patient;
determine whether the problem is an operator alerting event; and
alert the operator if the problem is an operator alerting event. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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