Dr. Kavisha Shah ENT Resident Dr. M.K.Shah Medical College and Research Centre,Ahmedabad .
USE TEST TYMPANOMETRY EUSTACHIAN TUBE FUNCTION STAPEDIAL REFLEX
SOUND WAVE SOUND WAVE AIR AIR SOLID A B SORBED SOUND
SOU N D AIR SOLID IMPED A NCE ST I FF NESS MASS FRICTIO N
AIR COCHLEA SOUND MIDDLE EAR IMPEDANCE MATCHING DEVICE COCHLE A EAC T M
CHANGE IN PRESSURE --- CHANGE IN TM STIFFNESS ---SOUND ENERGY REFLECTED BACK DEPENDS ON STIFFNESS OF TM OR PRESSURE CHANGE PROBE TONE AMPLIFIER S O U N D TYMPANIC MEMBRANE REFLECT ED SOUND MANOME T E R P R E S S U R E
T H E R E FORE TYM P A N OMET R Y M A Y BE DEFINED AS MEASUREMENT OF CHANGE IN IMPEDANCE OF MIDDLE EAR CAVITY AT THE TM PLANE IN RELATION TO CHANGE IN PRESSURE IN EAC. TYM P A N O G R A M Y IMPEDANCE OR STIFFNESS X AIR PRESSURE
I M P E D A N C E NONE OF THE PARAMETERS MEASURED INDIVIDUALLY S T IFF N E S S MASS FRICTION SO AS A RESULT ACOUSTIC ADMITTANCE IS MEASURED ADMITTANCE IS RECIPROCAL OF IMPEDANCE IMPEDANCE OPPOSITION TO FLOW OF ENERGY ADMITTANCE EASE WITH WHICH THE FLOW OF ENERGY OCCURS
LOW FREQUENCY PROBE TONE USED IMPEDANCE AUDIOMETERS STILL AUDIOMETERS DO NOT MEASURE ADMITTANCE DIRECTLY COMPLIANCE EASE OF MOVEMENT OR SPRINGINESS OF MIDDLE EAR SYSTEM IS ALSO RECIPROCAL OF STIFFNESS
HENCE IF COMPLIANCE IS MEASURED USING LOW FREQUENCY TONE IMPEDANCE OF MIDDLE EAR SYSTEM MOST OF THE IMPEDANCE AUDIOMETERS MEASURE COMPLIANCE
C1 – COMPLIANCE VALUE AT +200mm water C2 – COMPLIANCE VALUE AT (MAXIMUM) CX – STATIC COMPLIANCE (C2- C1=CX)
PRESSURE AT WHICH COMPLIANCE VALUE IS MAXIMUM IS CALLED AS MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE IE PRESSURE OF AIR IN MIDDLE EAR CAVITY.
T H E COMPLIANCE V ALUE A T + 20 m M w a ter I S T H E VOLUME OF EAC .
TYM P ANOMET R Y MEASUREMENT OF STATIC COMPLIANCE MEASUREMENT OF MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE
cc/ ml if COMPLIANCE Millimho if SUSPECTANCE IF A 220 Hz PROBE– 1MILLIMHO OF SUSPECTANCE = 1 CC/ML OF COMPLIANCE ABSOLUTE RELATIVE TYMPANOGRAM COMPENSATED
ABSOLUTE BASELINE IS COMPLIANCE AT +200 SHADED AREA IS VOLUME OF EAC ALSO CALLED NON COMPENSATED TYPE RELATIVE BASELINE IS AT ORDINATE BRACKET PORTION IS COMPLIANCE COMPENSATED BASELINE IS AT ORDINATE BRACKET PORTION IS COMPLIANCE SHADED AREA BESIDE THE TYMPANOGRAM IS VOLUME OF EAC
IMP POINT– CLINICAL CONDITION OF TM TO BE ALWAYS NOTED STUDY BY A.S. FELDMAN– HEALED TM INVALIDATES COMPLIANCE AS ONE OF THE TESTS OF TYMPANOMETRY NORMAL RANGE COMPLIANCE 0. 35 TO 1.40 > < 2.50mL .28 mL ABN O R MAL L Y HIGH ABNORMALLY LOW
LARGE TM OSSICULAR DISC O NTIN U ITY SC A RE D /HEALED TM POST S T AP E DE C T OMY EAR OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION OS S ICUL A R FIXATION T Y M P ANO S CLE R O SIS OTOSCLEROSIS TUMOUR OF MIDDLE EAR
EXPRESSED IN mm WATER / DEKA PASCAL (daPa) 1mm WATER = 1.20 DEKA PASCAL RANGE = +50 TO -50 mm WATER MEP NEGATIVE WHEN P < -100 mm WATER PAED AGE GROUP-- +25 TO -100mm WATER
NORMAL MEP SCARRED TM OSICULLAR FIXATION OSICULLAR DISCONTUINITY STAPEDIAL OTOSCLEROSIS NEGATIVE MEP ET DYSFUNCTION SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA/EFFUSION
