Desenvolvendo o Avazum: aplicativo de avaliação interativa do zumbido

Abstract

The scientific revolution has been bringing society a broader perspective in dealing with the world, providing advances in all areas, including health. In speech therapy, technological innovation is becoming one of the main allies in all areas of activity, whether in health processes, products or services. Thus, innovation in the development of an effective tinnitus assessment methodology is necessary, with objectivity, interaction and especially that can benefit patients suffering from this symptom. Thus, this paper aims to describe the development of AVAZUM, an interactive tinnitus assessment application. The methodological approach used is Design thinking and its development stages: immersion, analysis and synthesis, ideation, prototyping, where a digital resource for interactive tinnitus assessment will be created. Due to the absence of applications for the interactive assessment of tinnitus evidenced in the inspiration step searches, the application development was directed to the programming language and elaborated based on the user centered approach of inclusive design. Answering the ideation questions the application was developed with the following characteristics: The app initially contains a user registration screen with email and password where users can register or login. After registration will be passed to another stage of the application, the data area on the aspects of the symptom, how it appeared and how long the user has noticed the tinnitus. In addition, it is at this stage that the user will characterize their symptom regarding type and location interactively with visual aids. Soon after will have the session on habits that worsen or improve the perception of tinnitus, then will be the session of auditory and extra auditory symptoms. The next step is to measure the nuisance in relation to the perception of tinnitus with the aid of the Visual Analog Scale, as well as the nuisance measurement. After every evaluation, users will be referred to specific professionals according to the referral descriptors, besides offering tips and guidance on tinnitus care.