DPOAE Handheld

17 February 2022
10 mins
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Prepare the equipment

  1. Turn on Titan by pressing the R or L button.
  2. Choose the test protocol from the list using the up & down arrow keys and then press Select.
  3. To use a different protocol than the one selected, press Protocol and then repeat step 2 above. 4. Select the ear for testing

 

Test environment

The ideal test environment is a quiet room. High ambient background noise adversely affects OAE measurements.

 

Prepare the baby

The baby should be sleeping or in quiet relaxed state.  Sucking, blinking, crying or movement may affect testing.

 

Place transducer


Place the probe in the ear – the light will turn green when a good seal is obtained.

 

Run test

Press the START button on the Titan or press the shoulder box button.

 

Results

                                    PASS result                                                             REFER result    

PASS – when the criteria for a pass are reached, PASS is displayed in green above the measurement. REFER – when the criteria for a pass are not reached within the measurement time, REFER is displayed in amber above the measurement. 

INCOMPLETE – if the test is stopped before a PASS or REFER is generated by the system, INCOMPLETE is displayed above the measurement indicating that the full test was not completed.  


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