ABSENCE OF PEAK PERFORATED TM ADHESIVE OTITIS MEDIA ARTIFACT PATENT GROM M ET IN TM CERUMEN POSITIVE MEP EAR L Y ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA
PHYSIOLOGICAL SWALLOWING CHILD CRYING VALSALVA HOLD BREATH IN EXPIRATION IN E A R L Y AOM PUS FORMED IN MEC AND ET DYSFUNCTION DECREASE VOLUME + INCREASE PRESSURE OF MEC POSITIVE PRESSURE PEAK
TYMPANOGRAMS J. JERGER A B A.S. FELDMAN
SHARP MAXIMUM AT mm WATER NORMAL EAR AND SOME CASES OF OTOSCLEROSIS
NORMAL MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE WITH HIGH COMPLIANCE SEEN IN OSSICULAR CHAIN DISCONTUINITY OR SCARRING OF TM NOTCHED PEAK OR DOUBLE MAX AT mm USUALLY SEEN WITH A HIGH FREQUENCY PROBE IN OSSICULAR DISCONTUINITY
NORMAL MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE WITH LOW COMPLIANCE OTOSCLEROSIS AND THICKENED TM
FLAT TYMPANOGRAM LITTLE OR NO COMPLIANCE AND NO SHARP PEAK SEEN IN ADHESIVE OTITIS MEDIA, OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION, PERFORATION OF TM
NEGATIVE MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE WITH NORMAL COMPLIANCE ET DYSFUNCTION WITHOUT EFFUSION
NEGATIVE MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE WITH LOW COMPLIANCE ET DYSFUNCTION WITH OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION
PEAK PRESSURE COMPLIANCE OR AMPLITUDE TYPE OF CONFIGURATION OF TYMPANOGRAM
1.NORMAL TYMPANO GRAM GOOD COMPLIANCE AND PEAK PRESSURE AT mm WATER CORRESPONDS TO JAGER TYPE A
2.NORMAL MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE WITH HIGH COMPLIANCE IF 226HZ PROBE USED THEN EITHER OSSICULAR CHAIN DISCONTUINITY OR SCARRING OF TM BUT IF A 660 OR 800 HZ PROBE USED THEN A NOTCHED PEAK OR DOUBLE MAX AT mm USUALLY SEEN IN OSSICULAR DISCONTUINITY
3.NORMAL MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE WITH LOW COMPLIANCE OTOSCLEROSIS OR OSSICULAR FIXATION AND THICKENED TM
4. FLAT TYMPANOGRAM LITTLE OR NO COMPLIANCE AND NO SHARP PEAK SEEN IN ADHESIVE OTITIS MEDIA, OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION, PERFORATION OF TM . CORRESPONDS TO JAGER TYPE B.
5.NEGATIVE MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE WITH LOW COMPLIANCE ET DYSFUNCTION WITH OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION CORRESPONDS TO JAGER TYPE CS
6. POSITIVE MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE NORMAL COMPLIANCE RARELY SEEN IN E A R L Y AOM IN EAR L Y AOM PUS FOR M ED IN MEC AND ET DYSFUNCTION DECREASE VOLUME + INCREASE PRESSURE OF MEC POSITIVE PRESSURE PEAK
7.NEGATIVE MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE WITH NORMAL COMPLIANCE ET DYSFUNCTION WITHOUT EFFUSION
MIDDL E EA R P A T H O L OGY T W O T Y P ES STATIC COMPLIANCE REPRESENTIVE OF THE MORE LATERAL PATHOLOGY EAC T M M E C C OC H LEA
1.STAPEDIAL FIXATION AND COMMON COLD -- MEP WITH LOW COMPLIANCE EXPECTED BUT -- MEP WITH LOW COMPLIANCE OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION
STAPEDIAL FIXATION AND SCARRED / HEALED TM NORMAL MEP WITH HIGH COMPLIANCE BUT NORMAL MEP WITH HIGH COMPLIANCE OSSICULAR DISCONTINUITY
