Wideband Tympanometry and Absorbance for Diagnosing Middle Ear Fluids in Otitis Media with Effusion

CONCLUSION: According to negative likelihood ratio (0.11), a person with normal middle ear is 9 times more likely to have negative test with the use of resonance frequency, wideband tympanometry, and average absorbance together. To differentiate serous fluid from the empty ear, using only 226 Hz or 1000 Hz compliance for surgical indication can potentially cause wrong decisions according to negative likelihood ratios.PMID:36975086 | DOI:10.5152/iao.2023.22697
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