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©2017 MFMER | slide-1 Some Thoughts on the Future of Audiology David Zapala, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic in Florida Sumitrajit Dhar, Ph.D., Professor, Northwestern University Don Nielsen, Ph.D., Consultant, Northwestern University James W. Griffith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Samantha Kleindienst -Robler, Au.D., Ph.D., Norton Sound Health Corporation, AK Deborah L. Carlson, Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

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Page 1: Some Thoughts on the Future of Audiology FLAA 2017 · • Eliminated Medical Waiver System • Workshop on Hearing Health and Technology • 2016/ 2017: Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

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Some Thoughts on the Future of AudiologyDavid Zapala, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic in FloridaSumitrajit Dhar, Ph.D., Professor, Northwestern UniversityDon Nielsen, Ph.D., Consultant, Northwestern University James W. Griffith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Northwestern UniversitySamantha Kleindienst -Robler, Au.D., Ph.D., Norton Sound Health Corporation, AKDeborah L. Carlson, Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

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Acknowledgements• NIDCD grant R21-R33 DC013115-02 Accessible and

Affordable Hearing Health Care

• The Knowles Hearing Center, Northwestern University

• James Russell and Martha Crawford Endowed Clinical Research Fellowship in Otolaryngology at Mayo Clinic in Florida

• Parts of this presentation were presented to the Institute of Medicine Committee on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Healthcare

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• The opinions expressed in this talk are strictly my own.• They do not reflect the policies or opinions of:

• NIH or NIDCD• NASEM• Mayo Clinic• My co-investigators

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The Baby Boomer Bump – 2000 Census

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The Baby Boomer Bump – 2010 Census

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The Baby Boomer Bump – 2015 Projection

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The Baby Boomer Bump – 2015 Projection

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Prevalence of Communicatively Significant Hearing Loss (2010)• Prevalence:

• 1 in 5 60 - 70 year olds (6,000,000)• 1 in 2 70 - 80 year olds (8,500,000)• 3 in 4 80 + year olds (8,900,000)

• Served by • 1300 ENTs• 1300 Audiologists• 600 Neurotologists / Otologists• 900 Hearing Instrument Dispensers

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Prevalence of Communicatively Significant Hearing Loss (2010)• Prevalence:

• 1 in 5 60 - 70 year olds (6,000,000)• 1 in 2 70 - 80 year olds (8,500,000)• 3 in 4 80 + year olds (8,900,000)

• Served by • 1300 ENTs• 1300 Audiologists• 600 Neurotologists / Otologists• 900 Hearing Instrument Dispensers

In 2010: ~5700 Seniors / Hearing Healthcare Provider

In 2015: ~6850 Seniors / Hearing Healthcare Provider

In 2020: ~8000 Seniors / Hearing Healthcare Provider

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Accessibility and Affordability: Part 1 - Time Line• 2009: National Institute Deafness and

Communicative Disorders

• Report on the Accessibility and Affordability of Hearing Healthcare

• 2015: President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)

• Report investigated age-related mild to moderate hearing loss

• 2016: National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM)

• Hearing Health Care for Adults: Priorities for Improving Access and Affordability

• 2016 / 2017: Federal Drug Administration (FDA)

• Eliminated Medical Waiver System

• Workshop on Hearing Health and Technology

• 2016/ 2017: Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)

• Over the Counter (OTC) Hearing Aid Act

• 2016 / 2017: Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)

• Standards and performance measurements for PSAPs and OTC HAs

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“Only 25% of consumers can accurately assess the degree of hearing loss, and they don’t know if they have the loss in one or both ears.” said Bob Barber, and Arizona hearing aid dispenser with Miracle Ear.

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“Only 25% of consumers can accurately assess the degree of hearing loss, and they don’t know if they have the loss in one or both ears.” said Bob Barber, and Arizona hearing aid dispenser with Miracle Ear.Audiologists also uncover serious nerve

problems, infections and tumors during exams, according to Tucson based audiologist Judy Huch. “People might say: “OK, you found 3 tumors in 20 years” she said. “But for me, missing one brain tumor is one too many.”

