Summary of: Schairer, K. S., Feeney, M. P., & Sanford, C. A. (2013). Acoustic reflex measurement. Ear and hearing, 34 Suppl 1, 43S–47S. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0b013e31829c70d9 Measurement of the…
Summary of: Hunter, L. L., Keefe, D. H., Feeney, M. P., Fitzpatrick, D. F., & Lin, L. (2016). Longitudinal development of wideband reflectance tympanometry in normal and at-risk infants. Hearing rese…
What is the auditory steady-state response (ASSR)? The auditory steady-state response (ASSR) is an electrophysiological response that is evoked by a periodically repeated (rapid) auditory stimulus. A…
Summary of: Elberling, C., & Don, M. (1987). Threshold characteristics of the human auditory brain stem response. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 81(1), 115–121. https://doi.org/10…
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…
Answer: This is a fascinating question which has occupied the audiological community for some time now, because in theory both techniques arise from the same neural generators but in practice there h…
Answer: This is a fascinating question which has occupied the audiological community for some time now, because in theory both techniques arise from the same neural generators but in practice there h…
The eye movements that are mediated by the semicircular canals through the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) are well-known and used in many clinical tests of vestibular function. These reflexive eye mov…
Summary of: Liu, Y. W., Sanford, C. A., Ellison, J. C., Fitzpatrick, D. F., Gorga, M. P., & Keefe, D. H. (2008). Wideband absorbance tympanometry using pressure sweeps: system development and results…
Yes VEMPs can be used in a number of ways and, like a number of vestibular diagnostic tests associated with Meniere’s disease, the result and the interpretation depend to a large extent of the point…
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…
