AmpliVox Otowave 302, Руководство по эксплуатации

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USING THE OTOWAVE
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– Otowave 302 Operating Manual
4.9.4. PERFORMING TYMPANOMETRY AND ACOUSTIC REFLEX TESTING
Video available on how to run a test.
Before starting an acoustic reflex test, a tympanometry is performed first. The tympanometry measurement is
performed the same way as described in chapter 4.9.2. The tympanogram will be followed immediately by an
acoustic reflex test.
Performing a tympanometry before the reflex test is recommended, so the ear canal pressure will be set to the
value that gave the peak admittance during the tympanogram test.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
By default the acoustic reflex testing is only performed if a peak is found in the tympanogram. This setting can
be changed in the
CONFIGURATION menu.
The acoustic reflex test screen consists of the preview of the
measured tympanogram. Underneath the graph, the tested
ear side, the test frequency and intensity are listed. The
reflex test starts with the lowest frequency and level selected.
The instrument will then step through the tone frequencies
and levels set in the
CONFIGURATION menu searching for
a reflex response.
Please note: If contralateral testing is enabled, the
ipsilateral reflexes are tested first.
When the measurement is complete the indicator on the
probe changes from flashing green to steady green. The
display confirms that the test has been completed along with
the instruction
WITHDRAW PROBE.
After the test has been successfully performed, three different actions can be taken from here in order to
proceed working with the data obtained. Selecting the right navigation key
►
will bring you to PROCESS
RESULTS screen from where the data can be printed, stored or reviewed again.