Table of contents What is tympanometry? What is a tympanometer? Test procedure Interpreting the results Calibration for tympanometry What is tympanometry? Tympanometry is a method of testing the func…
This guide provides clinicians with a complete introduction to performing and interpreting the caloric test. Table of contents What is the caloric test? Physiology of the caloric test Caloric irrigat…
The aided cortical test can be likened to an evoked potentials method for performing a speech test. This guide will provide a complete introduction to aided cortical testing. Table of contents What i…
Summary of: Hof, J. R., de Kleine, E., Avan, P., Anteunis, L. J., Koopmans, P. J., & van Dijk, P. (2012). Compensating for deviant middle ear pressure in otoacoustic emission measurements, data, and…
Lisa L. Hunter, PhD1, Chelsea M. Blankenship1, AuD, PhD and Yvonne S. Sininger2, PhD 1Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Patient Service Research, Children’s Audiology Researc…
This guide provides a complete introduction to visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA) testing. Table of contents What is visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA)? VRA transducers Stimuli selection Prepar…
Table of contents What is speech audiometry? Why perform speech audiometry? Contraindications and considerations Audiometers that can perform speech audiometry How to perform speech audiometry? Resul…
Summary of: Feeney, M. P., Stover, B., Keefe, D. H., Garinis, A. C., Day, J. E., & Seixas, N. (2014). Sources of variability in wideband energy reflectance measurements in adults. Journal of the Amer…
Summary of: Sanford, C. A., Keefe, D. H., Liu, Y. W., Fitzpatrick, D., McCreery, R. W., Lewis, D. E., & Gorga, M. P. (2009). Sound-conduction effects on distortion-product otoacoustic emission screen…
Electrical Evoked Stapedial Reflex Thresholds (eSRT) can be a very useful objective measure for the upper stimulus levels during the programming of a cochlear implant (Brickley et al., 2005; Buckler…
Summary of: Hauser, R., Probst, R., & Harris, F. P. (1993). Effects of atmospheric pressure variation on spontaneous, transiently evoked, and distortion product otoacoustic emissions in normal human…
Summary of: Hof, J. R., Anteunis, L. J., Chenault, M. N., & van Dijk, P. (2005). Otoacoustic emissions at compensated middle ear pressure in children. International journal of audiology, 44(6), 317–3…