Assessing the effectiveness of the hear WHO application in rapid screening of hearing loss among military personnel of the Philippine Air Force.

Charisse Genevieve S MULLES; Angelica Patricia P MUÑOZ; Gaston Miguel B MUTUC; Alyssa Louise A NAGUIT; Alyza Jane H NALAGON; Kristine Kaye M NANTIN; Norberto V MARTINEZ; Eva Irene Y MAGLONZO

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Assessing the effectiveness of the hear WHO application in rapid screening of hearing loss among military personnel of the Philippine Air Force.

Author: Charisse Genevieve S. MULLES ¹ ; Angelica Patricia P. MUÑOZ ¹ ; Gaston Miguel B. MUTUC ¹ ; Alyssa Louise A. NAGUIT ¹ ; Alyza Jane H. NALAGON ¹ ; Kristine Kaye M. NANTIN ¹ ; Norberto V. MARTINEZ ¹ ; Eva Irene Y. MAGLONZO ¹
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1. Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, Manila, Metro Manila, NCR, Philippines
Publication Type:Clinical Trials / Clinical Investigations
From: Journal of Medicine University of Santo Tomas 2025;9(S1):16-24
CountryPhilippines
Abstract: OBJECTIVES
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the hearWHO application in rapid screening of hearing loss among Philippine Air Force military personnel and verifies its results with Pure Tone Audiometry. It aimed to establish baseline data for future research on technological advancements in otolaryngology
METHODS
The study employed a cross-sectional design and recruited 44 volunteer subjects from the Philippine Air Force using inclusion criteria. Six participants withdrew due to an urgent mission, leaving 38 subjects who were screened using the hearWHO application and subsequently tested with Pure Tone Audiometry. A statistician analyzed the collected data.
RESULTS
A one-sample t-test revealed negative mean differences between hearWHO and Pure Tone Audiometry results indicating that they were not significant. Confounders such as testing room location, use of adapters and non-purposive sampling may have affected the results.
CONCLUSION
The results suggested that the hearWHO application was not effective in rapid screening of hearing loss among the military personnel of the Philippine Air Force.