Tele-Audiology as a Means to Increasing Access to Audiologic Services

Abstract

The need for audiologic services is significant across the world. Barriers to accessing health and health-related services in developing countries and in remote and rural areas of developed countries results in a greater need of those services. Tele-audiology is a proposed solution to the lack of access to audiologic services. While there are many considerations for providing services via tele-audiology, including the limitations to tele-audiology, studies have shown that tele-audiology can result in reliable and valid test results. Audiology services have been provided successfully using tele-audiology both within and across countries. Tele-audiology is an option for increasing audiologic services to those who need them.