Madsen zodiac, Reference Manual

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Starting the test
1. Ask the patient to sit very still and quiet during the test, without moving
head or jaw.
2. Prepare the patient for the high sound levels in the test. A measurement
takes about 10 seconds.
3. Click either the
Ipsi
reflex or the
Contra
reflex button.
4. Select the frequency that you wish to test: Click the applicable arrow but-
ton.
5. If needed, you can offset the pressure to stabilize your measurements:
Click the applicable arrow button.
6. Set the stimulus level. The level is shown in the gray on-line values area of
the display.
7. Click the
Present
button to start the test for the preset stimulus.
8. If needed, repeat these steps until you have collected the desired meas-
urements.
Warning
•
If the patient is troubled by the test, stop the test. The test
is interrupted immediately. Already measured results are kept.
Stopping the test
The test stops automatically, but can be stopped manually, if needed.
1. Click the Stop button on the Control Panel or the Start/Stop button on the probe.
2. The test is interrupted immediately.
12.7.1 The Reflex Decay screen
When the measurement starts, you will see the measurement being performed real-time on the screen.
A.
Reflex Decay graph
B.
Live baseline graph
C.
Tympanogram
D.
Decay data table
Otometrics - MADSEN Zodiac 99
12 Testing with Zodiac Diagnostic or Clinical - PC-based