Screening newborn babies who are in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using a testing process called high-frequency tympanometry can help identify middle-ear problems earlier, according to newly ...

Tympanometry is a quick way to assess the middle ear and determine whether the eardrum and middle ear bones are responding normally to changes in pressure. This test is often part of a work-up for ...

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 ...

The TM286 AutoTymp (TM286) provides flexible screening for tympanometry, acoustic reflex measurements, and audiometry to meet the testing needs of today and into the future. The TM286 is lightweight, ...

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 ...

Screening method can reduce false-positive hearing results, reducing need for extensive followup tests, family stress, researchers say. In their study, audiologists used high-frequency tympanometry to ...