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Humes et al, 2017• Hearing aids make a

difference

• Hearing aids similar to OTC hearing aids have almost as good of outcomes as those fit by audiologists using best practices

• Audiologists have the best Outcomes

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Accessibility and Affordability: Part 2• ADA: Audiology Patient Choice Act

• Audiologists as Medicare Physicians

• Medicare pays for hearing tests without physician referral

• ASHA / AAO: Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act • Plan of care will be developed by the audiologist and reviewed

and signed periodically by a physician.

• Medicare pays for hearing tests with physician referral

• AAA: Direct Access ???

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What Should Insurance / Medicare Pay For...?

AudiologyHealthcare

Practitioner / Medical Model

Disease Detection,

Diagnosis & Progression

Auditory Rehabilitation

following disease

Wellness CareConsumer / Market

Model

Auditory Rehabilitation

for Age & lifestyle hearing

problems

Hearing Conservation

Consumer Electronics & “Internet of

things”

Product Design

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Note Pressures on Hearing Healthcare Definition

Disease Related(Medical Model)

Hearing devices as commodity items

(Consumerism/Market Model)

Audiology:Individualized Hearing Care

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What does the Community Need from Audiology? (What does the Market Need?)

1. Prevention of hearing impairment and associated communicative disorders on a societal level

2. Detection and assessment of hearing impairment and associated communicative disorders

3. Detection and referral for treatment of diseases causing hearing impairment

4. Aural Rehabilitation

5. Prognosis: individualized future risk for hearing impairment and how to mitigate

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What does the Community Need from Audiology? (What does the Market Need?)

1. Prevention of hearing impairment and associated communicative disorders on a societal level

2. Detection and assessment of hearing impairment and associated communicative disorders

3. Detection and referral for treatment of diseases causing hearing impairment

4. Aural Rehabilitation

5. Prognosis: individualized future risk for hearing impairment and how to mitigate

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Models for Hearing Healthcare Delivery

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

Ear, Nose & Throat

ProviderAudiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

AudiologistHearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Audiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Hearing aid

Option #1 Option #2 Option #3 Option #4

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Which Model Has the Best Outcomes?

Cost / Disease Dx? Cost / hearing aid? Cost / hearing benefit?

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

Ear, Nose & Throat

ProviderAudiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

AudiologistHearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Audiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Hearing aid

Option #1 Option #2 Option #3 Option #4

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Which Model Has the Best Outcomes?

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

Ear, Nose & Throat

ProviderAudiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

AudiologistHearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Audiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Hearing aid

Option #1 Option #2 Option #3 Option #4

Cost / Disease Dx? Cost / hearing aid? Cost / hearing benefit?

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Ear Disease Prevalence (age >= 50 yrs)

4,000

3,060 130 126

300 1,900

10

- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000

Cerumen impactionOtitis externa

Acute OMSuppurativeOtosclerosis

CholesteatomaSudden sensorineural hearing…

Meniere’s diseaseVestibular schwannomaAge related hearing loss

Cases / 1,000,000

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Diseases (age >= 50 yrs)

20,000 4,000 5,460 3,060 130 126 300 1,900 10

527,924

- 200,000 400,000 600,000

Cerumen impactionOtitis externa

Acute OMSuppurativeOtosclerosis

CholesteatomaSudden sensorineural hearing loss

Meniere’s diseaseVestibular schwannomaAge related hearing loss

Cases / 1,000,000

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Which Model Has the Best Outcomes?

Cost / diagnosis? Cost / hearing aid? Cost / hearing benefit?

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

Ear, Nose & Throat

ProviderAudiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

AudiologistHearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Audiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Hearing aid

Option #1 Option #2 Option #3 Option #4

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Which Model Has the Best Outcomes?

Cost / diagnosis? Cost / hearing aid? Cost / hearing benefit?

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

Ear, Nose & Throat

ProviderAudiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

AudiologistHearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Audiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Hearing aid

Option #1 Option #2 Option #3 Option #4

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Health and Disease: What Conditions Should be Identified Prior to Hearing Aid Procurement?

Kleindienst et al, (2016). Identifying and Prioritizing Diseases Important for Detection in Adult Hearing Healthcare. AJA

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Health and Disease: What Conditions Should be Identified Prior to Hearing Aid Procurement?

