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AUDIOLOGY
It
is the study of science of hearing and includes all aspects of, Acoustics Physiology of hearing Disorders of hearing Functional examination & assessment of hearing Education & rehabilitation of deaf (including hearing aid & cochlear implant)
Audiology helps,
To
assess the degree of hearing loss The type of hearing loss The site of the lesion producing the hearing loss The impact of the hearing loss on speech development To provide the guide lines about the plan of rehabilitation of deaf
Audiometry:
1)
2) 3)
Objective audiometry
Impedance audiometry 1) Tympanometry 2) Intraaural reflex measurement B. Evoked Response Audiometry 1) Electrocochelography 2) Brainstem ERA (BER) 3) Cortical ERA 4) Post auricular myogenic responses
A.
2.
RINNES TEST:
Principle: Essentially it compares (the auditory acuity) of air conduction with the bone conduction of an ear. Procedure: ........ Interpretation: 1.AC>BC (R+) Normal hearing 2.AC>BC (R+) SNH loss 3.AC<BC (R-) Conductive hearing loss 4.AC----Not heard----But BC is heard----(False R-) (the opposite ear has to be masked to confirm or otherwise D E)
2048Hz 4096Hz
R-ve R-ve
>30dB >35dB
WEBER TEST:
Principle: Compares the hearing loss in the two ears Procedure: Interpretation: Normal 1) Midline, Bilat symmetrical loss 2) Head, genrally 3) Equally in both ears
ABC TEST:
Principle: Compares the bone conduction of the patient with that of the examiner, the latter being taken as normal. Procedure: .. Interpretation: 1. In Normal person AND Conductive deafness the ABC is normal. 2. In Sensorineural hearing loss the ABC is
AUDIOMETRY:
Audiometry is the measurement of the hearing loss with electronic device, AUDIOMETER PURE TONE (Subjective) Audiometry: Only this type of Audiometry can show that the entire system is working. AUDIGRAM: It is defined as the qualitative and quantitative graphic presentation of a hearing acuity of a person.