THICKENED TM , TYMPANOSCLEROTIC PATCH NORMAL MEP WITH LOW COMPLIANCE NORMAL MEP WITH LOW COMPLIANCE STAPEDIAL OTOSCLEROSIS
SMALL PERFORATION OF TM FLAT TYPE TYMPANOGRAM WITH NOR M AL VOLUME FLAT TYPE TYMPANOGRAM WITH NOR M AL VOLUME ADHESIVE OTITIS MEDIA, OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION
OSSICULAR DISCONTINUITY WITH THIKENED TM NORMAL MEP WITH LOW COMPLIANCE NORMAL MEP WITH LOW COMPLIANCE STAPEDIAL OTOSCLEROSIS
MAINTAINANCE E Q U A L I T Y P RE S S U R E MIDDLE OF OF AIR B E T W EEN THE EAR AND AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE FUNCTION OF EU S T A CHIAN TUBE DRAINAGE OF MUCUS FROM EAR TO THE NASOPHARYNX
AIR IN MIDDLE EAR CAVITY CONSTANTLY BEING ABSORBED STEADY FALL IN MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE CONTRACTION OF TENSOR PALATINI AND LEVATOR PALTINI MUSCLE DURING SWALLOWING INTERMITTENT OPENING OF ET AIR PASSING THROUGH IT INTO MEC PRESSURE IN MEC BROUGHT BACK TO NORMAL
FOR TESTING WE SEE WHETHER V AL S A L V A S W AL L O WI N G DECREASE MEP INCREASE MEP
TWO TYPES OF TEST ARE AVAILABLE WI L L I AMS TOYNBEES PERFORATED TM IN T A CT TM
MEP MEASURED RESTING PRESSURE SWALLOING WITH NOSE MOUTH CLOSED VALSALVA
NORMAL P A R TI A L L Y IM P A IRED GROSSLY IMPAIRED RESTING P RESSURE mm WATER S W AL L OING WITH NOSE MOUTH CLOSED NEGATIVE NEAGATIVE NO CHANGE NO CHANGE VALSALVA POSITIVE NO CH A NGE POSITIVE NO CHANGE
NORMAL RESTING PRESSURE mm WATER SWALLOING WITH NOSE MOUTH CLOSED NEGATIVE VALSALVA POSITIVE
P A R TI A L L Y IM P A IRED SWALLOING WITH NOSE MOUTH CLOSED NEAGATIVE NO CHANGE VALSALVA NO CHANGE NEAGATIVE
GROSSLY IMPAIRED SWALLOING WITH NOSE MOUTH CLOSED NO CHANGE VALSALVA NO CHANGE
AUDIOMETER ARTIFICIALLY INC OR DEC MEP RECORD CHANGE IN PRESSURE EACH TIME PT. SWALLOWS TEST CARRIED OUT FOR FIXED DURATION 40SEC TO MAX 160 SEC
MEP CHANGED EITHER TO +250 OR -250 P T . ASKED T O S W ALLOW CHANGE IN MEP EITHER DEC OR INC NOTED IN A STEP LADDER PATTERN
MEP WHEN TUBE CLOSED SUDDEN OPENING OF TUBE DEC IN MEP AGAIN PASSIVE CLOSURE OF TUBE MEP BECOMES STEADY AG A IN P T . ASKED T O S W ALOW CHANGE IN MEP HENCE A STEP LADDER PATTERN GRAPH OBTAINED
OPENING OF TUBE DEC IN MEP PASSIVE CLOSURE OF TUBE MEP BECOMES STEADY
NORMAL PRESSURE NEUTRALISES BY 3 TO 4 SWALLOWS PARTIALLY IMPAIRED SOME PRESSURE PERSISTS EVEN AFTER MORE THAN 5 SWALLOWS GROSSLY IMPAIRED NOT NEUTRALISED AT ALL BY R EPEATED SWALLOWING
NORMAL PRESSURE NEUTRALISES BY 3 TO 4 SWALLOWS
PARTIALLY IMPAIRED SOME PRESSURE PERSISTS EVEN AFTER MORE THAN 5 SWALLOWS
GROSSLY IMPAIRED NOT NEUTRALISED A T AL L B Y R E P E A TED SWALLOWING
MIDDLE EAR CAVITY STAPEDIUS TENSOR TYMPANI 7 TH NERVE 5 TH NERVE EFFECT OF CONTRACTION OF STAPEDIUS MUSCLE MORE PRONOUNCED THAN THAT OF TENSOR TYMPANI ACOUSTIC REFLEX TESTED BY CONTRACTION OF STAPEDIUS MUSCLE
CONTRACTION OF TENSOR TYMPANI TESTED SEPARATELY STIMULATION OF TRIGEMINAL NERVE AND DOING AUDIOMETRY STARTLE TYPE REFLEX FATIGUEBLE IN NATURE UNSTABLE LONG LATENCY PERIOD DONE IN PT. WITH SEVERE DEAFNESS IN WHOM ACOUSTIC REFLEX CANT BE PERFORMED BUT MIDDLE EAR STATUS HAS TO BE KNOWN
DIAGRAMMATIC REPRESENTATION OF ACOUSTIC REFLEX S t imulu s of 8 5 db of 1 sec