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Digital Technology for Remote Hearing Assessment—Current Status and Future Directions for Consumers

Sustainability 2021, 13(18), 10124; https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810124
by Karina C. De Sousa 1, David R. Moore 2,3, Cas Smits 4 and De Wet Swanepoel 1,5,*
Reviewer 1:
Enrique Soto
Reviewer 2: Anonymous
Reviewer 3: Anonymous
Sustainability 2021, 13(18), 10124; https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810124
Submission received: 20 July 2021 / Revised: 19 August 2021 / Accepted: 19 August 2021 / Published: 10 September 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Technology in Healthcare: Opportunities Offered by a Sustainable Relational Ecosystem)

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Authors review the apps available for movil devices for the -in home- evaluation of hearing have in humans, particularly in low-income countries. The problem of hypoacusis is clearly stated and the potential use of the apps is critically analyzed including an analysis of their main characteristics.  The field is critically appraised, making it clear that authors although involved in the apps development are not blind respect to significant limits imposed by circumstances in low income countries and due to potential miss use of the apps.

I have no specific comments I find reading the manuscript enjoying and of sufficient clarity and scientific content adequate for a review.

Author Response

Thank you for the positive feedback.

Reviewer 2 Report

The article is well written and the language very clear.

I do not have have criticism to make to the article as it is more like ideas of the authors about digital technology about hearing assessment and I agree mostly with all their ideas.

 

Author Response

Thank you for the positive review of the manuscript.

Reviewer 3 Report

The manuscript is about how digital health technologies are enablers to hearing care and its importance for health delivery models more sustainable. Also described a variety of hearing tests platforms, that can be used directly by the public, as well as advantages and disadvantages. Due to the high frequency of people with hearing loss in the world, manuscripts that discussion about the function of the digital health technologies for enabling remote hearing assessments for the use direct to the public eople, especially of low-and middle-income countries, provide opportunities to decentralize initial hearing screening and to scale-up hearing rehabilitation.

Author Response

Thank you for the feedback on the manuscript. We agree that there is great potential for digital technologies in low-and-middle income countries within the realm of hearing care. 

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