TY - JOUR
T1 - A clinical test battery for obscure auditory dysfunction (OAD)
T2 - Development, selection and use of tests
AU - Saunders, G. H.
AU - Field, D. L.
AU - Haggard, M. P.
PY - 1992/1/1
Y1 - 1992/1/1
N2 - Obscure auditory dysfunction (OAD) is denned as convincing self-report of auditory disability accompanied by normal puretone thresholds. This has been increasingly recognized as a clinical problem, but until now there has not been a standard clinical procedure for dealing with such patients. This paper summarizes a demographic and clinical characterization of a sample of 50 OAD patients, reports new norms on the tests in the version issued, and describes a test package developed from a case-control research study that can be routinely used with OAD patients. The package enables clinicians: (i) to confirm, or otherwise, OAD as the appropriate classification for individuals presenting with OAD-like symptoms; (ii) to elucidate the underlying basis of OAD in such individuals and hence in most cases to provide explanations that are justified by test findings; and (iii) to counsel cases in a fashion appropriate for each individual. The package consists of four performance tests, a specialized clinical interview and a brief questionnaire to determine the severity of OAD. The assessment takes approximately 37 min and can be run using a two-channel audiometer and a cassette recorder.
AB - Obscure auditory dysfunction (OAD) is denned as convincing self-report of auditory disability accompanied by normal puretone thresholds. This has been increasingly recognized as a clinical problem, but until now there has not been a standard clinical procedure for dealing with such patients. This paper summarizes a demographic and clinical characterization of a sample of 50 OAD patients, reports new norms on the tests in the version issued, and describes a test package developed from a case-control research study that can be routinely used with OAD patients. The package enables clinicians: (i) to confirm, or otherwise, OAD as the appropriate classification for individuals presenting with OAD-like symptoms; (ii) to elucidate the underlying basis of OAD in such individuals and hence in most cases to provide explanations that are justified by test findings; and (iii) to counsel cases in a fashion appropriate for each individual. The package consists of four performance tests, a specialized clinical interview and a brief questionnaire to determine the severity of OAD. The assessment takes approximately 37 min and can be run using a two-channel audiometer and a cassette recorder.
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U2 - 10.3109/03005369209077869
DO - 10.3109/03005369209077869
M3 - Article
C2 - 1586847
AN - SCOPUS:0026551592
SN - 0300-5364
VL - 26
SP - 33
EP - 42
JO - British Journal of Audiology
JF - British Journal of Audiology
IS - 1
ER -