Feasibility of 1000Hz tympanometry in infants: Tympanometric trace classification and choice of probe tone in relation to age

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1198-1203

  Hoffmann, Annette ^a   Deuster, Dirk ^a   Rosslau, Ken ^a   Knief, Arne ^a   Am Zehnhoff Dinnesen, Antoinette ^a   Schmidt, Claus Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

1000Hz; High frequency tympanometry; Infant; Probe tone frequency; Tympanometry; Universal newborn hearing screening

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS; CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EAR CANAL VOLUME; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYMPANOGRAM; TYMPANOMETRY; ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; GERMANY; HEARING TEST; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; RISK ASSESSMENT; HEARING LOSS; PROCEDURES;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84879787810     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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