Children aged six months to 10 years in one practice who were diagnosed with acute otitis media were examined one, three, six and 12 months after diagnosis by a general practitioner and an otolaryngologist on the same day using pneumatic otoscopy. Tympanometry and pure tone audimetry were also carried out. Tympanograms were combined with the specialist's otoscopy findings to determine whether e...

Audi ological evaluation in infants should include the middle ear (immitance measures and otoscopy) and also a cochlear evaluation. Aim: To check which tympanometry tone test (226 Hz or 1000 Hz), transient otoacoustic emissions and otoscopy. Methods: Transient otoacoustic emissions were taken from sixty infants ranging from zero to four months of age. The babies were assigned to two groups of 3...

This article discusses how several diagnostic tools used by audiologists inter-relate to anatomical abnormalities viewed by video otoscopy. Background of common middle ear pathology is reviewed, with emphasis on new research findings regarding pathophysiology. A review of video otoscopy, multifrequency tympanometry, and otoreflectance is provided. Case studies illustrate the integrated use of t...

The patulous, or nonclosing, eustachian tube is believed to affect as many as 7 percent of all adults, causing physical and psychological difficulties. This paper provides a brief review of the literature regarding the patulous eustachian tube (PET), its symptoms, precipitating conditions, incidence, diagnosis, and current medical management. Several case studies are also presented to illustrat...

Aim: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of tympanogram for diagnosis otitis media with effusion in patients conductive hearing loss. Study design: Cross-sectional study Setting: Department ENT, Benazir Bhutto Hospital Rawalpindi. Duration dates: The was carried out over six months from 24-05-2018 to 23-11-2018. Methods: conducted on 150 patients. Clinical examination all done OME, then tympan...

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is the long-term deposition of mucus in middle ear cleft. It leading cause childhood hearing loss and a common infection. can impair communication life quality. OME's direct indirect costs are also crucial. Improving OME care This study examines intranasal mometasone's efficacy treating otitis effusion. A clinical trial was conducted during period from January 2...

UNLABELLED Adenoid, nasal and middle ear diseases are frequent health problems for young children. Allergic diseases of the upper respiratory tract are becoming one of the leading factors in the etiology of Eustachian tube dysfunctions and this dysfunction is the most significant etiologic factor of secretory otitis (OMS). To examine the influence of atopy on the OMS we studied 89 children ages...

Multifrequency tympanometry data were measured multiple times between the ages of four weeks and two years from 33 infants/toddlers. Tympanograms were also measured from 33 adult participants. Tympanograms recorded with five probe-tone frequencies (226, 400, 630, 800, and 1000 Hz) were classified using the Vanhuyse et al model classification system (Vanhuyse et al, 1975). Admittance at +200 daP...

In an experimental study, we evaluated acoustic immittance in rabbits in order to use these data as normative values for further experimental investigations. This study is the first experimental evaluation of both conventional 226 Hz and multifrequency tympanometry (MFT) in rabbits. For the investigation, we used 33 female New Zealand rabbits weighing 3.2-4.4 kg and aged six months. Bilateral m...

With the rapid implementation of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) programs, a test of middle-ear function for infants is urgently needed. Recent evidence suggests that 1 kHz tympanometry may be effective. Normative data are presented for newborn intensive care unit (NICU) graduates tested at a mean age of 3.9 weeks (Study 1) and full-term infants tested at 2-4 weeks (Study 2) who pass...