Medical relevancy of immittance measurements.
There has been a marked increased interest in immittance measurements in the past decade. It is important that the relevancy of these findings be established by validation with the more traditional methods of examination and longitudinal observations. The various methods of evaluation, history, and physical examination complement the immittance observations. The correlation and limitations of both otoscopy and tympanometry are discussed in this presentation.
D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests; D000399:Air Pressure; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000503:physiopathology