
AA222
Operation Manual
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Ipsilateral Reflex:
The middle ear muscle reflex which occurs in the stimulus ear.
Myringoplasty:
Surgical repair of the eardrum membrane.
Myringotomy:
(tympanotomy) A small incision made in the eardrum
membrane to remove fluid from the middle ear.
Non Acoustic Reflex:
A middle ear muscle reflex elicited by a non-acoustic stimulus.
Ossicular Chain Disruption:
(Ossicular chain interruption, discontinuity or disarticulation) A
break in the three connected bones (ossicles) in the middle
ear.
Pascal (Pa):
A unit of pressure or stress, equal to one Newton per m
2
.
Static Acoustic Compliance:
See Static Acoustic Immittance.
Peak Static Acoustic Immittance:
The static acoustic immittance obtained with a specific air
pressure in the external auditory canal as adjusted to produce
an extreme in the measured acoustic immittance.
Probe:
A coupling device that is inserted into the external auditory
canal, to connect it to the acoustic immittance meter.
Probe Ear:
The ear into which the probe is inserted.
Probe Signal:
An acoustic signal that is emitted into the external auditory
canal by means of a probe. The signal is used to measure
acoustic immittance.
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