Auditory trumpet test (ETF)
Date booking: Required
Referral: Absolutely required from ENT, audiologist, pediatrician, neonatologist, family doctor.
Age range: Patients over the age of 7 who can cooperate with the examiner.
Waiting time for the result: Result available immediately after the test.
Price list
Lublin
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Preparation
No
Description of the study
Adequate cooperation with the instructor is required for the test. The examinee has the tympanometer probe placed in the external ear canal, then the initial pressure in the eardrum cavity is tested. The examinee while plugging the nose and swallowing saliva induces negative pressure in the tympanic cavity, then the ear pressure is measured again. The examinee exhales while closing the mouth and plugging the nose, this creates positive pressure in the ear. A final measurement of pressure in the eardrum cavity is then taken.
The test takes a few minutes, the patient may feel slight discomfort in the ear.
The test takes a few minutes, the patient may feel slight discomfort in the ear.
Indications
- Assessment of the patency of the auditory trumpet.
