Annette Kaspar

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

Chung Hyeon Oh, Annette Kaspar

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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“Just” an Ear Infection?!? Addressing Hearing Loss in the Pacific Islands Is First and Foremost About Managing Ear Disease

Annette Kaspar

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The role of ENT/audiology services in the implementation of inclusive education in the Pacific Islands – a scoping literature review for Samoa

Annette Kaspar, Carlie Driscoll, Sione Pifeleti, Jennifer Seipua Afutiti-Pemila

The Pacific Islands have among the highest global rates of ear disease and hearing loss in the world. Among children, educationally disabling hearing loss is well-documented to adversely impact on speech/language development, literacy skills, and academic achievement. This study performed a scoping …

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Samoa Launches Outreach Program to Address Occupational Hearing Loss

Annette Kaspar, Maria Ah Kuoi Lauano

INTRODUCTION The ENT Clinic of Samoa marked World Hearing Day (WHD) 2025 by launching an initiative aimed at addressing occupational hearing loss. This initiative aligned with the WHD 2025 theme of empowering individuals with the knowledge of wearing hearing protection for the …

Translation of the Youth Attitude to Noise Scale and evaluation of Samoan university student attitudes towards recreational and environmental noise: A cross-sectional study to support the development of noise health promotion strategies

Annette Kaspar, Rossana Tofaeono-Pifeleti, Galumalemana Hunkin, Lineta Tamanikaiyaroi et autres

Objectives: According to the World Health Organisation, nearly 50% of people aged 12–35 years worldwide are at risk of permanent hearing loss due to excessive and prolonged recreational and environmental noise exposure. There is no research literature on noise-induced hearing loss in …

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An overview of World Health Organization guidance aiming to increase global access to critical hearing aid services

Lauren K. Dillard, Carolina Der, Ariane Laplante-Lévesque, De Wet Swanepoel et autres

OBJECTIVE: Equitable access to hearing aids and related services remains a global health challenge, particularly in resource-limited settings. A major barrier to access is the lack of diagnostic and rehabilitative services, which is substantially attributable to the persistent shortage of ear and …

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Hearing loss configurations in low- and middle-income countries

John P. Newall, Rebecca Kim, Piers Dawes, Fadwa Alnafjan et autres

OBJECTIVE: The majority of individuals with hearing loss worldwide reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but there is limited information regarding the characteristics of hearing loss in these regions. This descriptive study aims to address this knowledge gap by analysing audiogram …

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Mobile applications for the assessment of paediatric burn injuries in the Pacific Islands: A Samoan perspective for global research engagement

Sione Pifeleti, Papaofo Fuimaono, Annette Kaspar

Burn injuries are a major public health issue, and the rate of childhood mortality from burn injuries is over seven times higher in low and middle-income countries than in high-income nations. Mobile technologies should prove useful in resource-limited clinical settings, as well …

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Prevalence and Pattern of Ear Disease Among Primary School Students in Samoa: Preliminary Results from ENT Clinic Outreach to Urban, Rural and Remote Settings

Annette Kaspar, Sione Pifeleti, Carlie Driscoll, Maria Ah Kuoi

Objectives: To assess the prevalence and pattern of ear disease among students attending primary school in urban, rural, and remote regions of Samoa in order to develop an evidence-based national school ear and hearing health program. Methods: Retrospective clinical data review of …

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Ethical Considerations for Introducing School-Based Hearing and Vision Screening in the Pacific Islands: A Samoan Case Study

Annette Kaspar, Sione Pifeleti, Carlie Driscoll, Maria Ah Kuoi

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Characteristics of patients admitted to the intensive care unit during the 2019 measles epidemic in Samoa: A retrospective clinical case series

Cecilia S Vaai-Bartley, Elizabeth L. Bennett, Fa'amuamua Arasi, Annette Kaspar

Our report describes the characteristics of patients admitted to the intensive care unit of the National Hospital of Samoa during the 2019-2020 measles epidemic. The study design was a retrospective review of clinical records; the age range was 2 months to 51 …

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A New Era for Hearing Aid Donation Programs to Samoa

Annette Kaspar, Mesepi Fotu, Sione Pifeleti

During the first week of August 2023, the ENT Clinic of Samoa hosted the Bay Audiology “Free to Hear Samoa” program, a humanitarian service provided by New Zealand-based hearing service provider Bay Audiology. The Bay Audiology “Free to Hear Samoa” program aims …