Otoscopy compared with tympanometry

A study comparing otoscopy with tympanometry was carried out in 1702 ears in seven- and ten-year-old children. Pneumatic otoscopy in 917 ears showed an 88 per cent agreement with tympanometry. The agreement was better in ears considered normal by the otoscopist than in ears that were considered abno...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 1983-07, Vol.97 (7), p.587-592
Main Authors: Gimsing, Steen, Bergholtz, Lars M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic Impedance Tests
Age Factors
Child
Ear Diseases - diagnosis
Ear Diseases - physiopathology
Ear, Middle
Endoscopy
Humans
Pressure
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A study comparing otoscopy with tympanometry was carried out in 1702 ears in seven- and ten-year-old children. Pneumatic otoscopy in 917 ears showed an 88 per cent agreement with tympanometry. The agreement was better in ears considered normal by the otoscopist than in ears that were considered abnormal. Furthermore, the accuracy of otoscopy was better in the older children than in the younger ones. A procedure employing simple otoscopy in 785 ears gave an 83 per cent agreement, but in about 15 per cent of these ears the examiner felt unable to base his evaluation on certainty. It was found that a middle-ear pressure of –100 mm. H2O correlated with recognizable pathology when pneumatic otoscopy was performed.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215100094640