Kleindienst et al, (2016). Identifying and Prioritizing Diseases Important for Detection in Adult Hearing Healthcare. AJA

Audiology / PCP collaboration is important!

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Medical Home Concept

• Proscriptive Hearing Care?• Physician determines when and which type of hearing care

to pursue• Why? Answer: recognition of systemic disease with

auditory symptoms (?)

• Collaborative Care?• Consumer / Patient driven direct access to audiology

services – with PCP notification / communication• Also achieves recognition of systemic disease with

auditory symptoms

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Which Model Has the Best Outcomes?

Cost / diagnosis? Cost / hearing aid? Cost / hearing benefit?

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

Ear, Nose & Throat

ProviderAudiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

AudiologistHearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Audiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Hearing aid

Option #1 Option #2 Option #3 Option #4

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Can Audiologists Assess Ear Disease Risk?

Audiologist Evaluation

Hearing Aids / Communication

Management

Suspected Ear Disease

Benign

>1500 Medicare eligible adults seeking relief from hearing loss…

Independent Assessment by Audiologists,

Otolaryngology & NeurotologyPhysicians

Zapala, et al. (2010)

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Conclusion• There was essentially no difference between

Otolaryngologist and Audiologist decisions concerning who was or was not at risk for ear disease.

• Audiologists over- referred slightly• Neurotologists and Audiologists had the same sensitivity for

vestibular schwannoma

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Which Model Has the Best Outcomes?

Cost / diagnosis? Cost / hearing aid? Cost / hearing benefit?

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

Ear, Nose & Throat

ProviderAudiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

AudiologistHearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Audiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Hearing aid

Option #1 Option #2 Option #3 Option #4

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Consumer Ear Disease Risk Assessment (CEDRA)

• Questionnaire designed for hearing aid seeking consumers

• Asks questions about health status and ear disease symptoms

• Provides a prediction of ear disease risk in real time

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Example QuestionsOverall Health Overall, how would you rate your health? 

Dizziness How often do you have dizziness?

Balance How would you rate your balance?     

TinnitusDo you have tinnitus, such as ringing, roaring, or cricket‐like sounds in your ears?

Hearing Loss:

Onset Did the hearing loss in either of your ears develop suddenly?

Have you ever had a sudden permanent change in your hearing? Fluctuation Does your hearing change from day to day?Asymmetry Do you hear better in one ear than the other?

When talking on a telephone, do you understand what people say better in one ear than the other?

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Interim CEDRA Results• Initial risk probability algorithm

• Developed from a cohort of 192 cases of disease and age related hearing loss

• Cross validated in a cohort of 54 similar cases

• Performance validation

• 90% of ear disease cases identified (10% Miss Rate)

• 71% of age related hearing loss cases accurately identified

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Relative Performance of CEDRA

87%

82%

94%

-30%

-22%

-75%

-100% -50% 0% 50% 100%

CEDRA (Criterion: <=4)

FDA

AAO

False Positive Rate (Red) / Hit Rate (Blue)

Age / NoiseDisease

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Relative Performance of CEDRA

96%

82%

94%

-61%

-22%

-75%

-100% -50% 0% 50% 100%

CEDRA (Criterion: <=2)

FDA

AAO

False Positive Rate (Red) / Hit Rate (Blue)

Age / NoiseDisease

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Performance in Adults >= 50 Years

395,943

116,143

158,377

12,479 10,886 11,550 797 2390 1726 -

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

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350,000

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CEDRA

• Self Assessment of Ear Disease Risk is feasible but imperfect

• There is a cost in missed ear disease when consumers decide when they have ear disease.

• Is the cost worth governmental interference in the free market?

