Tympanometric Patterns Found in Middle Ear Effusions
- 1 July 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
- Vol. 86 (4_suppl2), 16-20
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00034894770864s202
Abstract
In 120 ears of 67 children with a history of recurrent acute otitis media or otoscopic evidence of persistent middle ear effusion, or both, tympanograms were obtained using an otoadmittance meter and an electro-acoustic impedance bridge. Myringotomy was performed immediately following the tympanometric evaluation confirming the presence or absence of middle ear effusion. The comparison of myringotomy findings with a tympanometric pattern classification revealed 85.8% overall correct association with the presence or absence of a middle ear effusion for both instruments. In 83.3% of the cases, there was agreement in the classification of the tympanogram between the otoadmittance meter and the electro-acoustic bridge.Keywords
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