Impedance Audiometry

impedance-audiometry

What is the use of Impedance Audiometry?

Impedance audiometry covers following tests:

• Tympanometry, which dealings the pressure in the middle ear
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• Measuring the reflex of the stapedius
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• Eustachian Tube Function Test

Mainly, this test assesses the patency of the middle ear.

1. Presence of infectious fluids in the middle ear
2. otitis media with effusion
3. Hypertrophy of adenoids or tonsils
4. Eustachian tube dysfunction
5. Otosclerosis
6. Ossicular chain fracture
7. Facial palsy