Telemedicine in audiology
Abstract
Telemedicine is used as a tool for therapeutic performances with the aid of telematic. The term telematic, an abbreviation of the words telecommunication and informatic, means in general electronic transfer of digital data.
An application of telemedicine in the field of audiology, the initial fitting set up and fine tuning as well as the after-care fittng of convential digital programmable and digital hearing systems as well as implantable hearing systems are described. With the background of limited resources and continuous innovation, telemedicine opens the possibility to increase the efficiency of audiological methods and to decrease the expenses at the same time. The online-fitting by telecommunication gives furthermore the possibility for individual hearing solutions in real soundscapes.
