Evaluation of middle ear function in young children: Clinical guidelines for the use of 226- and 1,000-Hz tympanometry

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 727-732

  Alaerts, Jane ^a   Luts, Heleen ^a   Wouters, Jan ^a  

^a KU LEUVEN UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Admittance; Infants; Middle ear; Probe tone frequency; Tympanometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY CANAL; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGING; ALGORITHMS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR CANAL; EAR, MIDDLE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34548226062     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3180dca1e5     Document Type: Article

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