‘Just’ a Hearing Test? Hearing Assessment in the Resource-Limited Pacific Islands

In the resource-limited Pacific Islands, the true advance in hearing care is not a newer test but making the simplest tools - voice tests, tuning forks, milestone checks, basic audiometry, video otoscopy - reach more people, in trained local hands.

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Ear Nose & Throat Journal
Published
2026-07-22
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https://doi.org/10.1177/01455613261471928
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Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
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‘Just’ a Hearing Test? Hearing Assessment in the Resource-Limited Pacific Islands

Chung Hyeon Oh, Annette Kaspar
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Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
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‘Just’ a Hearing Test? Hearing Assessment in the Resource-Limited Pacific Islands

Chung Hyeon Oh, Annette Kaspar
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Abstract

In the resource-limited Pacific Islands, the true advance in hearing care is not a newer test but making the simplest tools - voice tests, tuning forks, milestone checks, basic audiometry, video otoscopy - reach more people, in trained local hands.

Ear Nose & Throat Journal
Tamale Teaching Hospital (GH), Fiji National University (FJ)
Openalex Percentile: Top 7%
Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
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