TYMPANOMETRIC SCREENING IN ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL-CHILDREN

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作者
PAGE, A [1 ]
KRAMER, S [1 ]
NOVAK, J [1 ]
WILLIAMS, D [1 ]
SLYMEN, D [1 ]
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[1] SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV, SAN DIEGO, CA USA
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AUDIOLOGY | 1995年 / 34卷 / 01期
关键词
TYMPANOMETRY; IMMITTANCE; PEAK Y; TYMPANOMETRIC WIDTH; STATIC ACOUSTIC ADMITTANCE; CHILDREN;
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R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
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100213 ;
摘要
The revised ASHA (American Speech Language Hearing Association, 1990) hearing screening guidelines were developed to decrease over-referrals for middle ear disorders through amended tympanometric measurements. These guidelines also recommended a large-scale normative study be done with tympanometric measures to further reduce the over-referral rate. Seven hundred and fifty ears from 392 kindergarten through third-grade children were tested. Normative values of Peak Y-tm and tympanometric width were calculated by grade. For increasing grade level, there was an orderly increase in the mean Peak Y-tm and a decrease in the mean tympanometric width. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated at 65 and 80% respectively, with a prevalence of 11%. Suggestions for improving sensitivity and specificity are discussed.
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