Low- and no-touch services are necessary for audiology patients - who are typically at the highest risk for COVID-19 morbidity and mortality due to their age - to access medical care. Performing the audiological evaluations and utilizing the test battery was a challenging task during COVID-19. To effectively diagnose various audiological conditions, a test battery approach is required. Some of the children's health services were interrupted to control the infection and protect the vulnerable population from getting affected by the COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected health care services worldwide, including India. For the effective diagnosis of ANSD, the test battery should include an effective case history, pure tone audiometry, acoustic reflex testing, otoacoustic emissions, auditory brainstem responses, and neurological evaluation.

A test battery approach includes various diagnostic tests during the initial evaluation, including pure-tone audiometry, acoustic reflex testing, imaging, and auditory brainstem response testing to differentially diagnose. ANSD is a complex hearing disorder requiring methodic identification and a test battery approach to achieve a proper diagnosis. It is characterized by reduced hearing sensitivity with fluctuating loss, difficulty understanding speech in noise, answering inappropriately, or limited response to a conversational level. Test battery, Differential diagnosis, ANSD, Pandemic, Case reportĪuditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) is a form of sensorineural hearing impairment reported to cause impaired neural conduction with preserved cochlear outer hair cells. The diagnosis of the client was made after three evaluations as ANSD.Ĭonclusion: It is concluded that depending upon the population, it is necessary to add in all the tests for audiological evaluation so that there is no delay in the diagnosis. The case: A sixteen-year-old male reported reduced hearing sensitivity in both ears from six months, with sudden onset and acquired in nature. The present case study highlights the importance of the test battery approach for the effective diagnosis of Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) during the Corona Pandemic. The audiological practice has been modified during COVID 19 and the test is decided based on the client's urgent need. A test battery approach is required to effectively diagnose various audiological conditions, and utilizing a test battery was challenging during COVID-19. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected health care services worldwide, including India.

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