Disposable electrodes in auditory brainstem response audiometry.
Since the first applications of auditory evoked potentials to neuro-otological diagnosis and objective audiometry, many advances have been made in electrode technology, including the development of disposable electrodes. This paper describes the use of pre-gelled disposable electrodes in auditory brainstem response audiometry (ABR), this test being employed as part of a screening procedure for acoustic neuroma. Factors of patient safety, clinical time and cost are discussed. The use of disposable electrodes is considered a beneficial advance in the ABR test technique.
Baguley
D M
DM
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Moffat
D A
DA
Nigam
A
A
D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004566:Electrodes; D006801:Humans; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis*