Results of audiometry and
tympanography were normal.
Tympanography can tell you if there's middle ear effusion, but does not preclude AOM if fluid isn't present.
The included trials varied in antibiotics chosen, use of placebo, duration of therapy, time to measurement of OME resolution, and method of diagnosis (
tympanography, otoscopy, audiometry).
To test this hypothesis, doctors at UCLA used
tympanography to compare how much milk entered the eustachian tubes of bottle fed and breast fed babies.
Tympanography showed left eustachian tube dysfunction.
Whitaker said otoacoustic emission (OAE) screening has started to gain popularity because, like
tympanography it is an objective test.
Nevertheless, preoperative
tympanography is a valuable diagnostic tool for detecting OME in children who are scheduled to undergo bilateral myringotomy with tube placement.
(1) Findings on audiometry were within normal limits, but
tympanography showed a reduction in mobility on the right side.