Wideband Tympanometry (WBT): Theory and Benefits

In this webinar, we will:

1) Go through the history of tympanometry
2) Discuss the limitations of 226 Hz tympanometry
3) Introduce wideband tympanometry (WBT)
4) Demonstrate WBT
5) Discuss the benefits of WBT

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction and learning objectives
1:01 History of tympanometry
3:14 Limitations of 226 Hz tympanometry
4:10 Introducing wideband tympanometry
6:43 Demonstration
9:19 Wideband-averaged tympanograms
11:10 What is absorbance?
12:12 Wideband absorbance
18:59 Benefits of wideband tympanometry
21:11 Benefit 1: Detection and monitoring of otosclerosis
22:56 Benefit 2: Detection and monitoring of ossicular discontinuity
24:31 Benefit 3: Better detection of middle ear problems in babies
28:21 Benefit 4: Pre- and post-operative monitoring
29:28 Benefit 5: The ability to see through PE-tubes and perforations
30:46 Benefit 6: Detection of semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD)
32:33 Summary

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