Measuring middle ear admittance in newborns using 1000 Hz tympanometry: A comparison of methodologies

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 739-748

  Kei, Joseph ^a   Mazlan, Rafidah ^a   Hickson, Louise ^a   Gavranich, John ^b   Linning, Ron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

1000 Hz tympanometry; Admittance; Conductance; Middle ear; Neonates; Susceptance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE AUDIOMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; EAR, MIDDLE; HEARING LOSS, CONDUCTIVE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING;

EID: 41549162511     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.18.9.3     Document Type: Article

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