AAO-HNSF Certificate Program for Otolaryngology Personnel

Audiometers

Audiometers may be small and portable and intended mainly for screening, or large and versatile and intended to perform in-depth diagnostic testing.

AAO-HNS/F

Certificate Program for Otolaryngology Personnel Workshop

22

Tympanometer

A device used to assess middle ear pressure, as well as mobility and integrity of the eardrum. A diagnostic tympanometer can also be used to record contractions of the stapedial muscle of the middle ear.

AAO-HNS/F

Certificate Program for Otolaryngology Personnel Workshop

23

Tympanometer

• Tests performed by a tympanometer are known as immittance measures • Immittance measures provide information about the health and function of the middle ear that can add to the clinical picture used by the physician to reach a diagnosis

AAO-HNS/F

Certificate Program for Otolaryngology Personnel Workshop

24