9 Testing with Zodiac Diagnostic or Clinical - Stand-Alone
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MADSEN Zodiac
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Testing with Zodiac Diagnostic or Clinical -
Stand-Alone
Zodiac Diagnostic or Clinical performs tympanometry which
can be combined with diagnostic reflex tests such as threshold
and decay measurements.
Measurements can be performed manually, automatically or in
a sequence of tests with the option of using multiple probe
tones.
Zodiac has two probe connections which make it possible to
choose between using a Quick Check probe for fast
tympanometry, and a diagnostic probe for more detailed
measurements.
9.1
Quick Check testing
You can perform Tympan Reflex Screening as a sequence from the Tympanometry test screen.
When seal is obtained, i.e., when the screening eartip is pressed gently against the ear, the test starts with tympanometry
testing and continues automatically from tympanometry to reflex screening.
The safety intensity level cannot be exceeded in screening mode.
Use either ordinary eartips or screening eartips for screening
Preparing for testing
1.
Follow
Preparing for testing 32
.
2.
Ask the patient to sit very still and quiet during the test, without moving head or jaw.
3.
If needed, toggle the
Ear Selector
to select the ear on which you wish to start the test.
4.
Continue as described in
Starting a measurement 43
.
9.1.1
Starting a measurement
To prepare for the test before you start testing, see
Preparing for testing 43
.
1.
Look into the ear canal. Perform an otoscopy to assess the status of the outer ear before you insert the probe.
2.
If the ear canal is blocked, a test may not be accurate. Clean the ear canal if needed.
Caution
•
The user will see a warning message about high stimulus intensity level if the warning limit is reached.
