In some pediatric teaching programs, most residents graduate without a practical knowledge of objective tests for middle ear function. The 1997 “Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute ...
Tympanometry is a diagnostic method used to detect defects in middle ear function. Since the early 1970s, tympanometry has been practised routinely in clinical settings. Tympanometry provides the ...
Low-cost screening: A smartphone-based tympanometer can diagnose middle ear disorders. (Courtesy: Dennis Wise/University of Washington) Tympanometry is a test that measures middle ear function by ...