Otoscopy and Typanometry Manual

OTOSCOPY AND

TYMPANOMETRY MANUAL

Minnesota Department of Health Community and Family Health Division

Child and Adolescent Health Unit

OTOSCOPY AND TYMPANOMETRY

MANUAL

Revised 3/2014

For more information, contact: Minnesota Department of Health Maternal and Child Health Section Child and Adolescent Health Unit

PO Box 64882 St. Paul, MN 55164-0882

MDH C&TC website

Revisions made to this manual are based on:

Guidelines for Hearing Screening After the Newborn Period to Kindergarten Age

American Academy of Audiology, Childhood Screening Guidelines

uidelines_2011.pdf

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),Hearing Assessment in Children: Recommendations Beyond Neonatal Screening



CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 Ear Exam and Otoscopy ............................................................................................................ 3

Visual Inspection ................................................................................................................... 5 External Inspection ............................................................................................................... 6 Internal Inspection With Otoscopy ..................................................................................... 10 What To Look For: Normal Findings ................................................................................... 11 Tympanometry........................................................................................................................ 13 Tympanometry Screening ................................................................................................... 15 Tympanometry Procedure .................................................................................................. 18 Equipment........................................................................................................................... 22 Appendix ................................................................................................................................. 23 Bibliography ........................................................................................................................ 25 Online Hearing Resources................................................................................................... 26 Glossary............................................................................................................................... 27

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