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 ...

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 ...

They are helpful in the fields of audiology and otolaryngology as they can verify middle ear function and aid in the diagnosis of issues like ear infections or problems arising with the eustachian ...

An imaging technique able to visualize the sound-induced vibrations traveling through the middle ear could offer new information about how the ear processes sound waves, and assist clinicians treating ...

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 ...

Cleft palate is a congenital malformation that not only affects feeding, speech and facial aesthetics, but is also closely associated with a range of otologic complications. One of the most pressing ...

The World Health Organization reports that 360 million people worldwide are affected by hearing loss, generally caused by disease, accidents or damage to middle-ear structures. Researchers at ...

Study suggests tubes, adenoidectomy reduce fluid in the middle ear and improve hearing in the short term, but tubes did not improve speech or language for children with middle ear fluid. Watchful ...

(Edmonton) 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, ...