Which tympanometer is optimal for an outpatient primary care setting?
Four tympanometers are suitable for outpatient primary care, and each has positive and negative attributes. The Earscan was rated easiest to use and provided the most consistent data.
Patricoski
Chris
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Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network, 4000 Ambassador Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 USA. cpatricoski@afhcan.org
Ferguson
Stewart
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D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical