Tympanometry: Treatment, Effect & Risks

Tympanometry represents an objective measurement procedure in audiology that can be used to measure and localize mechanical-physical sound conduction problems of the ear. In the automated procedure, the tympanic membrane is subjected to changing differential pressures via the external auditory canal with simultaneous exposure to a continuous tone. During the procedure, the acoustic impedance of … Tympanometry: Treatment, Effect & Risks

Pain in the earlobe

Introduction Pain in the earlobe can be very unpleasant and, despite its minimal spread, can be a major hindrance in everyday life. If it starts to pull or prick on or behind the earlobe, many patients swear by self-therapy. However, this is often not enough, especially if an inflammatory process is involved. Torn ear lobes … Pain in the earlobe

Gutter Trial: Treatment, Effect & Risks

The Rinne test is a subjective, non-invasive and quickly performable ENT test procedure that uses a vibrating tuning fork to compare the bone conduction and air conduction of an ear. The test procedure can be used to make differential diagnostic statements about the type of hearing loss, which in particular allow a distinction to be … Gutter Trial: Treatment, Effect & Risks

Hearing aids

Hearing aid, hearing system, hearing glasses, cochlear implant, CI, in-the-ear hearing system, in-the-ear, RIC hearing system, behind-the-ear device, BTE, hearing machine, ear trumpet, concha hearing system, Micro-CiC, noise device, tinnitus noiser, tinnitus masker, receiver-in-canal, tinnitus control instrument A microphone, An amplifier that usually processes the signal digitally, A miniature loudspeaker, also called a handset, Either … Hearing aids