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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 186-190 |
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The diagnostic value of tympanometric width in identifying middle ear disorders
Mohd Normani Zakaria1, Maziah Romli1, Wan Najibah Wan Mohamad1, Mahamad Almyzan Awang1, Noor Alaudin Abdul Wahab2
1 Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Audiology and Speech Pathology Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
2 Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Audiology Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Mohd Normani Zakaria
Audiology and Speech Pathology Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan
Malaysia
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DOI: 10.4103/indianjotol.INDIANJOTOL_120_19
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Tympanometry is a valuable test to measure the mobility of the tympanic membrane and middle ear function in an objective manner. Clinically, the middle ear status is determined based on the tympanogram types derived from typical tympanometric parameters, including static admittance, tympanometric peak pressure , and ear canal volume. Nevertheless, a further tympanometric parameter, tympanometric width (TW), is not commonly used for hearing diagnosis. In this paper, we report a case demonstrating the superiority of TW in detecting middle ear disorders. The TW parameter can be a useful indicator to verify the pure tone audiometry results and should be used regularly for identifying middle ear problems leading to conductive hearing loss.
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