Study of middle ear disease using tympanometry in general practice.

Using tympanometry to detect glue ear in general practice.

Measuring middle ear admittance in newborns using 1000 Hz tympanometry: a comparison of methodologies.

The present study aimed to compare three measures to estimate middle ear admittance in neonates using 1000 Hz tympanometry. Data were obtained from 36 full-term newborns, aged between 24 and 123 hours, who passed a transient evoked otoacoustic emissions test and assessed using a Madsen Otoflex impedance meter. The results showed that the mean middle ear admittances obtained by compensating for ...

Multifrequency tympanometry: effects of ear canal volume compensation on middle ear resonance.

Sweep frequency tympanograms compensating for ear canal volume at 200 and -400 daPa were obtained on 106 ears of 53 subjects during four different sessions. Resonance frequencies were obtained and analyzed to determine normative data, resonance differences between the compensation methods, and the interaction effect of running consecutive tympanograms. There were no gender or interaural differe...

Why use tympanometry in general practice: A review

Otitis media is a frequent problem in preschool children and one of the most common reasons for treatment with antibiotics in children. The exact diagnosis is important for proper management. The diagnosis of otitis media is often difficult. Pneumatic otoscopy, otomicroscopy, and tympanometry can improve the diagnostic quality by indicating fluid or no fluid in the middle ear and thus improve t...

Ear Diseases in General Practice

THE frequency with which one meets with diseases of the ear in general practice is a reason why the general practitioner should have a clear practical knowledge of how to approach such cases with a view to their diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. In approaching this subject it is essential to have a clear understanding of the anatomical divisions of the ear, and a good preliminary introductio...