OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS

Course overview

OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS TESTING OFFERS ANOTHER MODALITY OF EVALUATION OF THE AUDITORY SYSTEM BEYOND CONVENTIONAL AUDIOMETRY. IT MAY BE PERFORMED FOR PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED HEARING LOSS WHO CANNOT TOLERATE OR COMPLETE CONVENTIONAL HEARING TESTS. THE TESTING DOES NOT REQUIRE RECORDING A PATIENT'S SUBJECTIVE RESPONSE TO SOUND. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS TO MEASURE OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, EACH WITH ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION OF HEARING LOSS USING OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THIS CONDITION.