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Acoustic immittance measures and middle ear assessment: Current practice by South African audiologists

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Limited research exists regarding South African audiologists’ practice with acoustic immittance. This study was part of a bigger study titled ‘Wideband acoustic immittance in adults living with human immunodeficiency virus’.
Ben Sebothoma, Katijah Khoza-Shangase
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Tinnitus: clinical and diagnostic features in patients with sensorineural hearing loss and in the absence of hearing loss

Лечащий Врач, 2021
Neurological, otolaryngological, audio and neurophysiological (trigeminal and acoustic evoked potentials) examinations of 100 patients with complaints about noise in the ears or in the head were performed.
A. R. Gilaeva, G. I. Safiullina, S. B. Mosikhin   +2 more
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Inner ear pressure evaluation using wideband tympanometry in children with Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS): A pilot study [PDF]

, 2019
Objective To investigate middle ear function in children with Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS) to explore the feasibility of measuring inner ear pressure using Wideband tympanometry (WBT). Methods 13 young children with LVAS were recruited.
Zhao, Fei, Zhang, Lifang, Li, Yongxin, Wang, Jie   +3 more
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Determining Eustachian Tube Function in Mucosal Ear Disease Using Cost-Effective, Consistent, Constant, Convenient Tests: A Hospital Based Study

The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, 2022
Objective: Using a range of methods, the aim of this study was to measure the patency of the eustachian tube for its effectiveness in all cases of mucosal ear disease.
Sphoorthi Basavannaiah
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Evaluating the outcomes of a hearing screening service for grade one learners in urban areas at Durban, South Africa

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2015
Early intervention through hearing screening can reduce the negative impact of hearing loss for children. Optimal outcomes are achieved when an appropriate screening protocol is selected, a pathway for follow up care is established, and when a hearing ...
Samantha Govender, Nabeela Latiff, Nusaiba Asmal, Sadaksha Ramsaroop, Tumeka Mbele   +4 more
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CLINICAL AND TYMPANOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION VERSUS MYRINGOTOMY FINDING

مجلة كلية الطب, 2008
Background: The present study was planned to show the accuracy of clinical examination and tympanometry in diagnosis of middle ear effusion. Patients and Methods: The study involved 80 patients (160 ears )suspected to have otitis media with effusion (OME)
Hamed M. Mohammed, Hani Musa Bader, Mazin N. Fatoohi, Mohamed D. Ahmed   +3 more
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Analysis of wideband tympanometry in Ménière’s disease

, 2022
Introduction: Endolymphatic hydrops is the pathophysiological substrate of Ménière’s disease. The changes in the inner ear, transmitted to the middle ear through changes in the ossicular chain mobility, can be quantified by wideband tympanometry, through
Osmar Mesquita de Sousa Neto (6676946), Gisela Andrea Yamashita Tanno (12783299), Mônica Alcantara de Oliveira Santos (5188562), Marcella Scigliano Gameiro (12783305), Alessandra Spada Durante (6676379), Marcelo Tabosa Dutra Sanches (12783302), Nayara Michelle Costa de Freitas Roque (12783308), Kátia de Almeida (10420115)   +7 more
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An Investigation of Between-Ear Tympanometry Measures in Normal-Hearing Young Adults [PDF]

, 1972
In recent years, tympanometry has been used to provide objective and definitive information regarding the status of middle ear conditions and functions. The present standard for tympanometric normalcy is based upon between-subject measures. This standard,
Kimmel, Barry Lynn
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A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Association Between Middle Ear Function and Sinonasal Infections

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Background: Communication between the middle ear cavity and other organs, such as the nasopharynx and nasal cavity, is facilitated via the eustachian tube.
Mayur Ingale, Rose Johnson, James Thomas, Vinod Shinde, Manu S. Babu, Vandana Arvind   +5 more
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In vivo study measuring middle ear pressure during various stages of Eustachian tube balloon dilation

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021
Objective Documentation of middle ear pressure at different stages of balloon Eustachian tuboplasty and assessing risk of barotrauma with this procedure.
Roya Azadarmaki, Andrew How, Colin Dean, Kendall DeLorenzo   +3 more
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