Energy transmittance predicts conductive hearing loss in older children and adults

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 114, Issue 6 I, 2003, Pages 3217-3238

  Keefe, Douglas H ^a   Simmons, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; ENERGY TRANSFER; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

AIR-BONE GAP; CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS;

ACOUSTICS;

ACOUSTICS;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE CONDUCTION; CHILD; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING LOSS, CONDUCTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0348108273     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.1625931     Document Type: Article

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