Wideband Absorbance Pattern and its Diagnostic Value in Adults with Middle Ear Effusions and Tympanic Membrane Perforation.

Background:: Middle ear effusion (MEE) and tympanic membrane perforation (TMP) are difficult to distinguish using existing immittance techniques, necessitating the use of a separate test battery. Wideband absorbance (WBA) tympanometry is a new enhanced technique, and studies have shown a reliable WBA pattern to identify middle ear disorders. Thus, the study was performed to determine the WBA across the frequencies in ears with MEE, TMP, and compared with normal hearing individuals.

Comparison of Diagnostic Auditory Processing Test Scores Measured in Clinical and School Settings.

Purpose The study aimed to compare auditory processing and cognitive test scores measured in a clinical setting with that measured in a school setting using a repeated-measures design. This was done on typically developing children and children with auditory processing disorder (APD). Method Thirty-two children (16 typically developing and 16 with APD), aged 7 years, were evaluated using three diagnostic auditory processing tests and a cognitive test.