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Efficacy of Audiologic and Otologic Outcome Measures to Predict Middle Ear Status

Davis, Lindsey Brooke
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1050962431

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2003, Master of Arts, Miami University, Speech Pathology and Audiology.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the most effective diagnostic protocol for health care professionals to determine the middle ear status of the pediatric population. Children ages 0 to 6 years that were seeking medical attention from their primary physician were selected to participate. Data was collected to determine the specificity and sensitivity rates of the following otologic and audiologic measures: 1) pneumatic otoscopy, 2) conventional tympanometry, 3) multifrequency tympanometry, and 4) Ear Check, an acoustic reflectometry screener marketed to parents for at-home use. The diagnoses provided between the physician using pneumatic otoscopy and tympanometry were both similar, agreeing in diagnosis 66.7% to 77.4% of the time. However, the diagnosis from the Ear Check did not correlate well with either pneumatic otoscopy or tympanometry. Therefore, the Ear Check has yet to prove itself as an accurate means for parents to diagnose ear infections. Due to the lack of subjects present with middle ear effusion, further comparisons between pneumatic otoscopy and tympanometry could not be made.
Kathleen Hutchinson (Advisor)
61 p.
Health Sciences, Audiology
otitis media with effusion; Ear Check; multifrequency tympanometry; tympanometry in children; pneumatic otoscopy

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  • Davis, L. B. (2003). Efficacy of Audiologic and Otologic Outcome Measures to Predict Middle Ear Status [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1050962431

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Davis, Lindsey. Efficacy of Audiologic and Otologic Outcome Measures to Predict Middle Ear Status. 2003. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1050962431.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Davis, Lindsey. "Efficacy of Audiologic and Otologic Outcome Measures to Predict Middle Ear Status." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1050962431

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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