Definition of Tele-audiology
Tele-audiology is the utilization of telemedicine to provide audiological services and may include the full scope of audiological practice.
This term was first used by Dr. Gregg Givens in 1999 in reference to a system being developed at East Carolina University in North Carolina, US. The first Internet audiological test was accomplished in 2000 by Givens, Balch and Keller.
The first Transatlantic teleaudiology test was performed in April 2009 when Dr James Hall tested a patient in South Africa from Dallas at the AAA conference. Since that historic event the interest in tele-audiology increased significantly.
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What is Tele-audiology?
Tele-audiology is the utilization of telemedicine to provide audiological services and may include the full scope of audiological practice.