Troubleshooting:
Tympanometry
Tympanometry
Equipment wont turn on.
What is, does it have power?
Pt is not hearing the masking noise you are presenting
What is, you don't have the correct transducer selected?
The otoscope you took off the charger won't work.
What is the lightbulb (battery) may need replaced
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What is the right ear air, unmasked?
Normal SRT, severe hearing loss.
What is be skeptical!?
What is cannot get a seal?
Patient is hearing sound in the opposite ear you are testing.
What is, you have the transducers flipped? (left transducer is on right ear, right transducer is on the left ear)
The pt is not responding to the tones you play.
What is, the response button is sticking/not working.
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What is the left ear air, unmasked?
SRT 15; PTA 23
What is trust it?
Probe light is red/orange
What is, the probe is occluded?
The pt tells you that your voice is unclear and echoy during MLV and when you use the talkover button.
What is the contrast is set too high on the microphone?
Testing is completed outside of the booth.
What is the pt can't physically get into the booth or they are claustrophobic?
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What is left ear bone, unmasked?
Case Hx reveals pt was in MVA that wasn't their fault. Repeats back first 1/2 of spondees during SRT.
What is be skeptical?
Small EAM volume for an adult with normal otoscopy
What is the probe is aimed at the EAM?
Pt is not hearing speech or tones from headphones but could hear during case history.
What is the headphones may not be plugged into the wall correctly?
You cannot hear the patient talking in the booth.
What is your talk-back is turned down/your headset is not plugged in?
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What is soundfield?
Profound hearing loss with poor WRS, Au
Cannot get tymps to run for every patient tested that day.
What is the tubing may be cracked keeping the equipment from obtaining a seal.
Pt cannot hear when you use the talkover button
What is the incorrect transducer is selected on the audiometer?
Audiometer won't let you use narrowband noise for speech testing.
What is, you have to choose speech noise to mask speech?
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What is masked bone conduction, right ear
Pre-teenager
What is be skeptical!?