tmpanometry
test for middle ear function
mobility of tympanic mmebrane
type a tympanogram
normal
pressure change however
type ad
higher than normal peak
overly mobile tympanic membrane
type as
low amplitutude peak
reduced mobility
type b
something restricting the movement of the drum
fluid in children perhaps
cuases of type b flat
midddle ear effusion
tmpanic membrane perforation
wax
type c
drum is moving but somethign is retratcing it inwards
causes of type c
eustachian tube dysfunction causing middle ear pressure to be less than atmospheric due to inadequate ventilation to middle ear
normal ear canal volume
0.6- 2.2