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Standardizing Ear Disease Risk Assessment

by Audiologists

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Professional Ear Disease Risk Analytics (PEDRA)

Real-Time Estimate of Ear Disease Risk

Algorithmic Disease Detection Analytics

Simple Standardized Physical Examination

Structured Interview

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Semi-Structured Interview• History / Risk Factors

• Family History of Hearing Loss• Ear Infections / Surgeries• Exposures

• Noise• Ototoxic • Trauma

• General Medical Conditions• Heart disease• Diabetes

• Onset, progression, laterality of hearing loss and related symptoms

• Otologic• Pain, pressure, fullness, • Tinnitus• Dizziness

• Neurologic• Diplopia, Dysarthria,

headache• Constitutional

• Night fevers

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Examination• Inspection

• Otoscopic• Check for facial asymmetry

• Test Data• Basic Comprehensive

Examination• Pure tone air / bone• SRT• WR

• Immitance

• Analytics• Hearing asymmetry

calculation• Age• Sex• Pure tone asymmetry

(Zapala et al, 2012)• Word Recognition

Performance Modeling• Acoustic Reflex Modeling

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PEDRA Analytics

• Individualized reference values for:

• Word Recognition• Acoustic Reflex Thresholds

• Estimated probability of Age Related Hearing Loss

• (p) = 0.002 or 2:1000 cases

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PEDRA / Mayo Audiology

96%

87%

82%

94%

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-30%

-22%

-75%

-100% -50% 0% 50% 100%

Audiologist Judgement / PEDRA

CEDRA (Criterion: >=4)

FDA

AAO

False Positive Rate (Red) / Hit Rate (Blue)

Age / NoiseDisease

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PEDRA / Mayo Audiology

96%

87%

82%

94%

-5%

-30%

-22%

-75%

-100% -50% 0% 50% 100%

Audiologist Judgement / PEDRA

CEDRA (Criterion: >=4)

FDA

AAO

False Positive Rate (Red) / Hit Rate (Blue)

Age / NoiseDisease

Goal: “NIDCD Ear Disease Risk Scale”All audiologists perform diagnostic tests with the same precision and referral accuracy

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Performance in Adults >= 50 Years

395,943

116,143

158,377

26,396 12,479 10,886 11,550 12,745 797 2390 1726 531

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Things that didn’t work out as planned…Yet!

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Word Recognition

• Speech recognition scores classified by category:

• Excellent >90%• Good >80%• Fair >70%• Poor <=60%

• Z Score Difference from AI Predication

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Word Recognition Contribution *

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Expected - ObservedDifference in StandardDeviation Units

* Preliminary

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Acoustic Reflex Thresholds

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PEDRA• Audiology can play an important role in otologic disease detection with PEDRA

• Position – we will see more hearing impaired patients

• Cost – we are less expensive

• Reason for Medicare Payment of option #2?

• Critical point: We must integrate into healthcare system

• Coordinate with PCP / Medical Home**

• Find disease and refer aggressively

• Team approach – no profession can do it alone

Option #2 Option #3

** Proscriptive (option #3) versus collaborative (option #2) care

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Which Model Has the Best Outcomes?

Cost / diagnosis? Cost / hearing Aid? Cost / hearing benefit?

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

Ear, Nose & Throat

ProviderAudiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Primary Care provider

AudiologistHearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Audiologist

Hearing aid

Hearing Impaired Person

Hearing aid

Option #1 Option #2 Option #3 Option #4

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What Should Insurance / Medicare Pay For...?1. Prevention of hearing impairment and

associated communicative disorders on a societal level

2. Detection and assessment of hearing impairment and associated communicative disorders

3. Detection and referral for treatment of diseases causing hearing impairment

4. Aural Rehabilitation

5. Prognosis: individualized future risk for hearing impairment and how to mitigate

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What Should Insurance / Medicare Pay For...?

AudiologyHealthcare

Practitioner / Medical Model

Disease Detection,

Diagnosis & Progression

Auditory Rehabilitation

following disease

Wellness CareConsumer / Market

Model

Auditory Rehabilitation

for Age & lifestyle hearing

problems

Hearing Conservation

Consumer Electronics & “Internet of

things”

Product Design

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Note Pressures on Hearing Healthcare Definition

Disease Related(Medical Model)

Hearing devices as commodity items

(Consumerism/Market Model)

Audiology: Individualized Care

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Pressures on Hearing Healthcare Definition

Audiologist’s Choice !

• Disease Related

(Medical Model)

• Devices as commodity items

(Consumerism/Market Model)

Audiology: Individualized Hearing Care

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Thank YouZapala.david@ Mayo.edu

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Questions & Discussion

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Audiological Evaluation Audiological Rehabilitation

Audiology Evaluation and Management

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Audiological Evaluation Audiological Rehabilitation

Audiology Evaluation and Management