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HEARSCREEN® FOR SCHOOL HEARING SCREENING
HEARSCREEN® FOR SCHOOL HEARING SCREENING
“Children who don’t hear well can’t learn well” ​

- PROF DE WET SWANEPOEL

SMARTPHONE HEARING SCREENING SOLUTION FOR SCHOOLS

hearScreen® is an award-winning hearing hardware and software screening audiometer on a smartphone for school and pre-school children, at a fraction of the cost and time of conventional services. This hardware and software solution offers a user-friendly design and allows minimally trained people to conduct screening.*

*Training or certification requirements may apply within certain territories to allow an individual to conduct hearing screening. Consult your local regulatory body for any applicable restrictions.

Available in
English, Spanish and French

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ADDRESS HEARING LOSS IN THE CLASSROOM

For In-house School Screening
For Use by Audiologist/School Health Nurse
hearScreen, making in-house school screening quick and affordable
hearScreen, time-efficient and cost effective in-house school screening solution
CLAIM YOUR DISCOUNT
GET R250 OFF
ON ANNUAL SOFTWARE PACKAGES (SMALL OR MEDIUM).
USE COUPON CODE: HSCRZAR
CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS

"This team has consistently strived for excellence and conscientious innovation in hearing care. Their suite of solutions - from the outstanding hearDigits, digits-in-noise online test, to the hearScreen® mobile screening solution (among many other products and services), set the benchmark for what is possible in the category. You all rock."

- Danny Aronson

Co-founder at Tuned

"hearScreen, an innovative smartphone app developed at the University of Pretoria, has been validated and deployed as a school and community-based health screening system to address needs in many underserved regions of South Africa."

- Prof Jackie Clark

President of the American Academy of Audiology

"Thank you to all for your wonderful support. I have enjoyed introducing hearScreen to Tanzania, to The School of St Jude and to the wider community. Over 300 students have had access to hearScreen and hearTest."

- Glenys Abrahams Teacher for the deaf

the School of St Jude

"We are LOVING hearScreen!"

- Dr Cara Hollander

Prime Hearing

"With hearScreen® we were able to screen the hearing of over 15 000 children and adults in the greater Tshwane area. Our hearing screening project extended hearing healthcare services to ECD centres, schools, home visits, clinics and hospitals. Five underserved communities were empowered with this tool that allowed integration into existing health programs, contributing to increased impact and awareness about hearing loss within the communities."

- Tirelo Bosha

Community projects leader

"hearScreen® technology has been used to screen the hearing of over 6 600 children in the lower-income community of Tembisa. This tool allowed us to conduct community-based hearing and vision screening at local ECD centres and primary schools. We are happy to share that because of hearScreen® we were able to identify and help a 13 year old girl with moderate-severe hearing loss with a pair of hearing aids, advocating for successful development going forward."

- Tembisa

Community projects leader

"Our screening program in Philippi was able to screen over 1000 kids in five days in five different schools. With hearX’s technology we would be able to screen 45 000 children in a school year. Our screening identified 72 children who needed urgent follow-ups, and it worked so well that several groups have contacted me to replicate our project. We owe you and your team a great deal of thanks."

- J. Zachary Porterfield, MD PhD

Yale University

"hearScreen is an excellent low-cost smartphone-based screening audiometer. It enabled our audiology department to provide more efficient hearing screening services to school children and adults."

- Meshack Moepeng

Principal Audiologist Bamalete Lutheran Hospital

CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS

"This team has consistently strived for excellence and conscientious innovation in hearing care. Their suite of solutions - from the outstanding hearDigits, digits-in-noise online test, to the hearScreen® mobile screening solution (among many other products and services), set the benchmark for what is possible in the category. You all rock."

- Danny Aronson

Co-founder at Tuned

"hearScreen, an innovative smartphone app developed at the University of Pretoria, has been validated and deployed as a school and community-based health screening system to address needs in many underserved regions of South Africa."

- Prof Jackie Clark

President of the American Academy of Audiology

"Thank you to all for your wonderful support. I have enjoyed introducing hearScreen to Tanzania, to The School of St Jude and to the wider community. Over 300 students have had access to hearScreen and hearTest."

- Glenys Abrahams Teacher for the deaf

the School of St Jude

"We are LOVING hearScreen!"

- Dr Cara Hollander

Prime Hearing

"With hearScreen® we were able to screen the hearing of over 15 000 children and adults in the greater Tshwane area. Our hearing screening project extended hearing healthcare services to ECD centres, schools, home visits, clinics and hospitals. Five underserved communities were empowered with this tool that allowed integration into existing health programs, contributing to increased impact and awareness about hearing loss within the communities."

- Tirelo Bosha

Community projects leader

"hearScreen® technology has been used to screen the hearing of over 6 600 children in the lower-income community of Tembisa. This tool allowed us to conduct community-based hearing and vision screening at local ECD centres and primary schools. We are happy to share that because of hearScreen® we were able to identify and help a 13 year old girl with moderate-severe hearing loss with a pair of hearing aids, advocating for successful development going forward."

