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Acoustic reflex results contribute significantly to differential diagnosis and is included in every basic audiological evaluation. They can provide or confirm information on the type (conductive, sensory, or neural) and severity of hearing loss. Acoustic reflex measurement is a type of measurement provided by the stapedius muscle contraction. The stapedial branch of the facial nerve […]

Speech audiometry examines speech processing ability and whether it is affected by disorders of the middle ear, cochlea, auditory nerve, brainstem pathway, and auditory centers of the cortex.Speech testing includes a variety of tests, the most basic of which is speech audiometry, which assesses speech reception, discrimination, and recognition. The level at which the patient

Puretone audiometry is the primary hearing test used to identify an individual’s hearing threshold levels that is the smallest sound an individual can hear at a given frequency, allowing for the determination of the degree, type, and configuration of a hearing loss and thus providing a foundation for diagnosis and management. Because it is based