- Tembisa

Community projects leader

"Our screening program in Philippi was able to screen over 1000 kids in five days in five different schools. With hearX’s technology we would be able to screen 45 000 children in a school year. Our screening identified 72 children who needed urgent follow-ups, and it worked so well that several groups have contacted me to replicate our project. We owe you and your team a great deal of thanks."

- J. Zachary Porterfield, MD PhD

Yale University

"hearScreen is an excellent low-cost smartphone-based screening audiometer. It enabled our audiology department to provide more efficient hearing screening services to school children and adults."

- Meshack Moepeng

Principal Audiologist Bamalete Lutheran Hospital

HOW HEARSCREEN® WORKS
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AWARDS
  • hearScreen placed top 12 in the Google impact challenge
  • Afrisam sustainable artitechture and innovation award
  • Unesco-Pearson initiative for literacy case study
  • Da Vinci TT100 business innovation award
  • Chivas - the venture top 5 finalist
  • Accelerate 2030 programme in partnership with impact hub and UNDP
  • Accenture innovation index 1st place
  • Philips Innovation fellows 1st place
Hearing disease in children and how it impacts academic performance
It is estimated that 34 million children live with disabling hearing loss and many more with milder losses. Identifying hearing loss in school-aged children without a school hearing screening programme is very difficult.
hearScreen® smartphone hearing screening solution for schools
Undetected hearing loss in children is one of the major barriers to educational success. Although statistics show that 1/10 children may suffer from significant hearing loss, early identification and intervention provide the best opportunity for effective remediation to reduce the negative effects that hearing loss may have in a child’s development.
Action against poverty - Mandela day 2019
On 18 July, the hearX Group team celebrated Mandela Day at Laerskool Generaal Beyers Primary School in Danville, Pretoria. As part of our 67 minutes of making a social impact, we had the privilege to screen the hearing of 183 Grade 1 learners using our hearScreen® solution.
Nelson Mandela Day screening children for hearing problems
On the 18th of June, the hearX Group team had the privilege to visit Laerskool Generaal Beyers for Nelson Mandela Day. We celebrated this very special day by screening the hearing of over 100 school children using our hearScreen® technology.
Government support for ECD screening is vital for academic success
Sensory impairments have a huge impact on childhood development and academic success. In low and middle income countries (LMICs), early detection services are inaccessible due to prohibitive costs and lack of trained personnel.
HEARSCREEN® FEATURES
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hearScreen® gives you the ability to conduct affordable in-house hearing screening for your school with minimal training required.

​Early identification and intervention provides the best opportunity for effective remediation and aims to reduce the negative effects of hearing loss on the child’s development, enabling them to reach their full potential.
Easy-to-use
Can be used by minimally trained personnel.
Cost-effective
Save more than 50% compared to traditional screening services.
Time-efficient
Significantly faster than traditional screening services. Hearing screening in 1-2 minutes.
Automated testing protocols
Test sequences pre-programmed for accuracy and efficiency.
Comprehensive solution
Comprehensive solution for detection of hearing problems including detailed reporting.
Result text messaging (SMS)*
*at an additional fee.
Can be activated any time, please contact our sales team for quotation and setup assistance.
WHAT IS IN THE BOX?
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MHEALTH STUDIO

hearScreen® is launched from mHealth Studio, which allows seamless synchronisation between the smart device and hearScreen®, ensuring all test and patient records are accessible from the cloud.

mHealth Studio is included for free with your purchase of any hearX® software. It allows for data capturing, management, surveillance, referrals, report generation and secure usage anywhere, anytime.


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USE YOUR DEVICE TO
ALSO DO VISION SCREENING
Vula Vision, a quick eye screening on a smartphone to screen a patient’s visual acuity at a distance. Developed by Vula Mobile, the app calculates the visual acuity and highlights any decrease in distance vision at the end of the screening.

For more information, visit Vula Vision.

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Vula Vision, smartphone solution to learner's a patient’s visual acuity at a distance
DIGITAL VIDEO
OTOSCOPY ADD-ON
hearScope digital otoscope add-on for in-school otoscopy
The hearScope digital otoscope provides a safe, simple way to capture images of the eardrum and ear canal.

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Watch how hearScreen® changes lives everyday
Watch how hearScreen® changes lives everyday
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HEARSCREEN® PUBLICATIONS
Clinical utility of smartphone-based audiometry for early hearing loss detection in HIV-positive children: A feasibility study
Phanguphangu M and Ross AJ
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Mixed-methods evaluation of screening for hearing loss using the hearScreen mobile health application in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children presenting to an urban primary healthcare service
Spurling GK, Tyson C, Askew D and Reath J
Australian Journal of Primary Health
Smartphone-Based Hearing Screening at Primary Health Care Clinics.
Louw C, Swanepoel D, Myburgh H, Eikelboom R.
Ear and Hearing 2016; 8(1): 1-132,e1-e73 January 2017
Teacher Prescreening for Hearing Loss in the Developing World.
Shinn JR, Jayawardena ADL, Patro A, Zuniga MG, Netterville JL.
Ear, Nose & Throat Journal 2019
Enhancing ear and hearing health access for children with technology and connectivity
Swanepoel D
American Journal of Audiology 2017

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